News Roundup, 10.23.26
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Some of the articles of interest to working mothers that we’ve seen around the web recently…
- Parents looked at whole milk baby formula.
- Disability Scoop reported on new research showing that between 2019 and 2024, the number of parents who said their child had a developmental disability rose from 16.7% to 20.5%.
- The 74 noted that the Trump administration’s latest immigration enforcement efforts are again making children too afraid to attend class.
- The 19th reported that the Texas district attorney has opened a forgery investigation into mailers sent to residents by the likely fictional “Texas Transgender Student Union.”
- TribLive shared that Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, made history this week by becoming the first U.S. county to mandate 12 weeks of paid parental leave without a statewide requirement.
- Meanwhile, NPR reported that in states with paid parental leave programs, more dads are using the benefit to stay home with their kids, exceeding moms in some states.
- The Wall Street Journal [gift link] noted that new ACOG guidelines suggest that GLP-1 drugs might be OK to take while breastfeeding after your baby is one month old.
- The Washington Post [gift link] published an op-ed by NYU President Linda G. Mills that supports three-year bachelor’s degrees for certain majors.
- Your Laugh of the Week comes from The Belladonna, with “House Rules — Teen Laundry Edition.”
Also, do be sure to check out the news update over at Corporette!
On Corporette Recently…
- We rounded up the best blazers.
- We asked readers what would happen if they can’t work as long as they planned.
- We wondered whether readers have stopped giving 100% at work.
- We asked readers when they start wearing boots and tights in the fall.
