Why Finnish Moms Stay At Home, and Other Interesting New Research

The Evolution of Coming Out; The Formula Shortage Boosted Breastfeeding; Most Teens Say Gender is Determined by Sex at Birth; America Already Has Subsidized Childcare (Social Security) + more.

Happy Tu-... er.. Wednesday everyone,

First, I’m sorry this newsletter is coming a day late. Crazy week and all. Second, thank you to everyone who read, commented on, or shared my piece about admitting that we need parents. I’m delighted that it resonated with so many of you and I really appreciated hearing people’s perspectives on what did and did not motivate them to have kids. Finally, this round-up is a little more policy-centric than usual. Just a heads up, in case that’s not your thing.

A very American take on what a “happy Finnish stay-at-home mom” might look like, if you ask me. In my experience, even happy Finns aren’t this smiley.