Over at feministing today there was a great piece “There are better ways to keep mama happy” about a recent NYTimes article about men buying presents for their wives for giving birth. A push present.  I saw this term for the first time while reading Momzillas, a book about competitive motherhood on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.

That’s “push” as in, “I the mother, having been through the wringer and pushed out this blessed event, hereby claim my reward.” Or “push” as in, “I’ve delivered something special and now I’m pushing you, my husband/boyfriend, to follow suit.” via

What the piece over at Feministing brings into the mix is how the NYTimes usually leaves socioeconomic class issues out of their articles that center around women’s issues. Of course, a family from a lower income bracket won’t be able to afford expensive jewelry or art pieces when there are more pressing financial to keep in mind as the family expands.

This piece also got me thinking of how often I link to pieces from the NYTimes on the space. It’s true I am a NYTimes fanatic. I love reading it every morning and reach for the Style section on Thursday and Sundays.  But I think its time to branch out and examine pieces about women and issues affecting women in other major newspapers to perhaps do a comparative analysis of the way women are being covered.  For example, would an article about a “push present” occur in a newspaper in Montana. I don’t know but I don’t think so.  I think its time to start looking at this more closely.

I am not saying I’m going to STOP linking to the NYTimes but I’m going to be more careful in how and why I link to certain stories in the future.