The Pain of Infertility in the Jewish Community
Americans speak openly about breast cancer and domestic violence — subjects that were taboo in recent memory — but infertility remains relatively hush-hush. Meanwhile,…
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Our Adoption Story—So Far
I have looked forward to adopting a child for almost half of my life. I grew up around others who had grown their families…
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Adoption in the Jewish Community
When altFem first asked to write about adoption in the Jewish community, I had no idea how massive a topic it would be, how…
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Infertile Muslim Couples Face Tough Choices, Pressure
Genetics counselor Lama Eldahdah spends most of her time thinking about reproductive probabilities, but when she sits down with Muslim patients who are battling…
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AltFem Looks at Adoption: Editor’s Letter on Summer Adoption Series
Families come in different forms, that is an undisputed fact. No one family is the same and family life, or a lack of one,…
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The Road Not Taken
Former Lehman Brothers CFO Erin Callan Montella doesn’t want her new book painted as “the anti-Lean In treatise”. But what if, regardless of the…
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Love and Long-Term Relationships
It took eight years, but Jon Hamm is finally an Emmy winner. Sadly, he won on the only Emmy night he’s attended without…
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British Feminists: ‘Degrading Sex Acts Are Empowering’
Brits, especially women, are in an uproar over new regulations cracking down on certain sex acts in pornography. They have taken to the streets…
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Praying for All the Single Ladies
Increasing women’s access to education and removing barriers to entering the work force has made a huge impact in the lives of millions of…
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