CCF Briefing
- Supporters of abortion rights should be energized, not demoralized
- Big Labor’s Big Shrink
- Is the Immediate Playback of Events Changing Children’s Memories?
- In Month After ‘13 Reasons Why’ Debut on Netflix, Study Finds Teen Suicide Grew
- ‘Late Bloomers’ Review: Please Don’t Rush Me
- ‘Late Bloomers’ Review: Please Don’t Rush Me
- It’s time to talk about being white in America
- Pass the Equality Act, but don’t abandon Title IX
- I’m Embarrassed by My Prenatal Depression. Here’s Why I Talk About It Anyway.
- Divorced With Kids? There’s an App for That
- Military spouses face added challenges while trying to find jobs. This could help.
- Employers Who Talk Up Gender Equity, but Silence Harassment Victims
- All-White Neighborhoods Are Dwindling as America Grows More Diverse
- Suicide attempts using poison have surged among young people, particularly girls
- Intergenerational Mobility between and within Canada and the United States
- #MeToo Is All Too Real. But to Better Understand It, Turn to Fiction.
- ‘Late Bloomers’ Review: Please Don’t Rush Me
- Camille Paglia Can’t Say That
- Do Married Millennials Cheat on Each Other?
- Premature Birth Raises Risk of Kidney Disease
- Does Testosterone Really Give Caster Semenya an Edge on the Track?
- Measles Outbreak: Why a Bid to End Religious Exemptions for Vaccines Has Stalled
- Is there a trade-off between racial diversity and academic excellence in gifted classrooms?
- Child and adolescent deaths decreased by half worldwide since 1990
- Sexually transmitted infections on the rise in rural America: A research roundup
- Report: Women Freelancers on Upwork & Fiverr Make 50% Less Than Men
- Children need digital mentorship, not WHO’s restrictions on screen time
- ‘Overrun,’ ‘Outbred,’ ‘Replaced’: Why Ethnic Majorities Lash Out Over False Fears
- I Served My Prison Time. Why Do I Still Have to Pay?
- They Want It to Be Secret: How a Common Blood Test Can Cost $11 or Almost $1,000
- Pregnant in the Workplace
- A ‘Women’s New Deal’
- Supporters of abortion rights should be energized, not demoralized
Propelled by a young, diverse wave of advocates for reproductive justice, state and local governments have vigorously responded to the threat to Roe v. Wade.
- Big Labor’s Big Shrink
https://www.wsj.com/articles/big-labors-big-shrink-11556580340
Union membership continues to decline—thanks to unions.
- Is the Immediate Playback of Events Changing Children’s Memories?
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/25/well/family/video-altering-memory.html
Looking at a video right after an event can overlay and alter the actual memory of the experience, experts say.
- In Month After ‘13 Reasons Why’ Debut on Netflix, Study Finds Teen Suicide Grew
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/29/health/13-reasons-why-teen-suicide.html
The TV series is linked to a troubling jump in suicide rates among boys the month after its premier.
- ‘Late Bloomers’ Review: Please Don’t Rush Me
Our culture exalts youthful brilliance over mature achievement. Talent often flourishes later in life, when experience brings wisdom.
- ‘Late Bloomers’ Review: Please Don’t Rush Me
https://www.wsj.com/articles/late-bloomers-review-please-dont-rush-me-11556577637
Our culture exalts youthful brilliance over mature achievement. Talent often flourishes later in life, when experience brings wisdom.
- It’s time to talk about being white in America
The politics of racial resentment have profound negative consequences for working-class white communities.
- Pass the Equality Act, but don’t abandon Title IX
Securing equality for the LGBTQ community is much long overdue, but would do significant damage to Title IX.
- I’m Embarrassed by My Prenatal Depression. Here’s Why I Talk About It Anyway.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/30/parenting/prenatal-depression.html
One in five women will have mental health issues during and after pregnancy. Raising awareness matters for getting them the treatment they need.
- Divorced With Kids? There’s an App for That
Co-parenting apps may not solve every communication problem between divorcing parents, but experts say the technology’s benefits can ease the stress on children caught in the crossfire.
- Military spouses face added challenges while trying to find jobs. This could help.
The Defense Department reported that the unemployment rate for spouses of military members on active duty in 2017 was 24 percent. One of the most significant barriers for military spouses, as it is for many other job seekers, is state occupational licensing rules governing hundreds of occupations, including teaching, paralegal and health-care work.
- Employers Who Talk Up Gender Equity, but Silence Harassment Victims
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/01/business/australia-sexual-harassment-nondisclosure-agreement.html
The woman leading Australia’s inquiry into workplace sexual harassment is trying to overcome nondisclosure agreements that prevent victims from talking.
- All-White Neighborhoods Are Dwindling as America Grows More Diverse
Segregated nonwhite neighborhoods persist, with consequential exceptions.
- Suicide attempts using poison have surged among young people, particularly girls
The rate of attempted suicide by poison has more than doubled among people under 19 in the past decade in the United States and more than tripled for girls and young women 10 to 24.
- Intergenerational Mobility between and within Canada and the United States
https://www.nber.org/papers/w25735.pd
Intergenerational income mobility is lower in the United States than in Canada, but varies significantly within each country.
- #MeToo Is All Too Real. But to Better Understand It, Turn to Fiction.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/01/books/novels-me-too-movement.html
A recent wave of remarkably various books reminds us of the kind of touchy ethical explorations the novel makes possible.
- ‘Late Bloomers’ Review: Please Don’t Rush Me
https://www.wsj.com/articles/late-bloomers-review-please-dont-rush-me-11556577637
Our culture exalts youthful brilliance over mature achievement. Talent often flourishes later in life, when experience brings wisdom.
- Camille Paglia Can’t Say That
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/05/camille-paglia-uarts-left-deplatform/587125/
Art students are trying to get the social critic fired from a job she has held for three decades.
- Do Married Millennials Cheat on Each Other?
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2019/05/millennials-are-less-likely-cheat-boomers/588286
For young couples these days, there seems to be more adulting, less adultery.
- Premature Birth Raises Risk of Kidney Disease
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/01/well/family/premature-birth-raises-risk-of-kidney-disease.html
People born prematurely should be especially vigilant about the onset of kidney disease decades later.
- Does Testosterone Really Give Caster Semenya an Edge on the Track?
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/01/health/caster-semenya-testosterone.html
Probably so, medical experts say. But whether that means athletes like her should be barred from competitions is a fraught question.
- Measles Outbreak: Why a Bid to End Religious Exemptions for Vaccines Has Stalled
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/01/nyregion/measles-vaccinations-nyc-rockland.html
Despite a growing measles outbreak in New York, a long-stalled bill to eliminate religious exemptions for vaccinations has not captured much momentum in Albany.
- Is there a trade-off between racial diversity and academic excellence in gifted classrooms?
Researchers calculate what happens when you pick the brightest from each school
- Child and adolescent deaths decreased by half worldwide since 1990
Around the world, child and adolescent deaths have decreased by 51.7% from 1990 to 2017, though the gap in health outcomes between poor and rich countries has increased
- Sexually transmitted infections on the rise in rural America: A research roundup
https://journalistsresource.org/studies/society/public-health/sti-chlamydia-gonorrhea-syphilis-rural
- Report: Women Freelancers on Upwork & Fiverr Make 50% Less Than Men
https://www.websiteplanet.com/blog/report-women-freelancers-upwork-fiverr-make-less-men/
Female freelancers are being paid significantly less than men—in some cases half as much—on two of the most highly used and reputable freelance job platforms, Upwork and Fiverr.
- Children need digital mentorship, not WHO’s restrictions on screen time
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‘Overrun,’ ‘Outbred,’ ‘Replaced’: Why Ethnic Majorities Lash Out Over False Fears
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/30/world/asia/sri-lanka-populism-ethnic-tensions.html
Around the world, long-dominant groups see themselves as under siege, driving the rise of right-populism, religious nationalism and white terrorism.
- I Served My Prison Time. Why Do I Still Have to Pay?
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/30/opinion/i-served-my-prison-time-why-do-i-still-have-to-pay.html
How can prisoners sent back into society manage when they can’t pay a mountain of bills presented at release? They can’t, so a coalition in California is trying to cut the charges.
- They Want It to Be Secret: How a Common Blood Test Can Cost $11 or Almost $1,000
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/30/upshot/health-care-huge-price-discrepancies.html
Huge price discrepancies like that are unimaginable in other industries. Also unusual: not knowing the fee ahead of time.
- Pregnant in the Workplace
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/30/opinion/letters/pregnancy-workplace.html
A nursing student says inflexible work cultures are disadvantaging women and their families.
- A ‘Women’s New Deal’
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/30/us/cecile-richards-supermajority.html
A trio of high-profile leaders — Cecile Richards, Alicia Garza, Ai-jen Poo — introduce Supermajority, a group that wants to guide millions of American women toward political activism.
