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  • March 2008

    • Pregnant Guy Raises Baffling Gender Issues

      newser  |  Oregonian (Portland)  |  Mar 27, 08 4:10 AM CDT

      Pregnant Guy Raises Baffling Gender Issues

      A couple in a quiet Oregon town is expecting their first child. So far, so normal—but the fact that it's the man who is pregnant is raising some baffling gender issues, the Oregonian reports. The 'mother-to-be' was born a woman but is legally a man who underwent transgender sex surgery 10 years ago and is married to a woman. He kept his uterus and conceived through artificial insemination. More »

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      pregnancy  • transgender  • gender discrimination  • families  • sex change

    • Record Few Say 'I Do' in UK

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Mar 27, 08 3:40 AM CDT

      Record Few Say 'I Do' in UK

      The number of marriages is plummeting in the UK, where newly released government figures have revealed the fewest weddings since the middle of the 19th century. Fewer than 23 men in every 1000 said "I do" in 2006 as more couples opt for cohabitation without a marriage license. The news triggered political finger-pointing. More »

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      United Kingdom  • marriage  • wedding  • families  • Church of England  • cohabitation

  • July 2007
  • April 2007

    • To Work Or Not to Work?

      newser  |  Salon  |  Apr 3, 07 1:34 PM CDT

      To Work Or Not to Work?

      The feminist generation gap gets a sharp appraisal in "The Feminine Mistake," the new book by Leslie Bennetts that questions why so many upscale young women are abandoning careers for children. Joan Walsh finds it a refreshing rebuttal to recent paens to motherhood, especially since Bennetts recognizes that   status seeking is behind at least some of the so-called "opt-out revolution." More »

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      children  • women  • gender  • feminism  • motherhood  • families  • working mothers  • careers

  • March 2007

    • Brit, K-Fed, Settle Their Split

      newser  |  MTV  |  Mar 30, 07 12:52 PM CDT

      Brit, K-Fed, Settle Their Split

      Britney Spears and Kevin Federline settled their long-impending divorce  last night, reports MTV, after five hours of hashing it out with their lawyers. The fresh-from rehab pop star and her would-be rapper hubby setttled "all issues of their marriage and child custody" his lawyer said. More »

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      celebrity  • children  • Britney Spears  • divorce  • entertainment  • Kevin Federline  • rehab  • families

    • NYC Pays Kids To Go to School

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Mar 30, 07 8:17 AM CDT

      NYC Pays Kids To Go to School

      Forget gold stars: poor New York City kids who attend class regularly or improve grades will get cash rewards. Mayor Michael Bloomberg tells the New York Times the program, which could net a low-income family up to $5,000 a year, is akin to sales bonuses in the private sector. More »

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      New York City  • children  • education  • Michael Bloomberg  • school  • families

    • Fireplaces Heat Up Backyards

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Mar 21, 07 2:54 PM CDT

      Fireplaces Heat Up Backyards

      The outdoor fireplace is the latest must-have for obsessive upgraders—at least those with backyards. With built-in stereo systems, refrigerators, and price tags that run to $80,000, these oversized hearths often come with a just-for-show wood pile, though they run on gas. More »

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      families  • home improvement  • fireplaces  • landscaping  • backyards

    • Modern Moms Do More for Kids

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Mar 20, 07 9:39 AM CDT

      Modern Moms Do More for Kids

      Modern mothers spend more time with their children than those in the June Cleaver era, a new study concludes. Diaries compiled for the study show that, despite working more, today's moms spend less time on things like housework, leisure, and sleep to devote four more hours per week to interacting with their kids than moms did in 1965. More »

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      children  • women  • parenting  • motherhood  • families  • fatherhood

    • Quickie Adoption for Angelina

      newser  |  BBC  |  Mar 14, 07 2:22 PM CDT

      Quickie Adoption for Angelina

      Vietnamese officials say the paperwork on Angelina Jolie's adoption is nearly complete—just days after it was submitted in early March. Vietnamese officials say their efficiency was spurred by the child's age and complete files and not by preferential treatment, but the speed up likely has a simpler explanation: anticipation of a massive donation, like the ones Jolie dropped on Cambodia and Ethiopia after adopting children there. More »

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      children  • Angelina Jolie  • Brad Pitt  • Vietnam  • adoption  • Ethiopia  • Cambodia  • families

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