Mothers are bombarded with contradictory expert advice on everything from how to get children to sleep, to how to coach them through emotions. But motherhoods unparalleled source of real influence is the pow...

Mothers are bombarded with contradictory “expert” advice on everything from how to get children to sleep, to how to coach them through emotions. But motherhood’s unparalleled source of real in...

The teenage period is well known for its busyness and insatiable need for independence — especially independence from parents. What kind of parenting do teens really need?

Well, it's happened again. Women and issues of work and family have taken center stage in the mass media. But who is really "out of touch?" What kind of work and family life do women really want?

There's been a strange turn of opinions about fatherhood — at least in recent public debates. Decades of research have documented the challenges faced by children growing up without fathers. But you would...

I was a young schoolgirl when I first learned about Galileo standing trial before the Inquisition. His crime, as most schoolchildren learn, was defending the idea that the Earth revolved around the sun and not ...

Acclaimed Princeton University professor, Anne-Marie Slaughter recently sparked an international discussion on the cultural changes still needed before women can "have it all." Her provocative piece may have ra...

Since 29-year old track Olympian Lolo Jones discussed her commitment to virginity before marriage on HBO's "Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel" a month ago, every media outlet has had something to say about her "bo...