Anna Sussman

New York

Freelance Journalist at Freelance

Reporting on gender, reproduction, econ, etc. Former @WSJ, @Reuters. Writing a book for @deystreet, rep @melflashman, intern Stewie 🐶 RIP I love you forever.

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Articles

Are Embryos Property or People? Even the Courts Don't Know.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Anna Sussman

Before fertility patients begin the long journey through hormone treatments, egg retrieval, fertilization and - hopefully, if everything goes well - a baby, there's the paperwork. As a first order of business, would-be parents are typically presented with a form that requires them to choose the fate of embryos they do not use in the course of building their families.
Waiting by the Phone | Anna Louie Sussman

2 months ago | nybooks.com | Anna Sussman

When she was in her early twenties, the Argentine journalist Tamara Tenenbaum went to the apartment of a man she occasionally slept with. It was 10:00 PM and she had missed dinner, having arrived straight from university. Was there anything in the fridge, she asked?
Baby spreadsheets: A very American way to decide when-or whether-to have kids

2 months ago | wfmz.com | Anna Sussman

Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Romper profile three people's varying uses of spreadsheets to figure if, when, and how they plan to have children. Originally published on economichardship.org, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange.
Baby Spreadsheets: A Very American Way to Decide When-or Whether-to Have Kids

2 months ago | stacker.com | Anna Sussman

Is there ever a right time to start a family? Becoming a parent these days, writes Rachel Wiseman in the recent book "What Are Children For?", can seem "less like a transition and more like throwing yourself off a cliff." It is clear that people are waiting longer to hurl themselves into the abyss: Since the 1990s, the birth rate for women in their late 30s and early 40s has steadily increased, while declining for women in their teens and 20s.
Baby spreadsheets: A very American way to decide when-or whether-to have kids

2 months ago | jacksonprogress-argus.com | Anna Sussman

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'Fire Escape' podcast explores dynamics of California's inmate fire program

Jan 19, 2025 | npr.org | Scott Detrow |Anna Sussman

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Anna Sussman and Amika Mota about their podcast Fire Escape.
What South Korea’s ‘Queen of 4B’ Wants Americans To Know

Dec 18, 2024 | thecut.com | Meera Choi |Anna Sussman

Ji Yeon, who also goes by her American name Canti, is a 27-year-old YouTuber and a graduate student in media and gender studies based in Seoul. American women might know her as the “Queen of 4B,” referring to the South Korean movement aimed at creating a world without men.
Monday Reads

Nov 11, 2024 | jill.substack.com | Laura Bassett |Tamar Eisen |Olga Khazan |Anna Sussman |Kate Aronoff

Photo by Christin Hume on UnsplashHappy Monday! Here are some fine reads from around the web, plus what you might have missed from the newsletter and elsewhere this week. Jill Filipovic is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
A World Without Men: Inside South Korea’s 4B Movement

Nov 10, 2024 | thecut.com | Anna Sussman

An ideological stance and lifestyle, 4B stands for 4 words that start with bi-, or “no”: bihon is refusing heterosexual marriage; bichulsan is refusing childbirth; biyeonae is refusing dating; bisekseu is refusing heterosexual sexual relationships.
Baby Spreadsheets: A Very American Way To Decide When - Or Whether - To Have Kids

Nov 5, 2024 | economichardship.org | Anna Sussman

Baby Spreadsheets: A Very American Way To Decide When — Or Whether — To Have Kids Co-published by Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Romper. Is there ever a right time to start a family?