- Community College Students Want to Use More Effective Birth Control Methods But Can’t Always Get What They WantA Research Brief Prepared for the University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center Research Brief Series Download a PDF of the Brief Kristine Hopkins, Celia Hubert, Kate Coleman-Minahan, Amanda… Read more: Community College Students Want to Use More Effective Birth Control Methods But Can’t Always Get What They Want
- The Impact of Information about Abortion Safety on Texas Voters’ Opinions about Restrictive LawsA Research Brief Prepared for the University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center Research Brief Series Download a PDF of the Brief Kari White, Daniel Grossman, Amanda Jean Stevenson, Kristine… Read more: The Impact of Information about Abortion Safety on Texas Voters’ Opinions about Restrictive Laws
- The Impact of the Zika Epidemic on Women’s Reproductive Intentions and Behaviors in BrazilA Research Brief Prepared for the University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center Research Brief Series Download a PDF of the Brief Letícia J. Marteleto, Abigail Weitzman, Raquel Zanatta… Read more: The Impact of the Zika Epidemic on Women’s Reproductive Intentions and Behaviors in Brazil
- Improving Women’s Education Improves Maternal Health: Evidence from PeruA Research Brief Prepared for the University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center Research Brief Series Download a PDF of the Brief Abigail Weitzman Introduction Maternal mortality in Peru declined… Read more: Improving Women’s Education Improves Maternal Health: Evidence from Peru
- How Greater Travel Distance Due to Clinic Closures Reduced Access to Abortion in TexasA Research Brief Prepared for the University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center Research Brief Series Download a PDF of the Brief Daniel Grossman, Kari White, Kristine Hopkins, and Joseph… Read more: How Greater Travel Distance Due to Clinic Closures Reduced Access to Abortion in Texas
- CCF Civil Rights Symposium: Women’s Changing Social Status since the Civil Rights ActToday the Council on Contemporary Families releases the third set of papers in a three part symposium marking the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act. The first two sets of papers described changes in America’s religious and racial-ethnic landscape in the half century since it became illegal to discriminate on the basis of religion, skin color, national origin, race, ethnicity or gender.
- You’ve come a long way baby? Seeing men as more than sperm donorsRecent headlines such as “Men, Who Needs Them?” and “Why Fathers Really Matter” showcase a growing debate about the importance of including men in discussions of gender inequality. Two new studies from Gender & Society turn attention to areas in which men have long been ignored: at home, in the study of conception, pregnancy and childbirth, and at work, in the caregiving professions—particularly nursing. New research demonstrates under what conditions men’s contributions are slowly becoming more visible and what the benefits of that are (and can be).
- Myths About Later Motherhood: Fact SheetJuly 25, 2012 Download Fact Sheet as a PDF Download Fact Sheet as a Word Document Today, almost 40 percent of all babies in the United States are born to… Read more: Myths About Later Motherhood: Fact Sheet
- Valentine’s Day Fact Sheet on Sexual HealthFebruary 14, 2009 Download Full Report as a PDF Download Full Report as a Word Document What do you plan to give your valentine this February 14 – a bouquet… Read more: Valentine’s Day Fact Sheet on Sexual Health
- How Should We Think About the Taxpayer Consequences of Divorce?A new report, “The Taxpayer Costs of Divorce and Unwed Childbearing: First-Ever Estimates for the Nation and all 50 States”, raises the question of how much divorce costs taxpayers. This… Read more: How Should We Think About the Taxpayer Consequences of Divorce?
- Recent Changes In Fertility Rates In The United States: What Do They Tell Us About Americans’ Changing Families?Download Full Report as a PDF Download Full Report as a Word Document The number of births in the US increased by 3 percent in 2006, and has now reached… Read more: Recent Changes In Fertility Rates In The United States: What Do They Tell Us About Americans’ Changing Families?
- Reversing Course: The Impact of “Faith-Based” Sexual Health and Family Planning Policies at Home and AbroadBy AnneMarie Murdock Research Intern Council on Contemporary Families Download Full Report as a PDF Download Full Report as a Word Document Recent trends in U.S. sexual education and reproductive… Read more: Reversing Course: The Impact of “Faith-Based” Sexual Health and Family Planning Policies at Home and Abroad