Every working parent knows "the math.” You take a salary, subtract housing, subtract childcare, and pray there is enough left over to actually live on.

But over the last few years, the math has fundamentally broken. As the cost of the most basic necessities—housing and childcare—skyrockets, wages simply haven't kept pace. The result is that raising a family in the U.S. has become prohibitively expensive. And for women, who overwhelmingly bear the brunt of the financial and career compromises, the challenge is even steeper.