The First Word Newsletter

Breaking down the issues. Empowering you to make change.

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The First Word is your Thursday morning reset — a weekly note from Moms First Founder & CEO, Reshma Saujani, that cuts through the noise with heart, humor, and a call to action for moms and those who stand with us.

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The First Word Newsletter

Breaking down the issues. Empowering you to make change.

When Care Becomes a Cage: Moms, Money, and the Cost of Safety

Ready to binge some fall TV? Let’s talk about who decides what we watch

Do You Know Your Mom Rights?

An Election About Affordability Is an Election About Child Care.

The Ripple Effect: How State Fights Create National Change

Practicing What We Preach: Building Workplaces That Work for Families

The Great Mom Resignation: Data Shows More Moms Are Leaving the Workforce

Take Everything You Know About Parenting. Now Raise the Difficulty Level.

We Can Do A Lot Better, And These Countries Prove It

The Motherhood Penalty Spares No One

Behind the Scenes of a Quiet Victory on Child Care

Caregiving is Essential. It’s Time We Treat It That Way.

One Nation, United by Child Care

Reclaiming Childhood in a Phone-Based World

Teaching and Motherhood Are on a Collision Course

Boys Are Struggling. We Know, Because We’re Their Moms

School’s Out, Stress Is In: Why Summer Break Is Breaking Parents

If You’re Not a Nuclear Family, You’re Left Out

The Mental Load of Being the Default Parent

Why Supporting Dads Is a Moms Issue

Motherhood Isn’t a Weakness — It’s a Badge of Honor

Depleted Mother Syndrome: The Mental Health Crisis We Don’t Talk About

Universal Child Care Isn’t a Dream — It’s a Memory

Motherhood, Power, and the Backlash We’re Living Through

From the Boardroom to the Hill: Why Business Leaders Are Backing Moms

A Parenting Revolution in the Halls of Congress

Child Care Is an Economic Imperative

Connection. Power. Action.