CCF Briefing
- Why Women, but Not Men, Are Judged for a Messy House
- Two newlyweds kiss in the back of a car. Page-Turner People Are Still Getting Married, and This Book Is Here to Help
- “Elderhood” author on redefining aging and why older people are happier than adults
- With Labor Market Tight, Some States Loosen Rules for Licensed Jobs
- Vatican Rejects Notion That Gender Identity Can Be Fluid
- To thrive, American children need a stronger safety net
- Botswana Decriminalized Homosexuality. Here’s How Other African Countries Compare.
- What to Know About the Alabama Chemical Castration Law
- How to Curb Bullying in Schools? Fine the Parents, Some Say
- Hacks for Fixing Unexpected Wedding Day Problems
- The Age of Aquarius, All Over Again!
- We Have the Resources to Prevent Cervical Cancer. Do We Have the Will?
- PMS Is Not Just a Cliché
- The Business of Health Care Depends on Exploiting Doctors and Nurses
- With Most States Under One Party’s Control, America Grows More Divided
- Want to See My Genes? Get a Warrant
- The Faults Beyond Our Algorithms
- Your Organs Might Not Make It to Patients in Need
- Botswana’s High Court Decriminalizes Gay Sex
- For a Better Relationship, Try the 7-Day Love Challenge
- Maine’s New Abortion Law Will Allow Non-Doctors to Perform Procedure
- Supplements for Weight Loss, Sexual Function and Muscle Building May Be Deadly
- Abortion Rights Haven’t Been A Priority In Blue States — Until Now
- Animated Movies Give Women More Leadership Roles, Study Finds
- Three Created a Fertility Revolution, but One, a Woman, Went Unrecognized
- For Central Americans, Fleeing to Europe May Beat Trying to Reach U.S.
- Generation Stressed: Whose Burnout Is It Anyway?
- The Black Characters I Wish I Saw More Of
- Japan Desperately Needs More Day Care Workers. New Mothers Need Not Apply.
- West Point Cadet’s Rape Conviction Is Overturned, Drawing Criticism
- She Was Smacked. He Cowered in Fear. Bruises Everywhere.
- Better Schools Won’t Fix America
- The Misplaced Optimism in Legal Pot
- The Challenges of Writing Histories of Autism
- Why Women, but Not Men, Are Judged for a Messy House
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/upshot/why-women-but-not-men-are-judged-for-a-messy-house.html
They’re still held to a higher social standard, which explains why they’re doing so much housework, studies show.
- Two newlyweds kiss in the back of a car. Page-Turner People Are Still Getting Married, and This Book Is Here to Help
“Marriageology” doesn’t make a logician’s case for marriage, nor does it articulate the institution’s weird, heavy, persevering glamour.
- “Elderhood” author on redefining aging and why older people are happier than adults
- With Labor Market Tight, Some States Loosen Rules for Licensed Jobs
- Vatican Rejects Notion That Gender Identity Can Be Fluid
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/10/world/europe/vatican-francis-gender-identity-sexuality.html
In its first extensive document on gender theory, the Vatican argued that acceptance of fluid definitions of gender posed a threat to families.
- To thrive, American children need a stronger safety net
https://www.brookings.edu/opinions/to-thrive-american-children-need-a-stronger-safety-net
To close class gaps in opportunity and outcomes, Melissa Kearney argues America needs a new social contract built on a more complete social insurance system for children, improved educational institutions, and stronger families.
- Botswana Decriminalized Homosexuality. Here’s How Other African Countries Compare.
Thirty-two of Africa’s 54 nations have laws that criminalize consensual same-sex conduct, according to activists. Change has come, but it is spotty and slow.
- What to Know About the Alabama Chemical Castration Law
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/us/politics/chemical-castration.html
Alabama is the latest state to use drugs to try to reduce recidivism among sex offenders.
- How to Curb Bullying in Schools? Fine the Parents, Some Say
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/us/bullying-schools-parents-fines.html
A Wisconsin city is due to vote next week on a bill that would make parents pay if their children bully others — a measure several municipalities have already tried.
- Hacks for Fixing Unexpected Wedding Day Problems
Even with the strictest itineraries and obsessive, detailed planning, problems can still arise at weddings. Here are some situations and solutions.
- The Age of Aquarius, All Over Again!
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/10/opinion/astrology-occult-millennials.html
Belief in astrology and the occult is surging.
- We Have the Resources to Prevent Cervical Cancer. Do We Have the Will?
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/10/opinion/guatemala-cervical-cancer.html
Combating this disease could save the lives of thousands around the world.
- PMS Is Not Just a Cliché
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/08/opinion/sunday/pms.html
New research suggests the proof is in the brain.
- The Business of Health Care Depends on Exploiting Doctors and Nurses
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/08/opinion/sunday/hospitals-doctors-nurses-burnout.html
One resource seems infinite and free: the professionalism of caregivers.
- With Most States Under One Party’s Control, America Grows More Divided
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/us/state-legislatures-partisan-polarized.html
It is the first time in more than a century that all but one state legislature is dominated by a single party, and lawmakers have pushed in opposite directions.
- Want to See My Genes? Get a Warrant
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/opinion/police-dna-warrant.html
Should the police be able to investigate your genetic family tree for any crime, no matter how minor?
- The Faults Beyond Our Algorithms
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/opinion/youtube-radicalization-algorithms.html
The offline roots of online radicalization.
- Your Organs Might Not Make It to Patients in Need
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/opinion/organ-transplant-deaths.html
A broken system means that 11,000 Americans will die waiting for transplants this year.
- Botswana’s High Court Decriminalizes Gay Sex
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/world/africa/botswana-ruling-criminalize-gay-sex.html
Activists hailed the ruling on laws that date from the British colonial era as a significant step for rights on the African continent.
- For a Better Relationship, Try the 7-Day Love Challenge
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/well/for-a-better-relationship-try-the-7-day-love-challenge.html
Get a week’s worth of simple, science-based steps you can take to help foster a deeper connection to your partner.
- Maine’s New Abortion Law Will Allow Non-Doctors to Perform Procedure
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/10/us/maine-abortion-bill.html
The law, which will go into effect in September, will allow nurse practitioners, physician assistants and other medical professionals to administer abortions.
- Supplements for Weight Loss, Sexual Function and Muscle Building May Be Deadly
Side effects from dietary supplements can be serious, even fatal, a study of those under 25 found.
- Abortion Rights Haven’t Been A Priority In Blue States — Until Now
Even before Alabama and Georgia approved laws that severely restrict abortions, it had not been a good year for abortion-rights advocates. Bills to protect abortion rights and access had stalled across the country — even in states like New Mexico and Illinois, where Democrats had newfound control of both the legislature and the governor’s mansions.
- Animated Movies Give Women More Leadership Roles, Study Finds
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/10/movies/animated-movies-women.html
Nearly four in 10 of the top toons had female producers, but women of color still found it hard to get a foothold.
- Three Created a Fertility Revolution, but One, a Woman, Went Unrecognized
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/10/world/europe/jean-purdy-ivf-plaque.html
Newly released papers show that Robert Edwards, who won a Nobel Prize, tried in vain to have Jean Purdy recognized as an equal partner in the breakthrough.
- For Central Americans, Fleeing to Europe May Beat Trying to Reach U.S.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/09/world/europe/central-american-migrants.html
A growing number of asylum seekers have found that the journey to the Continent is safer and cheaper than paying smugglers to get them through Mexico.
- Generation Stressed: Whose Burnout Is It Anyway?
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/09/opinion/letters/burnout-millennials.html
An epidemiologist and a law student say the phenomenon is real, not imagined.
- The Black Characters I Wish I Saw More Of
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/08/opinion/diversity-hollywood-black.html
- Japan Desperately Needs More Day Care Workers. New Mothers Need Not Apply.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/09/world/asia/japan-day-care.html
Erica Takato had trained for a profession that is crucial for Japan: teaching preschool. Then she got pregnant and was hounded from her job.
- West Point Cadet’s Rape Conviction Is Overturned, Drawing Criticism
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/09/nyregion/west-point-cadet-rape-case.html
An Army appeals court sided with a defense theory that the victim engaged in a consensual sexual encounter and took steps to avoid being detected by others nearby.
- She Was Smacked. He Cowered in Fear. Bruises Everywhere.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/09/nyregion/new-york-group-home-abuse.html
Some of society’s most vulnerable people have long been preyed upon by abusive workers in group homes. New York vowed reforms, but they didn’t happen.
- Better Schools Won’t Fix America
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/07/education-isnt-enough/590611
Like many rich Americans, I used to think educational investment could heal the country’s ills—but I was wrong. Fighting inequality must come first.
- The Misplaced Optimism in Legal Pot
A new study throws cold water on hopes that more liberal cannabis policies could stem the opioid epidemic.
- The Challenges of Writing Histories of Autism
