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Prior to the pandemic, the motherhood wage gap for college-educated women had been eliminated, such that mothers and ...

S is a board member at The Society Pages. He holds a BA in Sociology from the University of Minnesota. He works as a freelance journalist and is currently applying to law school. He writes about ...

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Without work-family policies in place, American families were left largely to fend for themselves during the pandemic, when the government provided only temporary cash support for families. Did the ...

In this Context’s piece, Auldridge-Reveles and Murphy (2024) argue that we need a sociology of flourishing or well-being instead of focusing only on social problems. In this Context's piece, Auldridge ...

A woman holding two phones, one with “1000 likes” and the other with none.” “Person Holding Smartphones” by Kaboompics.com is licensed under Pexels License. Women’s voices remain underrepresented in ...

As sociologists, we’re interested in how social context often shapes the meaning and implications of major life events like childbearing. In our recent study, we examine how the educational costs of ...