Selected Articles by Sharon Lerner
The Washington Post
Why Unpaid Leave Isn't Enough / June 13, 2010
The Nation
The Gender Equity Bubble Goes Pop! / May 7, 2010
(or why Mothers Day makes me think about boiling frogs...)
Nowhere to Hyde / April 18, 2010
Tiller's Killer Puts Abortion on Trial / January 28, 2010
Round Two: The Coming Battle Over Abortion Funding / November 23, 2009
The prochoice movement stops playing nice in the fight over abortion coverage
Where's the Birth Control? / October 30, 2009
None of the reform bills emerging from the House and Senate cover a woman’s well-visit
Healthcare Reform--at the Price of Women's Health? / September 24, 2009
The Senate Finance Committee considers two anti-choice amendments considered
Why Women Need Healthcare Reform / August 21, 2009
Under the current healthcare system, many women have become a medical underclass.
Senator, Let's Talk About Sex / September 12, 2008
With his deceptive ad linking Obama to condom ed for kindergartners, McCain broaches a topic he'd best avoid.
The Kids Aren't Alright / November 12, 2007
President Bush's neglect of government-sponsored childcare programs has a steep price. Children are paying.
Missouri's Female Trouble / September 30, 2004
Women may decide Kerry's fate.
Slate.com/DoubleX
Yes, You Can Get Fired After Taking Maternity Leave / August 17, 2010
The confusing state of family-leave policies.
How Could One of America's Most Sexist Companies End Up on Working Mother's Best 100 List? / May 24, 2010
And what does that say about American employers' glowing reports about their own “family-friendliness”?
Will Obama Help You Get Decent Child Care? / February 17, 2010
He's the first president to care about it, at least.
Why Doesn't Health Care Cover Birth Control? / November 12, 2009
Politicians won’t address the subject.
The Real Reason American Women Are So Unhappy / October 1, 2009
It's not because we have too many choices.
GRITtv
Raul Grijalva & Sharon Lerner Talk Healthcare Reform
The New York Times Magazine
The Motherhood Experiment / March 4, 2007
WNYC Radio
“Growing Up Positive”
Five-part Radio Documentary
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four
Part Five
“Working New Yorkers Struggle to Find Childcare” / February, 2006
Two-part series on childcare
Part One
Part Two
Surprise and Relief for One High School Graduate / June 27, 2005
The Village Voice
A New Kind of Abortion War / October 18, 2005
Stealth Pro-Life Campaign Erodes Reproductive Rights
Here Comes John Roberts, There Goes Roe v. Wade / September 27, 2005
Supporters of abortion rights prepare for the worst as chief justice wins confirmation
Sex and the Kiddies / August 2, 2005
The city is launching a new sex ed program—minus a few key points
A Political Circus Comes to Its Personal Close / March 29, 2005
Terri Schiavo is gone
The Schiavo Circus / March 22, 2005
The Brothers Bush turn flips—no net!—for right-to-lifers
When There Was No Choice / January 11, 2005
On the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the memory of illegal abortion fades
