Read her thoughts on the challenges mothers are facing in “Coronavirus Is Killing the Working Mother”
Topics: Children / Division of Labor in Families / Family Caregiving (for Adults, Children, and Disabilities) / Gender & Sexuality / History & Trends on Gender, Marriage & Family Life / Parenthood: Motherhood/Fatherhood
CCF MEDIA BRIEF – JULY 2, 2020 NEW FROM CFF! How Dads Make a Difference for Their Children CCF EXPERTS IN THE NEWS: Coronavirus Coverage and the Silencing of Female Expertise Decades Later, Women in Academia Continue Lifting a Ton of Feathers We’re entering a new age of fatherhood, says new study Four Ways Fathers […]
CCF MEDIA BRIEF – JUNE 17, 2020 CCF EXPERTS IN THE NEWS: Gay Couples Can Teach Straight People a Thing or Two About Arguing Co-Parenting During Coronavirus Has Made Families More Flexible Than Ever NEW ON THE CCF BLOG: Uber-rich parents and their fixers may be just the tip of the iceberg. Turns out it’s […]
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 How Dads Make a Difference for Their Children Mentally…Dads foster their children’s development by challenging them both cognitively and physically. Dads promote children’s communication skills […]
Topics: Childcare (Providers & Systems) / Children / Family Caregiving (for Adults, Children, and Disabilities) / Parenthood: Motherhood/FatherhoodCCF MEDIA BRIEF – JUNE 3, 2020 CCF EXPERTS IN THE NEWS: When Couples Fight About Virus Risks Men are taking on (slightly) more household chores amid the coronavirus pandemic More men are doing housework during the pandemic, research finds New Research Shows Men Are Doing More Housework NEW ON THE CCF BLOG: Can This […]
The Marriage Strengthening Research & Dissemination Center (MAST) recently released a new research brief, “Trends in Relationship Formation and Stability in the United States: Dating, Cohabitation, Marriage, and Divorce.” Co-authored by CCF expert Dr. Karen Benjamin Guzzo, the brief is the first in a series aiming to provide an overview of the current state of […]
Topics: Cohabitation, Committed Relationships & Marriage / Couples Conflict, Separation & Divorce / History & Trends on Gender, Marriage & Family Life / Marriage & Divorce / Singles & Dating
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Virginia Rutter / Framingham State Sociology vrutter@gmail.com Men pick up (some) of the slack at home: New national survey on the pandemic at home For many couples, family work at home has increased, but for most of those couples, even when women are still doing more than their partners, women’s relative share […]
Men and Women Agree: During the COVID-19 Pandemic Men Are Doing More at Home. They Differ Over How Much, but in Most Households the Division of Housework and Childcare Has Become More Equal A briefing paper prepared by Daniel L. Carlson (University of Utah), Richard J. Petts (Ball State University), and Joanna R. Pepin (University […]
Topics: Cohabitation, Committed Relationships & Marriage / Division of Labor in Families / Family Caregiving (for Adults, Children, and Disabilities) / Gender & Sexuality / History & Trends on Gender, Marriage & Family Life / Parenthood: Motherhood/Fatherhood / Work & FamilyCCF MEDIA BRIEF – MAY 6, 2020 NEW FROM CCF! Challenges Facing Cohabiting Couples Differ from those of Married Couples in this Crisis CCF EXPERTS IN THE NEWS: Can This Time at Home Help Your Marriage? All the Things We Have to Mourn Now The “women’s work” of the pandemic How Coronavirus Exposes the Great […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Virginia Rutter / Framingham State Sociology vrutter@gmail.com Cohabiting in the Time of Covid19: The good, the bad, and the need for support Eighteen million people in the U.S. are cohabiting, and half are under age 35. Cohabiting couples are more egalitarian; but they are younger, poorer, and more vulnerable at work […]
Challenges Facing Cohabiting Couples Differ from those of Married Couples in this Crisis A briefing paper prepared by Amanda Miller, University of Indianapolis, and Sharon Sassler, Cornell University, for the Council on Contemporary Families. Much has been written about the challenges couples face as they adjust to “shelter in place” policies triggered by the coronavirus. […]
Topics: Cohabitation, Committed Relationships & Marriage / Couples Conflict, Separation & Divorce / Division of Labor in Families / Domestic Violence & Child Abuse / Economic Inequality / Marriage & Divorce / Public Policy / Trauma and DisasterCCF EXPERTS IN THE NEWS: Think Before You File for Divorce After Lockdown Women living alone during coronavirus Singles say they’re better prepared to self-quarantine, but many fear getting shortchanged in medical treatment NEW ON THE CCF BLOG: Fixing Parental Leave: The Six Month Solution OTHER NEWS: RaceWorks Toolkit Women and COVID-19: Studying the Impact […]
CCF MEDIA BRIEF – APRIL 8, 2020 CCF EXPERTS IN THE NEWS: As Children Face Disappointments, Parents Can Help Them Develop Resilience How to celebrate Easter and Passover during a pandemic 9 ways millennials and Gen Zers are approaching marriage differently than their parents How to get your family to help with household chores, starting […]
CCF MEDIA BRIEF – MARCH 24, 2020 CCF EXPERTS IN THE NEWS: Online learning will be hard for kids whose schools close – and the digital divide will make it even harder for some of them What’s the cost when a helicopter parent volunteers at school — and who pays it? How helicopter parenting creates […]
