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Comprehensive overview of conceptual and methodological developments in leave policies, as well as state-of-the-art findings on leave policy determinants and outcomes globally. [Ivana Dobrotić, [...]

Many policies designed to make life easier for families with children are supported by majorities of Americans across the political spectrum. [YouGov, 10 February 2023.] READ MORE

Clear, succinct and objective overview of the key literature concerning family policies for decision makers and the general public worldwide. [Doha International Family Institute, January 2023.] [...]

Is marriage merely a private institution, only between two people and therefore nobody else’s business? Or is marriage actually a very public institution in which it serves a much larger public [...]

This December has also seen a debate over whether and how to expand the child tax credit, and that debate has brought more attention to another one: Why have US birth rates been dropping? [Ramesh [...]

The family presents a problem for contemporary policymakers. We call our culture individualistic, but really it would be better to say it is quantitative, unit-based. [Micah Meadowcroft – [...]

This year’s Prenatal-to-3 State Policy Roadmap tracks which American states have implemented policies considered helpful for those formative years — a period deemed the “fastest, most vulnerable [...]

Family Science is where “the primary goals are the discovery, verification and application of knowledge about the family.”

Urban strategies need to move towards innovative ways to preserve the value generated by the urban areas and benefit the families living and working in them.

Making child care more accessible would lead to more opportunities for women and more economic prosperity for the country. [Cindy Cisneros and Grace Reef – US News, 19 October 2022.] READ MORE