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Fewer Teen Births Is Good, Unless You're the Patriarchy
14+ hour, 14+ min ago (629+ words) This article was originally published by The Contrarian. How on-brand for the federal government to'announce'that U. S. birth rates are falling'just as'The Testaments, the long-awaited sequel to'The Handmaid's Tale, dropped on Hulu last week. Doubly fascinating then, that it is the real-life…...
The Heritage Foundation's New Policy Guidebook Wants to Push Women Out of Public Life
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (795+ words) The only way for America to thrive in future generations is to rebuild the family, and that can happen only with a societal commitment to revive the institution of marriage," the report states. And lest their meaning be a tad…...
Actually It's Good That Fewer High Schoolers Want to Get Married
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (811+ words) High schoolers, and especially high school girls, are less likely than ever to say that they want to get married someday, according to new research from Pew Research Center. In 1993, 80 percent of high school seniors said they'd like to marry,…...
Why Won't the U. S. Stop Child Marriage?
5+ mon, 6+ day ago (649+ words) Child marriage is a persistent, evolving, global problem, and the United States is far from immune. A new study shows that child, early and forced marriage and unions (CEFMU) is'adapting to the digital age, becoming more hidden and harder to…...
In the Ms. Archive: Does Feminism Have a Problem With Femininity?
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (370+ words) If the feminist mandate to challenge prevailing ideals of masculinity is resoundingly clear, the feminist take on femininity is " complicated. In 1968, the burgeoning women's liberation movement burst into national visibility with media coverage of the historic No More Miss America…...
Progressive Pronatalism" Is an Oxymoron: How Arguments Buying Into the Low-Fertility Panic Fail Women
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (292+ words) We cannot put women's reproductive choices on the table as currency to be exchanged for government kickbacks. This surge in "progressive pronatalism" isn't happening organically or by accident. It's the confused result of a propaganda campaign by pronatalist groups like…...
Marriage Equality Remains a Distant Goal for Disabled Americans
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (464+ words) And it's not just about marriage. In some states even living together and sharing an address with the person that you love can put you at risk." "These barriers to marriage are patronizing," she said. "I've spoken to a lot…...