Latest w/ Chris Bullivant Deseret News: “On the family front, America has just crossed a historic threshold where, of adults aged 18-55, there is now a greater share of single adults with no children than there are married adults with children.” #kinlessAmerica

Women's fertility peaks in their 20s, yet the birth rate for women in their 20s has been declining, while the rate for women in their 30s and older is rising. cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr…

1) Male breadwinning & marriage still go together:

“Young men who women choose to marry & stay married to still earn a lot more (about twice as much) than never-married/divorced men… changed very little since 1970.”

But Rosemary L. Hopcroft finds ifstudies.org/blog/more-mone… Inst. Family Studies

Suzanne Venker argues that placing career achievement first creates a domino effect that shrinks the fertility window for women and the pool of marriageable men. ifstudies.org/blog/new-book-… Beverly Willett

Interesting stat from this Pew Research Center survey: 90% of women and 87% of men who've used dating sites or apps say they have felt disappointed by the people they've seen on these sites or apps. pewresearch.org/short-reads/20…

The U.S. fertility rate hit a new low in 2022, but there's a silver lining: the fertility rate among married women has remained stable and even rebounded since the pandemic. Patrick T. Brown Inst. Family Studies: ifstudies.org/blog/some-good…

Marriage and Babies Really Do Make Women Happier ifstudies.org/blog/marriage-… Wendy Wang

Is marriage a bad deal for women? Nope.
1) Overall, married women have better physical & mental health.
2) Better off financially
3) Happier than unmarried women
And don't forget that married dads are more involved than unmarried dads. Daily Mail Online: dailymail.co.uk/wellness-us/ar…

A declining share of high school students believe they will ever get married, per the latest Monitoring the Future survey.
ifstudies.org/blog/fewer-hig…

Fascinating piece from my colleague Wendy Wang 'Marriage and babies really DO make women happier, says top researcher who's spent 20 years studying relationships' in Mail+ dailymail.co.uk/wellness-us/ar…

For women, marriage is actually a great deal. My latest Daily Mail Online Inst. Family Studies: dailymail.co.uk/wellness-us/ar…

“Sorry DINKS! Expert says marriage & babies DO make women happier” by Wendy Wang mol.im/a/13288861 via Daily Mail Online Inst. Family Studies

Full-time work is NOT the preferred arrangement for most mothers, even in countries with generous family leave and subsidized childcare. Inst. Family Studies: ifstudies.org/blog/no-one-si…

Notice that motherhood is described solely in negative terms of how it 'hurts careers.'

No mention of the incredible fulfillment parents feel when they cut back on paid work to have more time to raise and educate their children.

And mothers who cut back on paid employment to…

'... there is such a thing as too much freedom. Giving up some autonomy for the greater good—whether in a friendship, a partnership, an extended family, or a community—is both personally rewarding and collectively uplifting.' Tara Henley: ifstudies.org/blog/liberal-f…

Age Verification for Porn Sites is Constitutional—and Necessary ifstudies.org/blog/age-verif…

Most Kids Don’t Need Therapy. They Need Healthy and Supportive Families ifstudies.org/blog/most-kids… Serena Sigillito offers her take on Abigail Shrier book

The reader comments on my column today about marriage are quite interesting, with lots of women pushing back at what I say; they suggest that marriage benefits men but not women. As a romantic, I disagree, but the comments are striking: nytimes.com/2024/03/30/opi…

Looking forward to being with students and faculty Mount St. Mary's University this Thursday. I will talk about the success sequence and discuss the obstacles young adults face on the path to marriage. Inst. Family Studies: ifstudies.org/success-sequen…

'The problem of how to raise and support kids often gets more complicated—not easier—if mom and dad aren’t married, and especially if other unrelated adults enter into the picture.' Ivana Greco @AMBERLAPPOH: ifstudies.org/blog/marriage-…