WHY FATHERHOOD MATTERS

Fatherhood is also classically aspirational. It’s a marker of class, pure and simple. Fatherlessness is a real crisis even as fatherhood gains this wild significance. In 2008, 41 percent of births involved unmarried women compared with 28 percent in 1990. Fatherlessness as a condition has been linked with virtually every social ill you can name…

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Stop Insulting Fathers!

Watch this video. Yeah, you have to get through the advertisement, but it might just make you think a little differently: [cnnvideo url=’http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/showbiz/2012/06/14/dads-fight-stereotypes.cnn’ inline=’true’]   Amid fury, Clorox pulls post insulting new dads Clorox pulled what was intended to be a humorous Web post listing the shortcomings of new fathers after an internet uproar Editor’s…

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Why The Mommy Wars Rage On

Let’s be clear: It is a privileged group of women and men who ever confront this decision. Many don’t have anything approaching a financial choice when it comes to working. Others have children whose health problems dictate that someone be there to manage their care. The issue is further distorted by socioeconomic class: One mother…

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