Today, as Jessica Simpson celebrates the birth of a healthy 9 lb, 13 oz baby, the media is already salivating about her post-baby weight-loss regime. There is speculation that she will enroll as a Weight Watchers ambassador and rumors about the identity of the de rigueur personal trainer who will...
(25) Comments | Posted April 2, 2012 | 4:54 PM
The International Museum of Women recently asked its global online audience to vote for its favorite piece of community art on the subject of motherhood. The finalists were selected from 600 global submissions, all designed to illuminate our understanding of what it means to be a mother today.
(0) Comments | Posted March 7, 2012 | 2:10 PM
Tomorrow, March 8, is International Women's Day. It's a day marked all over the world to celebrate the achievements, contributions and talents of women. It's a day to think about the past and remember the incredible women who came before us -- our mothers, grandmothers and great grandmothers. And it's...
(9) Comments | Posted February 8, 2012 | 11:57 AM
Why do we become -- or refuse to become -- mothers?
A global exhibition portrays some startling realities
How many women in the world have an opportunity to decide if, how, and when to create a family? What are the reasons that women today are choosing -- or refusing to...
(7) Comments | Posted January 24, 2012 | 10:00 AM
As we look at the prominent and adoring coverage of celebrity moms and babies -- such as the recent media excitement that surrounded the birth of Beyoncé's daughter Blue Ivy -- how can we doubt that motherhood, and the health and welfare of all mothers, is a cornerstone of our...
(194) Comments | Posted May 2, 2012 | 6:43 PM