Brigid Schulte
Reporter

Brigid Schulte is an enterprise reporter on the local staff. She writes stories that capture the way we live now and has reported on dying bats, early spring blooms, potty training controversies and adult women being diagnosed with ADHD in droves. She has also written about education and was part of the team that won the Pulitzer Prize for covering the Virginia Tech massacre. She came to the Post in 1999 after working as a national correspondent for Knight-Ridder Newspapers’ Washington Bureau and a stint covering southern politics. She lives in Alexandria, Virginia, with her husband and two children.

Latest by Brigid Schulte

Discrimination against pregnant workers rising, report says

Women, especially those in low-wage jobs, denied reasonable accommodations.

Time with baby wires rodent dad’s brain for nurturing, just like mom’s

Time with baby wires rodent dad’s brain for nurturing, just like mom’s

Amid debate about “natural” role of mothers and fathers, research on rodents yields a complicated picture.

Many women in CIA still encounter glass ceiling, agency report says

Many women in CIA still encounter glass ceiling, agency report says

Report calls lack of female leadership a national security issue; CIA commits to “significant reforms.”

Nearly 40% of moms are family breadwinners, report says

Nearly 40% of moms are family breadwinners, report says

Pew Research Center survey shows Americans have mixed feelings about the gender shift in working habits.