Claire Cain Miller

October 26, 2020

How the Trump Era Has Strained, and Strengthened, Politically Mixed Marriages

There are few remaining areas of American life in which people aren’t sorting themselves by political allegiances — including romantic relationships. Politically mixed marriages are rare, […]
August 20, 2020

Working From Home

In the Before Time, Dan O’Leary, a director of business partnerships at a tech company, commuted two to three hours a day and flew on weekly […]
July 31, 2020

Remote Work Isn’t Working? Maybe Your Company Is Doing It Wrong

As the pandemic stretches on, some companies are souring on remote work. Maybe that’s because they’re not doing it right. White-collar offices that have carried over […]
June 26, 2020

Pandemic Parenting Was Already Relentless. Then Came Summer.

American parents spend more time and money on their children than ever — and that was before the pandemic. Now, with remote school ending for the […]
May 6, 2020

Nearly Half of Men Say They Do Most of the Home Schooling. 3 Percent of Women Agree.

ImageA scene of home schooling in Roseville, Minn., in March.Credit…Leila Navidi/Star Tribune, via Associated Press Home schooling, the new parental chore brought about by coronavirus lockdowns, […]
April 27, 2020

Three Things Lockdowns Have Exposed About Working and Parenting

If you’re an involved parent, especially a mother, you’re supposed to play down that fact at work or risk being penalized — at least at many […]