CCF Media Brief – July 2, 2021

CCF EXPERTS IN THE NEWS:

NEW WORK BY CCF EXPERTS*

Fathers’ Time off Work after the Birth of a Child and Relationship Dissolution among Socioeconomically Disadvantaged U.S. Families

NEW ON THE CCF BLOG:

OTHER NEWS:

The 5 Biggest Issues Facing LGBTQ Families Today
Surviving as a Black transgender woman in Baton Rouge
What the American dream looks like for immigrants
The Stigma of Obesity Hurts Black and Latinx Communities Most
It’s a total myth that women are better at keeping track of household chores
The Pandemic Has Hit Women Hardest. We Need a Female-led Recovery
Before the “She-Cession”: A Pre-Pandemic Snapshot Shows More Women in the Workforce than Ever
The Global Childcare Workload from School and Preschool Closures During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Fatherhood Identity Is in Urgent Need of a Feminist Revision
https://msmagazine.com/2021/06/18/feminist-fathers-day-dad-girls-women-fatherhood/
Patriarchy is a problem for everyone—whether you’re a subjugate or a beneficiary. That’s why today’s fathers need to engage in radical feminist self-intervention.

Life after the 1918 flu has lessons for our post-pandemic world
https://www.kake.com/story/44193182/life-after-the-1918-flu-has-lessons-for-our-post-pandemic-world
A widespread sense that time has split into two — or pandemics creating a “before” and “after” — is an experience that’s associated with many traumatic events.

COVID-19 imperils progress made in child well-being, says KIDS Count report
https://www.deseret.com/coronavirus/2021/6/29/22554514/covid-19-imperils-child-well-being-casey-foundation-report-on-poverty-education-health
The 2021 KIDS Count Data Book says child well-being took a hit during pandemic and lawmakers need “bold“ action to shore up gains

CCF’s Stephanie Coontz: State of Women’s Rights
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=345981683550392

Fathers’ Time off Work after the Birth of a Child and Relationship Dissolution among Socioeconomically Disadvantaged U.S. Families
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00380237.2021.1921641

The 5 Biggest Issues Facing LGBTQ Families Today
https://www.fatherly.com/love-money/big-issues-facing-lgbtq-families-today/
From lack of parental recognition to reduced access to health care, these are some of the biggest issues facing LGBTQ families today.

Surviving as a Black transgender woman in Baton Rouge
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/06/28/transgender-women-homicides-intimate-partner-violence/
The Washington Post found that nearly half of transgender women killed between 2015 and 2020 died at the hands of an intimate partner. Louisiana had the highest number of killings of transgender women per capita of any state.

What the American dream looks like for immigrants
https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22548728/immigrant-american-dream-middle-class
Upward mobility is common for the millions who come to the US. But there’s a lot more to the story.

The Stigma of Obesity Hurts Black and Latinx Communities Most
https://www.newsweek.com/stigma-obesity-hurts-black-latinx-communities-most-opinion-1602167
As a Black physician, I’ve seen systemic inequities in our health care system disproportionately impact my community long before the COVID-19 pandemic.

It’s a total myth that women are better at keeping track of household chores
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jun/19/women-household-chores-gender-dad
My research shows that organisational skills aren’t gender specific, yet the idea of the ‘bumbling dad’ persists

The Pandemic Has Hit Women Hardest. We Need a Female-led Recovery
https://www.newsweek.com/pandemic-has-hit-women-hardest-we-need-female-led-recovery-opinion-1604863
As we come out of the pandemic, we should be honest about who has been hit hardest: women.

Before the “She-Cession”: A Pre-Pandemic Snapshot Shows More Women in the Workforce than Ever
https://iwpr.org/iwpr-publications/briefing-paper/before-the-she-cession-a-pre-pandemic-snapshot-shows-more-women-in-the-workforce-than-ever/
The “she-cession” caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has created economic instability for women across the United States. Yet, before the COVID-19 pandemic, women’s employment and earnings were improving nationwide.