Publications

Falling birth rates in the U.S. have raised concerns that the current total fertility rate (TFR) has fallen "below replacement" level. In reality, the relationship between current fertility rates and population decline is not straightforward.

A brief report prepared for the Council on Contemporary Families by Early Career Scholar Dr. Vanessa Delgado.

It might not seem surprising that women provide more unpaid care to family and friends with illness and disability than men. However, is this only true for heterosexual women partnered with men? Are there differences in unpaid caregiving between men and women who identify as sexual minorities?

A briefing paper prepared by Liana Christin Landivar, Women’s Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor, and Pilar Gonalons-Pons, University of Pennsylvania for the Council on Contemporary Families online symposium The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Future of Gender Equality.

The COVID-19 pandemic upended the lives of families around the world. Aside from its obvious and substantial costs to life and health, the pandemic created crises at both home and work – the consequences of which varied by gender.