Good morning, Broadsheet readers! Afghan women have been banned from working at their domestic UN office, new Pew research busts a common wage gap myth, and Fortune Well reporter L'Oreal Thompson Payton examines why so many working moms struggle with depression and anxiety. At least it's Friday.
- Not alone. Late last month, I interviewed Nathalie Walton, CEO and cofounder of Expectful, a holistic wellness app for hopeful, expecting, and new moms, for a story about anxiety and depression in working moms. Shortly after, I got the dreaded midday call from daycare. You know, the one that inevitably involves you dropping what you’re doing to pick up your child, who has a low-grade fever and has to stay home for 24 hours while you juggle entertaining and educating a toddler with work responsibilities.
