Jennifer Randles

Jennifer Randles, a sociologist studying family inequality, explains why diaper access matters. She discusses diaper insecurity’s links to daycare, work, and safety-net gaps. Listeners hear about the history of disposables, the rise of diaper banks, inventive parenting strategies, and proposed policy fixes to expand diaper access.

Jennifer Randles, sociologist and author of Living Diaper to Diaper, investigates diaper insecurity and its ties to parenting policy. She traces how disposables became essential and why safety nets miss diapers. She explores parents' creative coping, the rise of diaper banks and their limits, and policy ideas like vouchers and WIC-style programs.

Jennifer Randles, sociologist and author studying family inequalities and diaper insecurity, explores the hidden crisis of diaper need in American families. She traces the rise of disposables and policy gaps. Short scenes cover inventive caregiving tactics, racialized stigma, diaper banks, and proposed policy fixes like vouchers and bulk purchasing.