FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Virginia Rutter / Sociology @ Framingham State University vrutter@gmail.com Sociologist Jill Yavorsky conducted a field audit on gender discrimination in hiring and shares this early exclusive summary and commentary with CCF. Her brief report, Hiring-related Discrimination: Sexist Beliefs and Expectations Hurt both Women’s and Men’s Career Options, shows that men as […]
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Hiring-related Discrimination: Sexist Beliefs and Expectations Hurt both Women’s and Men’s Career Options

Hiring-related Discrimination: Sexist Beliefs and Expectations Hurt both Women’s and Men’s Career Options A briefing paper prepared for the Council on Contemporary Families by Jill Yavorsky, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Organizational Science, University of North Carolina Charlotte January 16, 2019 Although many sexist prejudices have weakened over time, gender stereotypes still influence employers’ decisions […]
Topics of Expertise: Gender & Sexuality / Labor & Workforce / Work & FamilyThree Q: Per Coontz, Equality Is an agenda for all working people, not just feminists.

3q: Per Coontz, Equality is an Agenda for All Working People, Not Just Feminists Virginia Rutter interviews Stephanie Coontz on the new Council on Contemporary Families brief, Hiring-related Discrimination: Sexist Beliefs and Expectations Hurt both Women’s and Men’s Career Options, by Jill Yavorsky. VR: You edited Jill Yavorsky’s brief on hiring-related discrimination, where she reports […]
Topics of Expertise: Gender & Sexuality / Labor & Workforce / Work & FamilyWho 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 material well-being. Yet owing child support debt puts nonresident parents at risk for going to jail, triggering potentially […]
Topics of Expertise: Child Welfare / Childcare (Providers & Systems) / Children / Parenthood: Motherhood/FatherhoodCommunity College Students Want to Use More Effective Birth Control Methods But Can’t Always Get What They Want

A Research Brief Prepared for the University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center Research Brief Series Kristine Hopkins, Celia Hubert, Kate Coleman-Minahan, Amanda Jean Stevenson, Kari White, Daniel Grossman, and Joseph E. Potter Introduction Female community college students who have a child while in college are 65% more likely to drop out than […]
Topics of Expertise: Economic Inequality / Fertility,Reproduction & Sexual Health / Reproductive HealthThe Impact of Information about Abortion Safety on Texas Voters’ Opinions about Restrictive Laws

A Research Brief Prepared for the University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center Research Brief Series Kari White, Daniel Grossman, Amanda Jean Stevenson, Kristine Hopkins, and Joseph E. Potter Introduction A substantial gap exists between the scientific evidence demonstrating the safety of abortion in the United States and public opinion about abortion safety. […]
Topics of Expertise: Fertility,Reproduction & Sexual Health / Reproductive HealthThe Impact of the Zika Epidemic on Women’s Reproductive Intentions and Behaviors in Brazil

A Research Brief Prepared for the University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center Research Brief Series Letícia J. Marteleto, Abigail Weitzman, Raquel Zanatta Coutinho, and Sandra Valongueiro Alves Introduction The epidemic caused by the Zika virus has been a major public health shock for Brazil, particularly for reproductive-age women. The virus is transmitted […]
Topics of Expertise: Fertility,Reproduction & Sexual Health / Health & Illness / Reproductive HealthWhat are the Effects of Mothers’ and Fathers’ Depression and Thoughts of Death on Their Children’s Level of Parental Connectedness?

A Research Brief Prepared for the University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center Research Brief Series Susan De Luca, Yan Yueqi, and Yolanda Padilla Introduction Mental health outcomes such as depression are often passed down in families. While links between the mental health symptoms of parents and their children have been established, there […]
Topics of Expertise: Child Welfare / Children / Health & IllnessImproving Women’s Education Improves Maternal Health: Evidence from Peru

A Research Brief Prepared for the University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center Research Brief Series Abigail Weitzman Introduction Maternal mortality in Peru declined over 70 percent between 1990 and 2015, from approximately 250 deaths per 100,000 live births to 70 deaths per 100,000 live births. Women’s education levels simultaneously rose over the same […]
Topics of Expertise: Fertility,Reproduction & Sexual Health / Health & Illness / Reproductive HealthHow Greater Travel Distance Due to Clinic Closures Reduced Access to Abortion in Texas

A Research Brief Prepared for the University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center Research Brief Series Daniel Grossman, Kari White, Kristine Hopkins, and Joseph E. Potter Introduction In 2013, the Texas legislature passed House Bill (HB) 2, a law that restricted access to medication abortion, banned abortions after 20 weeks “post-fertilization,” required doctors who […]
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