CCF Board member, Joshua Coleman, was cited in an article for the Wall Street Journal exploring gender differences in the experience of depression:
In Men, Depression is Different, by Elizabeth Bernstein.
Members In The News
Stephanie Coontz Deconstructs the Nostalgia behind this Election’s Vitriol
In Issue No. 4 of Berggruen Insights, Stephanie Coontz, CCF’s Director of Research, applies her well honed skills at deconstructing nostalgia to reveal the very real injuries endured by white voters without a college degree. Coontz argues that historic grievances must be clearly voiced and acknowledged in order for this demographic to lay aside its anger at the polling station. Unless and until political leaders begin to constructively address their issues, working and middle class whites will remain vulnerable to the cynical manipulation of political campaigns that encourage them to reconstruct a divisive past rather than build towards a communal future.
CCF’s own Jennifer Glass talks ‘on point’ about parental happiness
Jane Clayson conducts an in-depth interview with CCF Executive Director Jennifer Glass on the findings and implications of her recent cross cultural study on the happiness gap between parent and non-parents. Check out the interview podcast from the July 11th edition of NPR’s On-Point with Tom Ashbrook.
When Momma Ain’t Happy – Everyone Wants to Know Why!
CCF Director Jennifer Glass‘s briefing on the parental happiness gap in 22 countries received wide coverage in the news and social media. The report identifies policies that have contributed to a parental happiness deficit in the US. Outlets covering the report included, among others: the New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, Time Magazine, NYMag, Fusion, and Slate.
Perhaps the most creative coverage, is this video produced by Quartz based on the the study’s results.
Stephanie Coontz Comments on Adult Child and Parent Cohabitation for WP
In a Washington Post article, “Young people now more likely to live with parents than partners“, CCF Board Member and Director of Research Stephanie Coontz comments on the positive aspects of the growing trend of young adults living with their parents.
Women Still at Work: CCF members weigh in on Anne-Marie Slaughter’s Unfinished Business: Women, Men, Work, Family
CCF members Heather Boushey, Stephanie Coontz, and Nancy Folbre join other prominent feminists in reflecting on the significance of Anne-Marie Slaughter’s Unfinished Business: Women, Men, Work, Family for Short Takes: Provocations on Public Feminism, an online-first feature of Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society.
