Sharon Lerner

Sharon Lerner is the author of “The War on Moms: On Life in a Family-Unfriendly Nation,” due out in this spring. She is a journalist who has covered women’s issues and health for years. Her written work has appeared in The Village Voice, where she was a columnist, as well as The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, The American Prospect, The Nation, and Ms. among other publications.

Book Review: The Globalization of Motherhood

Sharon Lerner

If you’ve read much science-fiction, you’re probably familiar with the idea that, at some scary point in the future, various aspects of mothering will be separated, enabling wealthy women to farm out component tasks to less-privileged women. That day is here. 

Where’s the Birth Control?

Sharon Lerner

None of the bills emerging from either the House or the Senate require insurers to cover all of the elements of a basic gynecological "well-woman" visit leaving out essential care such as pelvic exams, STI counseling and - yes - birth control.