Jessica Wakeman

Jessica Wakeman is a journalist who focuses on women’s social, cultural and political issues. Her work has appeared in Bitch, Bust, Bustle, Glamour, Rolling Stone, The Cut, The New York Times, and numerous other publications. You can read her work at https://jessicawakeman.contently.com/.

Jessica Wakeman

Life

by Jessica Wakeman

When Success Came From Dialing Back

Mother sits with legs in paddle pool, where child plays

Life

by Jessica Wakeman

How To Know When To Ask For Help

Tired mom carries two large children

Life

by Jessica Wakeman

This Is How Overnight Success *Actually* Happens

A collage representing the life of an overnight success with a mom on the kitchen isle and her kids ...

Life

by Jessica Wakeman

How to Manage Your Partner So You Don’t Have to *Manage* Them

A woman with short blonde hair looking at her partner carrying their baby while walking the street

Life

by Jessica Wakeman

Advice For All Moms Who Are Struggling

A dad holding a baby and the mom sitting next to them and smiling eve though she is struggling

Life

by Jessica Wakeman

The Myth Of The Sad, Misunderstood White Boy Who Just Needed A Girlfriend

Life

by Jessica Wakeman

We Need To Talk About How Tickling Reinforces Rape Culture

A mother tickling her baby while lying on the floor next to other family members.

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by Jessica Wakeman

Calvin And Hobbes Taught Me Everything I Need To Know About Feminism

a panel from the Calvin and Hobbes comic where hobbes is carrying a screaming calvin