The closer we get to achieving equality of opportunity between the sexes, the more clearly we can see that the next major… — Stephanie Coontz Copy Share Image
A significant minority of senior women I've interviewed say, 'Love the companionship, glad to live with him, but I spent my first… — Stephanie Coontz Copy Share Image
Feminism insists on women's right to make choices - about whether to marry, whether to have children, whether to combine work and… — Stephanie Coontz Copy Share Image
Contrary to the fears of some pundits, the ascent of women does not portend the end of men. It offers a new… — Stephanie Coontz Copy Share Image
There is no going back to a time when most women will feel compelled to enter or stay in a bad marriage… — Stephanie Coontz Copy Share Image
Americans are right to believe the American Dream is fading. But that dream only became a possibility for white men as a… — Stephanie Coontz Copy Share Image
If the ascent of women has been much exaggerated, so has the descent of men. — Stephanie Coontz Copy Share Image
Increasingly, men are realizing exactly that - that having an educated, economically independent partner reduces the pressure on them to be the… — Stephanie Coontz Copy Share Image
In 1975, which was the height of the women's movement, I thought I'd write a book on women's history. But in searching… — Stephanie Coontz Copy Share Image
Our goal should be to develop work-life policies that enable people to put their gender values into practice. So let's stop arguing… — Stephanie Coontz Copy Share Image
Marriage is no longer the main way in which societies regulate sexuality and parenting or organize the division of labor between men… — Stephanie Coontz Copy Share Image
Putting women's traditional needs at the center of social planning is not reverse sexism. It's the best way to reverse the increasing… — Stephanie Coontz Copy Share Image
Being a feminist is not about how successful, talented, and assertive you are in your own life. It's about whether you support… — Stephanie Coontz Copy Share Image
I am not arguing that women ought to 'settle.' I am arguing that we can now expect more of a mate than… — Stephanie Coontz Copy Share Image
Establishing a 'livable wage' floor would immediately reduce the gap in average pay between American women and men. — Stephanie Coontz Copy Share Image
One thing standing in the way of further progress for many men is the same obstacle that held women back for so… — Stephanie Coontz Copy Share Image
As an overly confident college freshman, the first time I received a below-average score on an exam was a needed wake-up call. — Stephanie Coontz Copy Share Image
For every nineteenth-century middle-class family that protected its wife and child within the family circle, there was an Irish ora German girl scrubbing floors… — Stephanie Coontz Copy Share Image
A primary motivation for introducing no-fault divorce was, in fact, to reduce perjury in the legal system. — Stephanie Coontz Copy Share Image
Graduating from high school is certainly a good idea, but it's no longer much protection against poverty. — Stephanie Coontz Copy Share Image
Almost all scholarly research carries practical and political implications. Better that we should spell these out ourselves than leave that task to people with… — Stephanie Coontz Copy Share Image
Investing in living-wage jobs and reducing the inequities between local school districts would give young people more, not less, incentive to postpone childbearing and… — Stephanie Coontz Copy Share Image
Hyper-parenting has many pitfalls. Overprotected and overpraised children may develop an inflated sense of entitlement. — Stephanie Coontz Copy Share Image
Social and economic policies constructed around the male breadwinner model have always disadvantaged women. — Stephanie Coontz Copy Share Image
When I speak on work-family issues to audiences around the country, some of the biggest complaints I hear come from individuals who are described… — Stephanie Coontz Copy Share Image
Extended families have never been the norm in America; the highest figure for extended-family households ever recorded in Americanhistory is 20 percent. Contrary to… — Stephanie Coontz Copy Share Image
Unilateral divorce has decreased the bargaining power of the person who wants the marriage to last and has not engaged in behavior that meets… — Stephanie Coontz Copy Share Image
The closer we get to achieving equality of opportunity between the sexes, the more clearly we can see that the next major obstacle to… — Stephanie Coontz Copy Share Image
