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 Shutdown Is a Family Crisis
October 31, 2025
Why the Gender Pay Gap Is Widening (and What We Can Do About It)
October 24, 2025
When the Grown-Ups Are the Bullies
October 17, 2025
Parenting in the Age of AI: When Technology Becomes a Companion
October 10, 2025
When Care Becomes a Cage: Moms, Money, and the Cost of Safety
October 3, 2025
Ready to binge some fall TV? Let’s talk about who decides what we watch
September 25, 2025
Do You Know Your Mom Rights?
September 18, 2025
An Election About Affordability Is an Election About Child Care.
September 11, 2025
The Ripple Effect: How State Fights Create National Change
September 4, 2025
Practicing What We Preach: Building Workplaces That Work for Families
August 21, 2025
The Great Mom Resignation: Data Shows More Moms Are Leaving the Workforce
August 14, 2025
Take Everything You Know About Parenting. Now Raise the Difficulty Level.
August 7, 2025
We Can Do A Lot Better, And These Countries Prove It
July 30, 2025
The Motherhood Penalty Spares No One
July 24, 2025
Behind the Scenes of a Quiet Victory on Child Care
July 18, 2025
Caregiving is Essential. It’s Time We Treat It That Way.
July 10, 2025
One Nation, United by Child Care
July 3, 2025
Reclaiming Childhood in a Phone-Based World
June 26, 2025
Teaching and Motherhood Are on a Collision Course
June 18, 2025
Boys Are Struggling. We Know, Because We’re Their Moms
June 12, 2025
School’s Out, Stress Is In: Why Summer Break Is Breaking Parents
June 5, 2025
 If You’re Not a Nuclear Family, You’re Left Out
May 29, 2025
The Mental Load of Being the Default Parent
May 22, 2025
Why Supporting Dads Is a Moms Issue
May 15, 2025
Motherhood Isn’t a Weakness — It’s a Badge of Honor
May 8, 2025
Depleted Mother Syndrome: The Mental Health Crisis We Don’t Talk About
May 1, 2025
Universal Child Care Isn’t a Dream — It’s a Memory
April 24, 2025
Motherhood, Power, and the Backlash We’re Living Through
April 17, 2025
From the Boardroom to the Hill: Why Business Leaders Are Backing Moms
April 10, 2025
A Parenting Revolution in the Halls of Congress
April 3, 2025
Child Care Is an Economic Imperative
March 27, 2025