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We are a “low screen” homeschooling family. We have a babysitting phone for my daughters to take to babysitting jobs and a landline. At our local pool in the summer, my kids meet n…

How are families coping? In my friend group: - Homeschooling at-home parents take on a side hustle (teach piano lessons, mobile notary, dog sitting) - Buy a side of beef - Buy bean…

Engaging with small children is an actual skill set. - Play dates have been mentioned, and those are great ideas. - Go for a walk or a hike. Start small, take a water bottle. See i…

We are big fans of Bedtime Math: https://bedtimemath.org/

1. Tech has small percentage of women. The ridiculous under representation of female coders is widely recognized as a problem and something that should be fixed. There are programs…

Part time work for developers would also help women who don’t want to work full time when they have small children. If I had a part time option when my children were small, I would…

“Sure, I may have been a failure in classical music” This breaks my heart, and it’s exactly how I felt for 15 years. Being a violin failure, when I loved violin more than anything,…

I am a woman and do NOT want to be (or viewed as) a token diversity hire. It affects my job because it means I get less interesting work, in practical reality. Diversity programs m…

I'm a homeschooling SAHM (was a software engineer for 6 years, have a MS in CS) expecting our 4 child, born in 1982. This is not surprising to me, I know many women choosing being …

I started coding as a teenager, ended up with a Masters in CS. Had a great career as a software engineer mostly in start-ups and companies with a start-up-like culture, until I was…

I'm a white woman who has been going to naturallycurly.com for at least 5 years. Naturally curly hair is different to cut & style than straight hair, and there are surprisingly few…

I would like to know how you handle this, because I am expecting my first child in July (missizii@yahoo.com). I am fortunate that my husband can support our family and if I wanted …

As someone who lives in an area where forced busing still occurs, the result is actually quite different. The middle class students are sent to private schools, charter schools, ho…

I also have super curly hair. I only use conditioner, no shampoo unless my scalp needs extra cleaning, which is very rarely. And I use hair products like gel and spray. Conditioner…

And we wonder why there aren't more women in tech.

Are you arguing that because men are, on average, physically stronger than women, it implies that they are smarter or more analytical than women? That's like arguing that because w…

Women are more risk averse than men. It's a well-known evolutionary strategy for men to choose high-risk/high-reward pursuits. Also, you completely ignored my point about these car…

I'm not a fan of the male-stereotyping in the article. At best, it's unproductive, at worst, it insults men and so they stop listening. A lot of the responses here on HN though dem…

All the other professions are high-risk and require significant physical strength. Men are generally more comfortable with high-risk, high-reward jobs, and have a physical strength…

I second (or third) the recommendations of seeing a psychologist and upping your level of physical activity. Try to find a psychologist who isn't a pill-pusher. I also recommend th…

You might find the book "The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You" by Elaine Aron helpful. Shyness isn't the same as being highly sensitive, but sen…

Violin, wanted to go pro when I was a teen.