For a stronger America, make it better for the moms

This is the Theme of the Week edition of Bloomberg Opinion Today, a digest of our top commentary published every Sunday. Follow us on Instag [Bloomberg]( This is the Theme of the Week edition of [Bloomberg Opinion Today](, a digest of our top commentary published every Sunday. Follow us on [Instagram](, [TikTok](, [Twitter]( and [Facebook](. It’s Mother’s Day in America, and that means [billions of dollars]( are being spent in an attempt to honor the maternal figures in our lives … whether they want us to spend that money [or not](. My child’s class created “bouquets” of coupons for their moms. Not to brag or anything, but my coupons are good for “sleeping in,” “one hour of alone time” and “being told to do something and no complaining.” My kid is on to something: As Sarah Green Carmichael wrote, “Among dual-career couples, women do more housework — even when they [earn more money]( than their partners.” Forget the flowers; what we really want is a [helping hand](. “In almost every coupled household, women do more and have less time to recover. Women consistently report higher rates not only of burnout, but also of [stress](, [depression](, [anxiety]( and [insomnia](.” That’s not a recipe for strong families, and that takes its toll on the economy. Right now, I’m cashing in the time even a 7-year-old recognizes that mothers need. So here’s what else Bloomberg Opinion’s writers have had to say about working women, parenting, doing it all and that oh-so-persistent equality gap. [Women Are Going Gray. Time to Get Over It]( — Andreea Papuc [The US Labor Market’s Best Just Isn’t Good Enough]( — Kathryn Edwards [Working Women Deserve More Than Lazy Trend Pieces]( — Sarah Green Carmichael [Goldman Owes Women Much More Than $215 Million]( — Paul J. Davies [Women in Tech Are Forever Cast as ‘Adults’ But Rarely as CEO]( — Beth Kowitt Giving Birth in the US Is Getting Deadlier]( — Lisa Jarvis [How Far Can Biden Go in Expanding Child Care?]( — Julianna Goldman [Reporting the Gender Pay Gap Is Not Enough to Close It]( — Andreea Papuc [Revlon Can Show Us How to Embrace Our Grays]( — Leticia Miranda Notes: To contact the author of this newsletter, email bsample1@bloomberg.net. Follow Us Like getting this newsletter? [Subscribe to Bloomberg.com]( for unlimited access to trusted, data-driven journalism and subscriber-only insights. Before it’s here, it’s on the Bloomberg Terminal. Find out more about how the Terminal delivers information and analysis that financial professionals can’t find anywhere else. [Learn more](. Want to sponsor this newsletter? [Get in touch here](. You received this message because you are subscribed to Bloomberg's Bloomberg Opinion Today newsletter. If a friend forwarded you this message, [sign up here]( to get it in your inbox. [Unsubscribe]( [Bloomberg.com]( [Contact Us]( Bloomberg L.P. 731 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022 [Ads Powered By Liveintent]( [Ad Choices](