“Normal Americans,” JD Vance wrote in 2021, “want a family policy that doesn’t shunt their kids into crap daycare so they can enjoy more ‘freedom’ in the paid

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It makes absolutely no sense to create a definition of marriage that excludes the desires and ideals of a substantial majority of Americans.

The historian and author of For Better and Worse explains how economic insecurity, racism and inherited gender roles undermine relationships—and why tradwife nostalgia offers the wrong cure.

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Experts warn this common choice among new dads could also put marriages under strain. Here’s what you need to know.

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Resentment can be a relationship killer, but couples can take steps to create goodwill and move past conflict.

Personal Perspective: Banning transgender girls from girls' sports threatens the privacy and bodily autonomy of all girls.

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How dual-income families balance work and home life.

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) will be renamed polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS) is a genuine milestone for women's health research.

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Precision medicine requires an evidence base that reflects women’s biology, demanding reforms in funding, study design, and sex-disaggregated reporting.

Marriage historian Stephanie Coontz says we’re in a tug-of-war with old ideas about partnership. At home, she’s fighting them off too.

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To find a future for the institution, we need to accurately account for its wildly varying past.

For people estranged from their parents, there are some strategies to begin to reduce extreme severance, when appropriate and safe.

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In the book "For Better and Worse," author Stephanie Coontz analyzes the gradual erosion of marriage in the United States.

From before their babies are born, men undergo serious hormonal changes that can powerfully influence their behaviour – with consequences for their child's wellbeing.

Feeding a baby now comes with an entire economy of labor, spending, and creeping anxiety.

12 nonfiction books we’re especially excited about this spring.

For some, distance is necessary. For others, the harder — and sometimes more meaningful — work is figuring out how to stay.

A new study shows submissive women aren't cherished but are held in contempt

Amid America’s child care crisis, many fathers are blocked from taking parental leave by their employers.

As more adults cut off their parents, a researcher calls for closer scrutiny of causes and effects, and suggests paths to reconciliation

Sociologist Philip N. Cohen debunks the pronatalist claims on both the right and left that falling birth rates spell disaster. Noting that pronatalism is a key feature of authoritarian states, Co...

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It's when an aging parent withholds news of an emergency-room visit — often until after they’ve been discharged — because they "didn’t want to worry you."

My fellow Ivy Leaguers are chasing marriage with the same intensity they would approach any status symbol.

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Excitement over babies can make new moms feel invisible. Learn how to keep the focus on her.

Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

And why making a fair split of chores actually stick is so hard