Rachel's Notebook

Parental leave for all

new parenthood and the path to national parental leave

Apr 13 • Rachel Cohen Booth

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March 2026

February 2026

Things I've learned writing my book

Book leave dispatch #2

Feb 9 • Rachel Cohen Booth

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January 2026

What's surprised me most about pregnancy

Little Yosemites

Jan 6 • Rachel Cohen Booth

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11

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December 2025

My 2025 in review

Bondi Beach Hannukah shooting + book leave month 1

Dec 29, 2025 • Rachel Cohen Booth

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Bogotá care blocks, and book leave

And making room for families in cities

Dec 7, 2025 • Rachel Cohen Booth

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October 2025

August 2025

On cash aid, men in child care, factory-built housing -- and more

Hi all, happy almost end of summer / back-to-school!

Aug 28, 2025 • Rachel Cohen Booth

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July 2025

Do falling birth rates matter in our AI future?

Some child care wins in Congress, and a look at abortion ban "clarification" laws

Jul 18, 2025 • Rachel Cohen Booth

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June 2025

A book announcement!

CAPABLE, coming spring 2027

Jun 13, 2025 • Rachel Cohen Booth

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The fertility conversation we're not having

and a new bipartisan bill to fully cover childbirth in America

Jun 3, 2025 • Rachel Cohen Booth

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May 2025