Upshot: Why 'Choice' Is an Overrated Word

The real problems for working mothers

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Why Mothers’ Choices About Work and Family Often Feel Like No Choice at All When policymakers frame “choices” as personal preferences, it distracts from major structural constraints. By Claire Cain Miller Tony Cenicola/The New York Times   The New Health Care Childhood Obesity Is a Major Problem. Research Isn’t Helping. Something is missing with many study methods. By Aaron E. Carroll

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