CCF EXPERTS IN THE NEWS:
1. Latest jobs report reveals post-pandemic recovery for women is well behind men
2. Increased funding for research in women’s health issues could unleash staggering returns
3. How the ‘Build Back Better’ Act could be built back different
4. Valentine’s Day questions to ask to keep it real on love and marriage proposals
OTHER NEWS:
5. For Black Americans, family and friends are a primary source of information on U.S. Black history
6. 3.7 million more kids are in poverty without the monthly Child Tax Credit, study says
7. Americans less likely to have sex, partner up and get married than ever
8. To teach safe sex, don’t forget about pleasure, study suggests
9. Comprehensive sex education programs can lower teen pregnancy, study says
10. What the ‘Active Grandparent Hypothesis’ Can Tell Us About Aging Well
11. Looking after grandchildren won’t make you feel younger, study suggests
12. Childcare Costs Have Increased 214 Percent Since 1990
NEW ON THE CCF BLOG:
13. What Motivates People in the United States to Seek Medication Abortion Pills Outside of the Clinic Setting?
14. Hoping for a Valentine’s Day date? Stop waiting to be asked!
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1. Latest jobs report reveals post-pandemic recovery for women is well behind men
https://www.msnbc.com/american-voices/watch/latest-jobs-report-reveals-post-pandemic-recovery-for-women-is-well-behind-men-132572229536/
While the January jobs report turned out better than expected, it has not been an even recovery for all Americans.
2. Increased funding for research in women’s health issues could unleash staggering returns
https://fortune.com/2022/02/11/women-health-medical-research-underfunding-equity-rand
Underfunding of research in women’s health issues is the biggest missed opportunity in health care, writes the Rand Corporation’s Chloe E. Bird.
3. How the ‘Build Back Better’ Act could be built back different
https://www.deseret.com/2022/2/6/22918433/how-the-build-back-better-act-could-be-built-back-different-manchin-sinema-democrats-biden
Those who are watching the back-and-forth between Sen. Joe Manchin and his party suspect the “Build Back Better” Act will have to be overhauled
4. Valentine’s Day questions to ask to keep it real on love and marriage proposals
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnists/2022/02/14/love-valentines-wedding-proposal-marriage/9233972002/
About 40% of couples who get engaged do so from November to around Valentine’s Day. As sociologists who are experts in family relationships, we have five pieces of advice.
5. For Black Americans, family and friends are a primary source of information on U.S. Black history
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/02/11/for-black-americans-family-and-friends-are-a-primary-source-of-information-on-u-s-black-history/
Nearly nine-in-ten Black Americans say they are at least somewhat informed about the history of Black people in the United States, with family and friends being the single largest source of information about it, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey of Black adults.
6. 3.7 million more kids are in poverty without the monthly Child Tax Credit, study says
https://www.npr.org/2022/02/18/1081691222/child-tax-credit-poverty
Since the monthly payments from the expanded Child Tax Credit expired at the end of 2021, nearly 3.7 million more children are in poverty, according to a new study from Columbia University.
7. Americans less likely to have sex, partner up and get married than ever
https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/14/health/valentines-day-love-marriage-relationships-wellness/index.html
Younger people aren’t getting married at the same rate as their elders.
8. To teach safe sex, don’t forget about pleasure, study suggests
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/safe-sex-pleasure-education-study/
The best way to prevent sexually transmitted diseases is to center sex education around not just safety but pleasure — namely, making condoms “sexy,” new research says.
9. Comprehensive sex education programs can lower teen pregnancy, study says
https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/prevention-cures/594299-comprehensive-sex-education-programs-can-lower
“Our analysis provides evidence that funding for more comprehensive sex education led to an overall reduction in the teen birth rate at the county level of more than 3 percent.”
10. What the ‘Active Grandparent Hypothesis’ Can Tell Us About Aging Well
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/02/well/move/aging-exercise-grandparents.html
The need for healthy, active grandparents who can help with child-rearing may be encoded in our genes.
11. Looking after grandchildren won’t make you feel younger, study suggests
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/feb/11/grandparents-looking-after-grandchildren-has-no-health-advantages-study-suggests
Research busts myth childcare rejuvenates grandparents – but suggests looking after a neighbour’s child might
12. Childcare Costs Have Increased 214 Percent Since 1990
https://www.fatherly.com/news/study-childcare-costs-have-increased-214-percent-since-1990/
Child care costs are increasing at a rate higher than the cost of pretty much anything else in the United States.
13. What Motivates People in the United States to Seek Medication Abortion Pills Outside of the Clinic Setting?
https://thesocietypages.org/ccf/2022/02/11/what-motivates-people-in-the-united-states-to-seek-medication-abortion-pills-outside-of-the-clinic-setting/
14. Hoping for a Valentine’s Day date? Stop waiting to be asked!
https://thesocietypages.org/ccf/2022/02/09/hoping-for-a-valentines-day-date-stop-waiting-to-be-asked-2/
