CCF EXPERTS IN THE NEWS:
1. The Gender Researcher’s Guide to an Equal Marriage
2. Women Still Do More of the Housework. Here’s How to Share the Load.
3. Study examines what makes adult children cut ties with parents
4. Why Are Adult Children Cutting Ties With Their Parents?
NEW ON THE CCF BLOG:
5. Pandemic Parenting and the Persistence of Gender Inequality
NEW WORK BY CCF EXPERTS:
6. Mothers’ attributions for estrangement from their adult children.
OTHER NEWS:
7. ‘No Time to Be a Child’
8. Over 120,000 American Children Have Lost a Parent or Caregiver to Covid-19, Study Says
9. Giving birth shouldn’t be a death sentence, but for Black moms, this is the reality
10. At least four Black women and girls were murdered per day in the US last year
11. For Transgender Youth, Stigma Is Just One Barrier to Health Care
12. How Other Nations Pay for Child Care. The U.S. Is an Outlier.
13. Moms Are Back to Work, But Child Care Resources Are ‘Laughable’
14. What Are the Benefits of a Non-Monogamous Marriage, Like Will and Jada Pinkett Smith’s?
15. 5 Ways to Help Teens Build Confidence
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1. The Gender Researcher’s Guide to an Equal Marriage
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2021/10/gender-researchers-divide-chores-parenting-at-home/620319/
In their personal lives, sociologists attempt to ward off the same inequalities that they study at work.
2. Women Still Do More of the Housework. Here’s How to Share the Load.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/women-more-house-work-11632330725
The pandemic ramped up the dirty dishes and clutter, and widened the chore gap for some couples. Now it’s time to rebalance the burden.
3. Study examines what makes adult children cut ties with parents
https://news.osu.edu/study-examines-what-makes-adult-children-cut-ties-with-parents/
Moms often believe ex-husbands or children’s partners are responsible
4. Why Are Adult Children Cutting Ties With Their Parents?
https://www.nextavenue.org/adult-children-parents-estrangement/
Due to a rise in parental estrangement, many are left feeling grief and shame
5. Pandemic Parenting and the Persistence of Gender Inequality
https://thesocietypages.org/ccf/2021/10/05/pandemic-parenting-and-the-persistence-of-gender-inequality/
6. Mothers’ attributions for estrangement from their adult children.
https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2021-85856-001
7. ‘No Time to Be a Child’
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/25/us/young-girls-caregiving-covid.html
During the pandemic, teenage girls took on more caregiving at home, extra shifts at work and the burden of organizing racial justice protests. In many instances, it upended their lives.
8. Over 120,000 American Children Have Lost a Parent or Caregiver to Covid-19, Study Says
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/07/health/covid-deaths-children-parents-caregivers.html
New findings showed wide racial disparities among those whose caregivers had died during the pandemic.
9. Giving birth shouldn’t be a death sentence, but for Black moms, this is the reality
https://www.mother.ly/pregnancy/birth/labor-delivery/black-maternal-health-momnibus
Black women are dying at 3 to 4 times the rate of their white counterparts from pregnancy-related causes. The Momnibus Act aims to close that gap.
10. At least four Black women and girls were murdered per day in the US last year
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/oct/06/black-women-girls-murder-rate-us#
As homicides surged across the US last year, the number of Black women killed increased sharply as well
11. For Transgender Youth, Stigma Is Just One Barrier to Health Care
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/28/health/transgender-health-care.html
Discrimination, delays and systemic hurdles prevent young trans people from reaching the care they need, a new study finds.
12. How Other Nations Pay for Child Care. The U.S. Is an Outlier.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/06/upshot/child-care-biden.html
Rich countries contribute an average of $14,000 per year for a toddler’s care, compared with $500 in the U.S. The Democrats’ spending bill tries to shrink the gap.
13. Moms Are Back to Work, But Child Care Resources Are ‘Laughable’
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/06/parenting/working-moms-coronavirus-child-care-shortage.html
Yearlong waiting lists, babysitters nowhere to be found, and families feeling the strain.
14. What Are the Benefits of a Non-Monogamous Marriage, Like Will and Jada Pinkett Smith’s?
https://www.newsweek.com/benefits-non-monogamous-marriage-will-jada-pinkett-smith-1633496
15. 5 Ways to Help Teens Build Confidence
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/wellness/a37272093/how-to-help-teens-build-confidence/
Creating a solid foundation is the first step.
