Sociologist and family demographer whose research focuses on parental leave, fatherhood, and work-family issues. @pettsric@sciences.social
Muncie, IN
Joined January 2015
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This #FathersDay, give the gift that keeps on giving: your time. A new @CCF_Families brief by @DanielCarlson_1 & @pettsric shows that when dads share childcare & housework everyone wins: better relationships, healthier kids, and happier dads. Read more: sites.utexas.edu/contemporar…
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New brief by CCF members @pettsric & @schoppesullivan highlights how paternity leave strengthens families & gender equality, yet many US fathers lack access or fear career setbacks. It’s time for policies & workplaces to catch up! Read more: sites.utexas.edu/contemporar…
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Did the pandemic change how parents share housework and childcare? CCF members @pettsric & @DanielCarlson_1 explore this in their recent study. Read more @TheSocietyPages: thesocietypages.org/ccf/2024…
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Parental leave policies are a 'win-win' for employees and employers, says CCF member @pettsric in the latest Meet Sandvik podcast. Discover how Sandvik’s new global benefit supports families, gender equality, and well-being. Listen here: home.sandvik/en/stories/podc…
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Family issues take center stage in the 2024 U.S. presidential campaign, from IVF to schools. CCF members @pettsric and @StephanieCoontz are quoted in this piece by Ali Martin, @csmonitor on the contrasting family portraits of Harris and Trump. Read more: csmonitor.com/USA/Society/20…
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What happened to parents’ divisions of childcare and housework during the pandemic?
@DanielCarlson_1 & @pettsric tell us this week @CCF_Families blog hosted by @TheSocietyPages.
Check it out! thesocietypages.org/ccf/
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Need a break?? So many interesting Big Idea Talks to watch from @WFRN conference 2024, including @BrigidSchulte @caliyost @ellengalinsky @subhabarry. youtube.com/playlist?list=PL… Check it out!
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Subscribe NOW! 3 Big Ideas Talks are available on the @WFRN YouTube channel from @BrigidSchulte @caliyost and @ellengalinsky. Enjoy! youtube.com/@joinWFRN
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There's still time to register to attend the @CCF_Families Family Policy and Public Scholarship Workshop on October 18th! Deadline August 31st: sites.utexas.edu/contemporar…
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Only a little over a week left to apply to the free family public scholarship workshop at @UMBC on October 18th, hosted by @CCF_Families! Simple application here to get training and help crafting a public scholarship piece about your family research: sites.utexas.edu/contemporar…
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NEWS: Meet Jaeseung Kim, WFRN Featured Scholar wfrn.org/news/meet-jaeseung-…
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More from @WFRN Conference 2024: Nearly 50 predoctoral students were engaged in the predoctoral preconference – #WFRN2024 Special shout out to Wen Fan and Jaeseung Kim for organizing this preconference: #WFRN2024 wfrn.org/wp-content/uploads/…
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Going to the 2024 @WFRN conference? Know Before You Go – A Message from @WFRN President Ellen Galinsky: wfrn.org/news/28444/ #WFRN2024
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Going to the @WFRN Conference? Anticipate Big Ideas Talks- brief TED talk-like presentations designed to stimulate the intellect and stir the heart. Check out the amazing list of presenters: wfrn.org/news/28426/ #WFRN2024
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This week on @CCF_Families blog hosted by @TheSocietyPages , @pettsric & @DanielCarlson_1 explain how handling the mental load of monitoring household impacts moms and dads.
Check it out: thesocietypages.org/ccf/
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NOW OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS TO WORKSHOP A FAMILY PUBLIC SCHOLARSHIP PIECE: Families in Perilous Times: A @CCF_Families Policy and Public Scholarship Workshop, October 18 2024, @UMBC Deadline July 31 to participate in workshop to learn to write public pieces: sites.utexas.edu/contemporar…
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If you want happy, healthy families, then it's time to champion paid parental leave for ALL parents. All family members benefit when dads can take parental leave. #ParentalLeavePlaybook
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Want To Be Seen as More Likeable at Work? Take Parental Leave
@pettsric @MizeTrenton & @gakaufman22 explains the gender differences in likeablility of workers taking parental leave.
Check it out: thesocietypages.org/ccf/