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75. Sixty-five percent of children live with two married parents. (National Survey of Children's Health, 2022-23. You could get this from other sources but they have a nice interactive tool: www.childhealthdata.org/browse/survey)
December 11, 2024 at 8:02 PM
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74. The percentage of children who live with a primary caregiver that has a BA or higher degree ranges from 40% in West Virginia to 67% in Vermont.
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December 10, 2024 at 6:46 PM
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71. NEW DATA ALERT: 2023 American Community Survey shows the US refined divorce rate fell slightly: From 13.67 divorces per married person in 2022 to 13.65. (Dip and rebound during COVID pandemic aside, rates are still declining from 2008, when this series began.)
December 6, 2024 at 8:44 PM
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55. Across US states, the percentage of birth mothers married at the time of the birth in 2023 ranged from 45% in Louisiana to 79% in Utah (California does not report)
December 1, 2024 at 11:25 PM
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105. Probably for the first time ever, the US birth rate for women ages 40-44 (12.7 per 1000) is now higher than for those ages 15-19 (12.6). www.cdc.gov/nchs/product...
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July 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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@statacorp.bsky.social community interested in official statistics on Children, take a look at the new #unicefData ado!!!

github.com/unicef-drp/u...
GitHub - unicef-drp/unicefData: unicefData is an open data and analytics platform led by UNICEF’s Office of the Chief Statistician, providing reproducible, standards-based tools for accessing and usin...
unicefData is an open data and analytics platform led by UNICEF’s Office of the Chief Statistician, providing reproducible, standards-based tools for accessing and using official child-related stat...
github.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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This video reminds me that National, official household surveys are among the most equitable instruments of official statistics—enabled through public funding to inform public policy, yet protected by professional independence.

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#kosovoagencyofstatistics #unicef #mics | Teuta Halimi
Wrapping up the year with over 140,000 km traveled by dedicated colleagues from the #KosovoAgencyofStatistics and #UNICEF, alongside more than 70 fieldwork teams, to reach and listen to around 8,000 h...
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January 1, 2026 at 11:08 AM
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percapitaaustralia.bsky.social
Other factors, such as ageism and the gender pay gap, also factor in to women's housing security.
Middle aged women: Women are more likely to experience ageism in the workplace than men and are more likely to struggle to rejoin the workforce after periods of caring responsibilities. For unemployed women, the years before qualifying for the aged pension can entrench poverty during middle age. Photo: woman sitting on a bench Older women: Women over 55 were the fastest growing group of people experiencing homelessness between 2011 and 2016 and continue to be a vulnerable group. Older women renting in the private sector are particularly vulnerable to housing stress, homelessness and poor health outcomes. System gendered challenges at any age: The gender pay gap, disrupted employment, lower superannuation, divorce and separation consequences and higher prevalence of poverty all disproportionately impact women.
August 5, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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kateosbornemp.bsky.social
Today is #EqualPayDay ⚖️

Gender Pay Gap is now 13.1% meaning women take home £631 less every month

We must advance women’s rights & create a future where every woman can thrive by strengthening employment rights & ensuring that work pays

I will continue to fight for equal pay.
November 20, 2024 at 4:37 PM
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Martin Branner's "Winnie Winkle The Breadwinner"--one of the first comic strips to star a woman in the labor force and whose success helped opened the door for many other such strips—first appeared on September 20, 1920. Here’s the first run of dailies:
September 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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tenants, men and women, and white owner's children working in the field together topping and suckering tobacco. Granville County, North Carolina

#granvillecounty #northcarolina #america #undefined #photography #dorothealange

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017772442/
The image depicts a black-and-white photograph of individuals working in a tobacco field. The setting is rural, with tall pine trees visible in the background. In the foreground and middle ground, we see several people engaged in agricultural activities; they are wearing wide-brimmed hats for sun protection as well as traditional workwear appropriate to farming tasks. The most prominent figure appears to be an older woman standing amidst large tobacco plants, bending slightly as if tending or inspecting them. She is dressed modestly and her clothing suggests she may have a significant role in the labor force of this fieldwork operation. In contrast to her attire, there are also people wearing more modern-looking hats with broader brims that provide additional protection from sun exposure. The overall atmosphere conveyed by the image reflects historical agricultural practices during a time when tobacco farming was likely prevalent and possibly underlining issues such as racial segregation or gender roles in rural America during this era.
December 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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She co-founded the Middle East Children’s Alliance in 1988. She was also active in the fight to bring rent control to Berkeley.
Remembering Barbara Lubin, longtime champion of Palestinian human rights
She co-founded the Middle East Children’s Alliance in 1988. She was also active in the fight to bring rent control to Berkeley.
www.berkeleyside.org
December 23, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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Clostridium is independently associated with underweight children in coastal areas of Central Sulawesi (preprint) #openscience #PeerReviewMe #PlanP
Clostridium is independently associated with underweight children in coastal areas of Central Sulawesi
Date Submitted: Nov 10, 2025. Open Peer Review Period: Dec 25, 2025 - Feb 25, 2026.
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December 25, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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Season’s greetings from UNICEF Data & Analytics.

This season reminds us why making children visible in official statistics matters—to inform policies and practice.

With gratitude to colleagues across the global data community, and best wishes for a peaceful season and renewed commitment in 2026.
Graphic card with a seasonal message from UNICEF Data & Analytics. The card features a photo of Florence, Italy, with a decorated Christmas tree and historic architecture. Text reads “Season’s Greetings from UNICEF Data & Analytics” and “Counting Every Child: A reflection on counting, movement, and the importance of official statistics.” The message highlights the role of population records, children on the move, and why making children visible in official statistics helps inform policies, services, and protection. Signed by João Pedro Azevedo, Chief Statistician, UNICEF.
December 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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johnholbein1.bsky.social
Experimental evidence that students are more likely to contest grades when they are delivered by an evaluator with a female-sounding name.

"These findings suggest that women in evaluative positions face disproportionate resistance when delivering negative assessments."
December 24, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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"When Gender Kicks In: An Experimental Study of Work from Home and Attitudes to Household Work and Childcare"

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December 25, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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johnholbein1.bsky.social
Did you know that your siblings can influence whether you vote?

Well, because of our new working paper you do!

@mike-bloem.bsky.social, @jonisaacsmith.bsky.social, sam imlay
June 12, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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philipncohen.com
124. Zoom in on 1960. By age 20, 54% of women were married compared with just 25% of men. (Comment: A key feature of that marriage system was male dominance of early adulthood. This drove not just family but also education and career inequality.)
October 14, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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120. Among 66 women Nobel Prize winners (counting Marie Curie twice), the mean number of children is 1.5, the median is 2, 82% had 2 or fewer, 36% had none. Counts adopted and most step children. Three are still under age 50. (Data and code: osf.io/tj769/)
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September 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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118. Countries ranked lower on the Gender Development Index have higher total fertility rates, but only among those ranked in the bottom 100 or so. (GDI is gender difference in life expectancy, education, and income.)
September 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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115. From 1990 to 2023, immigrant women had 29 million births in the U.S., or 22% of the total. In 2023 it was 24%.
August 22, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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I'm about 18 months and 20,000 words into the "pronatalism" tag on Family Inequality. Surely this means my book is almost done.
familyinequality.wordpress.com/tag/pronatal...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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89. US women who work in female-dominated occupations have higher birth rates. Lowest among machinery mechanics (5% female, 0.7% births); highest among telemarketers (66% female, 11.7% births).
February 22, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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88. Among US residents those 1920-1939, more than 90% were married before age 30. For those born in the 1990s it's 50%.
February 19, 2025 at 9:57 PM