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- Policies Affecting Families: What we know, and what to expect in the second Trump term
In a new symposium, CCF brings together leading experts to discuss how immigration, abortion, student debt, and LGBTQIA+ related policies affect families. - Why the U.S. Should Have (and Why Men Should Take) Paternity Leave
In a new brief report, Richard Petts, Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan, and Reed Donithen discuss why it is time for policies and workplace culture to catch up to the wave of support for paid parental leave in the U.S. - Work-Family Stressors, Gender, and Mental Health during COVID-19 and BeyondA briefing paper prepared by Daniel L. Carson, University of Utah, and Melissa A. Milkie, University of Toronto, for the Council on Contemporary Families symposium The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Future of Gender Equality (PDF).… Read more: Work-Family Stressors, Gender, and Mental Health during COVID-19 and Beyond
- Leave Laws Support EquityA briefing paper prepared by Jeff Hayes, Women’s Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor[1], and H. Elizabeth Peters, Urban Institute, for the Council on Contemporary Families symposium The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Future of Gender Equality… Read more: Leave Laws Support Equity
- Can Remote Work Fuel Gender Equality? Evidence Shows Cause for Optimism but Challenges RemainA briefing paper prepared by Wen Fan, Boston University, and Richard J. Petts, Ball State University, for the Council on Contemporary Families symposium The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Future of Gender Equality (PDF). [Acknowledgement: The… Read more: Can Remote Work Fuel Gender Equality? Evidence Shows Cause for Optimism but Challenges Remain
- Mothers Continue to Experience Career Consequences Three Years into the PandemicA briefing paper prepared by Jill E. Yavorsky, University of North Carolina Charlotte, Yue Qian, University of British Columbia, and Liana Christin Landivar, Women’s Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor, for the Council on Contemporary Families… Read more: Mothers Continue to Experience Career Consequences Three Years into the Pandemic
- Childcare Challenges During the Pandemic and Their Impact on Parents and Care ProvidersA briefing paper prepared by Liana Christin Landivar, Women’s Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor, and Pilar Gonalons-Pons, University of Pennsylvania for the Council on Contemporary Families online symposium The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Future of… Read more: Childcare Challenges During the Pandemic and Their Impact on Parents and Care Providers
- Executive Summary: The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Future of Gender EqualityPrepared by Daniel L. Carlson, University of Utah, and Richard J. Petts, Ball State University, for the Council on Contemporary Families symposium The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Future of Gender Equality (PDF). The COVID-19 pandemic… Read more: Executive Summary: The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Future of Gender Equality
- The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Future of Gender Equality Symposium
A new CCF symposium highlights what emerging research tells us about changes to family & work life during the COVID-19 pandemic and what they mean for the future of gender equality in the U.S. - Mine and Yours, or Ours: Are All Egalitarian Relationships Equal?
It turns out there is a big difference between dividing up the tasks so that each partner does different ones versus sharing or alternating the same tasks, so that partners contribute equally to each. - Mothers Are the Primary Earners in Growing Numbers of Families with Children
A new study estimates that about 70% of U.S. moms can expect to be primary financial providers before their children turn 18. - “The Tool We Have”: Why Child Protective Services Investigates So Many Families and How Even Good Intentions Backfire
A briefing paper prepared by Kelley Fong from the Georgia Institute of Technology. - How Dads Make a Difference for Their Children
June 18, 2020 Fast Facts for Father’s Day (June 21, 2020): A fact sheet prepared by Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan, Ohio State University and Kari Adamsons, University of Connecticut for the Council on Contemporary Families Mentally…Dads foster… Read more: How Dads Make a Difference for Their Children - CCF’s Stephanie Coontz on Paying Stay-at-Home Parents in The New York Times
In a recent article for the New York Times, CCF Director of Research and Public Education Stephanie Coontz discusses the potential implications of paying stay-at-home parents, a role most often undertaken by women. Coontz notes, “without… Read more: CCF’s Stephanie Coontz on Paying Stay-at-Home Parents in The New York Times - Parents Can’t Go It Alone–They Never Have: What to Do for Parents to Help Our Next Generation
Parents Can’t Go It Alone introduces you to important new work about what parents need to meet their goals and successfully raise the next generation. - Why No One Can “Have It All” and What to Do About ItA briefing paper prepared by Kathleen Gerson, New York University, for the Council on Contemporary Families’ Symposium Parents Can’t Go It Alone—They Never Have. If debates about women’s rights, relationships between the sexes, and worsening… Read more: Why No One Can “Have It All” and What to Do About It
- Who Goes to Jail for Child Support Debt?
A Research Brief Prepared for the University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center Research Brief Series Elizabeth Cozzolino Introduction Child support enforcement aims to increase child well-being by ensuring that noncustodial parents contribute to children’s… Read more: Who Goes to Jail for Child Support Debt? - “Daddy’s Home!” Increasing Men’s Use of Paternity Leave
“DADDY’S HOME!” INCREASING MEN’S USE OF PATERNITY LEAVE This briefing is based on a study by Dr. Ankita Patnaik. The original paper is available here and is forthcoming in the Journal of Labor Economics. This research was… Read more: “Daddy’s Home!” Increasing Men’s Use of Paternity Leave - CCF Civil Rights Symposium: The State of Latino Children
By Rogelio Sáenz University of Texas at San Antonio Latinos are increasingly driving the demographic fortunes of the United States. Between 2000 and 2011, the number of white children in the country declined by 4.9… Read more: CCF Civil Rights Symposium: The State of Latino Children - Mother’s Day Fact Sheet on Day CareMay 11, 2008 Download Full Report as a PDF Download Full Report as a Word Document Valerie Adrian Research Intern Council on Contemporary Families Stephanie Coontz Professor of History and Family Studies The Evergreen State… Read more: Mother’s Day Fact Sheet on Day Care
