June

The research is in on gender and sexual satisfaction for today’s marrieds, and shared tasks rather than different ones deepen desire.

A briefing paper prepared for the Council on Contemporary Families by Sharon Sassler, Professor, Department of Policy Analysis & Management, Cornell University.

CCF Director Jennifer Glass‘s briefing on the parental happiness gap in 22 countries received wide coverage in the news and on social media.

In a remarkable study of 22 countries presented today to the Council on Contemporary Families, researchers found that the parental “happiness penalty” is not universal or unavoidable, and they identified simple strategies that can wipe out or even reverse the happiness differential between parents and non-parents.

A briefing paper prepared for the Council on Contemporary Families by Jennifer Glass, University of Texas; Robin Simon, Wake Forest University; and Matthew Andersson, Baylor University. This brief includes findings from an article in the American Journal of Sociology.