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Sacrificing the Wellbeing of Children: New York’s Legalization of Commercial Surrogacy
Hello Friends, How are you doing? Is your family holding up under the pressure of Covid-19 illness and disruption? This is a stressful time for everyone, we know. Our thoughts and prayers are with and for you all. It has been said that politicians should never let a...
Emerging from the Crucible of the Coronavirus as a Stronger Family
Hello Friends, Well, it has been quite a month, hasn’t it? My prayers and thoughts are for you, your families, and especially for all those in the healthcare field and government who are working overtime to help others and to craft policy that will affect all of us. I...
RIP women’s sports? You can help, but you need to act quickly!
The state of Idaho has accomplished something very important – the legislature has passed House Bill 500 the “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act.” The bill now sits on the Governor of Idaho’s desk – and he is getting lots of pressure and misinformation from LGBT lobby...
How Extended Family Builds Resiliency
Hello Friends, It is not uncommon for policymakers and governments to see the family in terms of a set of needs and a consumer of resources. There is no doubt that families need strengthening and support. In viewing the family through this paradigm, however, we fail...
More women are in the workforce than men. Should we celebrate or be concerned?
Hello Friends, Because of historical discrimination against girls and women in education and careers, females have benefited from efforts to advance their opportunities and expectations. For instance, studies show that young boys’ and girls’ brains process math in...
The Equal Rights Amendment – Symbolism vs. Substance
Hello Friends, Virginia has ratified the Equal Rights Amendment decades after the deadline for ratification and states from both sides of the debate have filed suit in court. Virginia, Nevada and Illinois, the last three states to ratify the ERA, argue that the...
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Emerging from the Crucible of the Coronavirus as a Stronger Family
Contributed by Tori Black Four weeks ago, I was skiing* down a hillside when my phone started dinging from multiple texts. The United Nations event that United Families International attends every year, and to which we bring university students eager to strengthen and...
How Extended Family Builds Resiliency
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Sign up for the latest from United Families International here. Contributed by Tori Black With news of an imminent coronavirus pandemic filling the airwaves and...
More women are in the workforce than men. Should we celebrate or be concerned?
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. By Jenet Erickson for United Families International A recent report from The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics lit up headlines across the nation: “Women now hold...
Not If, But When: Arming Our Girls for Menstruation Mishaps
by KayLynn Wheeler We have all heard the terms shark week, Aunt Flo, and the crimson wave. Many of us hear these terms and know instantly that someone is referring to her period. Even the word period is slang for menstruation. Yet, even with the acceptance of period...
The Equal Rights Amendment – Symbolism vs. Substance
Contributed by Tori Black Leap years are such an interesting phenomenon. The idea that there is this extra day once a year fascinated me as a child. I wondered if I would ever meet someone who was born on February 29th. It turns out one of my favorite comic operas...
Bella Thorne Became Bella Porn? A Research Response to an ex-Disney Princess
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Joey Sheppard Bell Thorne hit stardom with preteens and young teenagers alike when she starred in the record-breaking 2010 Disney TV show Shake...
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