Nicole Rodgers

It's time for poverty scholars to look inward and for the field to have its own racial reckoning. @doc_thoughts and I argue in @thenation that there are some promising signs that many are no longer willing to put up with the racism within their ranks. thenation.com/article/societ…

Friends, I just finally set up an account over at BlueSky and I invite you to join me over there, as I migrate off X. I’m @nsrodgers there too. Follow me and I’ll follow you back!

Check out our new research on mothers of sons!

📢📢 Announcing NEW #research from Family Story! Our report delves into the "men and #boys crisis" and the implications for raising #sons in today's America: familystoryproject.org/research/

Compelling piece by @lyzl on when divorce is exactly the right option, and why we ought to say "congrats" rather than "I'm sorry." washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/…

If we could rid the culture of the idea that you’re not “complete” until you’re married, single people wouldn’t so often internalize the belief that their life, no matter how fulfilling, can’t truly be whole until they find a spouse. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/…

"It’s easy to point the finger at elites, cherry-pick their statements and stir a moral panic about the decline in the marriage rate over time. It’s harder to meaningfully expand the safety net so that fewer children live in poverty..." nytimes.com/2024/01/31/opi…

File under: #NotADragQueen Kentucky Republican pushes bill to make sex with first cousin not incest newsweek.com/kentucky-bill-…

“We are the first generation of women to accumulate a significant amount of wealth in 401(k) plans,” says Lynn S. Evans, a client relationship manager at Fidant Wealth Partners. “Why would a woman want to give that up in the name of being married?” washingtonpost.com/business/2024/…

What a shock. Not dealing with gender inequality and instead trying to pressure women to get married and have children isn't working. nytimes.com/2024/01/16/bus…

@christinajcross So excited for this book!!!! Congrats Christina!!!

So grateful for the voices of @doc_thoughts @StephanieCoontz and @MattBruenig in this convo about why the pundit class is so marriage obsessed. politico.com/news/magazine/…

wow. this is jaw-dropping. "South Korea’s total fertility rate, the number of births from a woman in her lifetime, is now expected to drop from 0.78 in 2022 to 0.65 in 2025" cnn.com/2023/12/15/asi…

"For some women, heterosexual marriage is no longer a need, no longer a must, but something we want to do for love and comfort." theguardian.com/us-news/2023/d…

Important piece by @belladepaulo, adapted from her new book! time.com/6342853/single…

I Got Divorced. But My Family Is Still Whole time.com/6309019/maggie…?

Why Aren’t More People Getting Married? Ask Women What Dating Is Like. nytimes.com/2023/11/11/opi…

"Conservatives who oppose child-marriage bans tend to argue that teenagers are capable of entering into successful marriages and that under-18 bans can force pregnant teens to give birth out of wedlock, rather than allowing them the choice to marry." theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

Infertility: Single parents and same-sex couples are now "infertile." I have mixed feelings. slate.com/technology/202…

China’s Male Leaders Signal to Women That Their Place Is in the Home nytimes.com/2023/11/02/wor…