Across Rich Nations, Disadvantaged Children Do Better When Work-Family Balance Is a Policy Priority | New research brief by Matthew A. Andersson, from Baylor University, and PRC trainee Michael A. Garcia and PRC faculty research associate Jennifer Glass. Full brief: liberalarts.utexas.edu/prc/research/r…

“In a study of 20 developed countries and 200,000 kids, the US ranked dead last in policies that support kids and their parents.” @Tara_Santora Fatherly Michael A. Garcia UT Austin Sociology bit.ly/3ciTctL

"Work-family reconciliation policies – specifically parental leave, work schedule flexibility or control, and combined paid sick and vacation leave – are likely to reduce children’s health disparities." Read more at bit.ly/2NQfgm0 via CCF

Thank you to adam harris from The Atlantic for this story on our research. Thank you to Jocelyn R. Smith Lee, PhD for inspiring our study. Texas A&M Psychological and Brain Sciences Texas A&M University Texas A&M Liberal Arts CCF The work continues...

Faculty, students, and alumnae mourn the loss of our colleague and friend Sinikka Elliott, who received her PhD at UT in 2008 under the supervision of Christine Williams, Debra Umberson, Sharmila Rudrappa, Gloria Gonzalez Lopez, and Doug Foley, and later published...

The Council on Contemporary Families mourns the loss of Sinikka Elliott, an associate professor of sociology at the University of British Columbia. Sinikka was a thoughtful scholar, who published “Not My Kid: What Parents Believe about the Sex Lives of Their Teenagers.” 1/4

Research by @CCF executive director Jennifer Glass, assistant director Michael A. Garcia, and coauthor Matthew Andersson cited in the New York Times Opinion nytimes.com/2021/05/07/opi…

Everyone go listen to the AMAZING Carmen Gutierrez talk about her incredible research!!!

It's clear that the pandemic is far from over, yet UT Austin offers little flexibility to do what's best to protect ourselves and our families. Please consider signing the petition allowing graduate student workers the discretion to teach online. chng.it/RtJB7Jgb

Family policies - paid leave, child care, pre-K, child allowances - need prioritization. What if we had to choose one? CCF members Daniel L. Carlson @[email protected], Philip N Cohen, Kathleen Gerson, Joanna Pepin, Dr.barbara risman share their approaches: article by Claire Cain Miller nytimes.com/2021/10/13/ups…

This week @ CCF blog The Society Pages, Michael A. Garcia, deb umberson, and Rachel Donnelly explain how family loss contributes to racial disparities in health. Check it out here: thesocietypages.org/ccf/

From Rachel Donnelly Michael A. Garcia @HyungminCha Robert Hummer & deb umberson: “Exposure to Family Member Deaths” reveals “inequity in bereavement exposures for the US-born Hispanic population.” Vanderbilt Sociology UT PRC The Center for Aging and Population Sciences UT Austin Sociology @uncpopcenter.bsky.social ow.ly/Nh8x50NjVGF

We're recruiting! Help us learn more about how spouses shape each other’s health over time. Visit liberalarts.utexas.edu/health-relatio… for more info

It's release day for the CCF symposium on the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Future of Gender Equality! sites.utexas.edu/contemporaryfa… Daniel L. Carlson @[email protected] and I want to thank Michael A. Garcia for all of the hard work in getting this online, and all the amazing scholars who contributed.

The COVID-19 pandemic reshaped families & work worldwide, impacting lives in profound ways. Join the conversation at CCF online symposium, delving into research on how these changes shaped gender inequalities during the pandemic. sites.utexas.edu/contemporaryfa…