Elissa Strauss, ELLE Magazine (US)

Elissa Strauss

ELLE Magazine (US)

New York, NY, United States

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  • ELLE Magazine (US)
  • Slate
  • The Week
  • Salon.com

Past articles by Elissa:

Ivanka Is Still Trying to Make Paid Leave Happen—But Will It Ever Work?

If she only wants to be held accountable for issues she's actively working on, let's do just that. → Read More

This Is Why NFL Cheerleaders Haven't Taken a Knee

"The league is not interested in what we have to say.” → Read More

The Leftover Embryo Crisis

There are an estimated 1 million frozen embryos in the United States right now. What should be done with them? What should I do with mine? → Read More

Are Mom Jeans Actually Made for Moms? One Mom's Investigation

Ironically, high-rise denim as its worn today looks best on those whose bodies reveal no evidence of having children. → Read More

Motherhood Is Rotten for Women's Self-Esteem. Here's How We Can Make It Better.

Things gets pretty ugly in the beginning. → Read More

I'm a Freelancer. That Doesn't Mean I Don't Need Paid Leave.

It's time for a system that includes the 55 million of us who aren't salaried employees. → Read More

When Does Life Begin? Outside the Christian right, the Answer Is “Over Time.”

Fetal personhood bills are gaining steam. But many ethicists, and women, see the journey from conception to life as a slow, steady passage. → Read More

New Birth Guidelines Aim to Give Women More Control During Labor and Delivery

Childbirth culture in the United States has long been divided among two camps. On one side, there are the “natural” childbirth advocates, many of whom ... → Read More

The JCC Bomb Threats Confirm That Jewish Parents Are Right to Be Afraid

On Wednesday, more than 30 Jewish Community Centers in 17 states received bomb threats, some of which led to evacuations and all of which turned out to ... → Read More

D.C. Just Passed One of the Most Generous Paid Family Leave Bills in the Country

In a nail-biter of a contest, one of the most expansive paid family leave bills in country passed in Washington, D.C., today. The new legislation gives ... → Read More

Why Retreats for Moms Are a Terrible Idea

Feeling overwhelmed, moms? Mommy meditation, mommy juice, mommy exercise, and mommy makeovers no longer enough to release all that hot mom steam? Perha ... → Read More

State and Local Elections Offer Some Hope for Women and Working Parents

While Donald Trump’s victory can only be considered a giant step backwards for women and the causes many of us hold dear, a few cities and states took ... → Read More

Baby-Friendly Hospitals Can, Paradoxically, Be Unsafe for Newborns

A new paper in JAMA Pediatrics is the latest in a series of critiques of the so-called "baby friendly" hospital movement. Previously, the global pro- ... → Read More

How the Fight for Paid Leave Became One of the Most Successful Movements of Our Time

After I tell people that I write about issues surrounding parenthood, the conversation tends to veer toward paid leave and why Americans don’t have it. ... → Read More

A New Documentary Reveals the Edgy Side of Knitting

'Yarn: The Movie' shows artists wielding knitting needles to protest the "really sexist chauvinistic fucking art world." → Read More

New Hampshire’s the Latest State to Make Requesting Flextime a Little Bit Easier

Requesting flexible working arrangements is a risky endeavor. Numerous studies have found that when men and women sought flexible schedules, they were ... → Read More

Odd Mom Out's Jill Kargman: "I Have a Dark Side if I'm F**ked With"

We talk to the creator/star of Bravo's hit scripted show about snobby NYC moms. → Read More

The Debate Over Screen Time Is Really About Moms, Not Kids

As with so many hot-button issues in modern parenting, the controversy surrounding screen time often has more to do with mothers than with children. Th ... → Read More

Haveababy IVF Documentary Director Interview

Amanda Micheli's 'haveababy' explores a digital-age concept for women failing to conceive. → Read More

How Did Childbirth Become a Political Issue?

Amy Tuteur, author of the new book Push Back: Guilt in the Age of Natural Parenting, is the natural childbirth movement’s most vocal critic. For the pa ... → Read More