Latest items for ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
Nov. 16, 2024, 9:46 p.m.
Countries: Taiwan
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-4, ATFPA-PRACTICE-1, DMW-PRACTICE-1, GP-DATA-1
"We [Taiwan] elected an unmarried, childless woman as president and legalized same-sex marriage" (para 2).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-4, ATFPA-PRACTICE-1, DMW-PRACTICE-1, GP-DATA-1
"We [Taiwan] elected an unmarried, childless woman as president and legalized same-sex marriage" (para 2).
Nov. 13, 2024, 12:12 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"Britain's tax system penalises couples and 'actively discourages' them from having children, a Conservative MP has said. Miriam Cates called on the Government to recognise both the cost and value of raising children by removing the 'family penalty'...She listed reasons why it is now 'extraordinarily difficult' for young people to have children – from unaffordable housing to the fact that they are less likely than previously to have family nearby. But she went on: 'I want to focus on our taxation system, which is where the Government could act to make it easier for couples to have children and to relieve some of the pressures on family life. Our tax...more
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"Britain's tax system penalises couples and 'actively discourages' them from having children, a Conservative MP has said. Miriam Cates called on the Government to recognise both the cost and value of raising children by removing the 'family penalty'...She listed reasons why it is now 'extraordinarily difficult' for young people to have children – from unaffordable housing to the fact that they are less likely than previously to have family nearby. But she went on: 'I want to focus on our taxation system, which is where the Government could act to make it easier for couples to have children and to relieve some of the pressures on family life. Our tax...more
Nov. 5, 2024, 12:59 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"Young people...push back on traditional ideas about the woman’s role as a caretaker at home. Many have expressed a desire to focus on their careers, while others have embraced a lifestyle known as 'double income, no kids' (para 9, 24). "'In our hometown, if you don’t have children, you would not be able to hold your head high,' Ms. Wang [IVF recipient] said" (para 17).
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"Young people...push back on traditional ideas about the woman’s role as a caretaker at home. Many have expressed a desire to focus on their careers, while others have embraced a lifestyle known as 'double income, no kids' (para 9, 24). "'In our hometown, if you don’t have children, you would not be able to hold your head high,' Ms. Wang [IVF recipient] said" (para 17).
Nov. 1, 2024, 10:41 a.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"Many Nigerian women stay in abusive relationships because they consider it a shield to protect their children. They want their kids to grow up with both parents in a family unit, regardless of how fragile that unit may be" (para 30).
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"Many Nigerian women stay in abusive relationships because they consider it a shield to protect their children. They want their kids to grow up with both parents in a family unit, regardless of how fragile that unit may be" (para 30).
Oct. 17, 2024, 6:46 p.m.
Countries: Mexico
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"Mexico’s Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the practice of womb surrogacy. According to the ruling, surrogates are not to receive compensation for their services, limiting the exchange of money to cover expenses related to the pregnancy" (par. 1-2). The Mexican government is encouraging individuals to have children, even through other methods, which shows they are in favor of emphasizing family life (IME - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"Mexico’s Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the practice of womb surrogacy. According to the ruling, surrogates are not to receive compensation for their services, limiting the exchange of money to cover expenses related to the pregnancy" (par. 1-2). The Mexican government is encouraging individuals to have children, even through other methods, which shows they are in favor of emphasizing family life (IME - CODER COMMENT).
April 19, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Serbia
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"The promotion of a highly conservative idea of a traditional family, with women primarily regarded as mothers, has been exacerbated by the national campaign to encourage births" (6-7).
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"The promotion of a highly conservative idea of a traditional family, with women primarily regarded as mothers, has been exacerbated by the national campaign to encourage births" (6-7).
March 30, 2024, 2:46 p.m.
Countries: Lithuania
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"[T]he Law on Equal Treatment and the Law on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men are not applicable to matters of family and private life, in which many women require legal protection" (4).
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"[T]he Law on Equal Treatment and the Law on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men are not applicable to matters of family and private life, in which many women require legal protection" (4).
March 15, 2024, 2:30 p.m.
Countries: Gabon
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"The National Observatory for the Protection of the Rights of the Family (ONPDF), according to article 4 of its mandate, is responsible for 'the collection, centralization, analysis and dissemination of information and data on issues relating to the rights of children, surviving spouses, orphans, persons with disabilities, equity and gender, as well as to policies to benefit those groups.'" (26).
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"The National Observatory for the Protection of the Rights of the Family (ONPDF), according to article 4 of its mandate, is responsible for 'the collection, centralization, analysis and dissemination of information and data on issues relating to the rights of children, surviving spouses, orphans, persons with disabilities, equity and gender, as well as to policies to benefit those groups.'" (26).
Feb. 20, 2024, 6:27 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"[D]iscriminatory gender stereotypes concerning the roles and responsibilities of women and men in the family continue to persist" (7). "[T]he national strategic plan on family planning for the period 2014–2020 [was adopted]" (12).
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"[D]iscriminatory gender stereotypes concerning the roles and responsibilities of women and men in the family continue to persist" (7). "[T]he national strategic plan on family planning for the period 2014–2020 [was adopted]" (12).
Jan. 19, 2024, 12:06 p.m.
Countries: Central African Rep
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"Article 7 of the Constitution of 30 March 2016 provides that 'the family constitutes the natural and moral basis of the human community'" (11).
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"Article 7 of the Constitution of 30 March 2016 provides that 'the family constitutes the natural and moral basis of the human community'" (11).
Jan. 4, 2024, 10:41 a.m.
Countries: Singapore
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"MSF has also been working closely with partners, such as Families for Life (FFL) and Centre for Fathering, to provide programmes and online resources for mothers and fathers, so that they can better cope with greater family and household demands at home. These efforts aim to encourage active fathering and shared parental household responsibilities messages such that fathers and mothers will support each other in their parenting journey" (6). "The Government introduced the Marriage and Parenthood (M&P) Package in 2001 to provide comprehensive support to help couples start and raise their families" (40).
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"MSF has also been working closely with partners, such as Families for Life (FFL) and Centre for Fathering, to provide programmes and online resources for mothers and fathers, so that they can better cope with greater family and household demands at home. These efforts aim to encourage active fathering and shared parental household responsibilities messages such that fathers and mothers will support each other in their parenting journey" (6). "The Government introduced the Marriage and Parenthood (M&P) Package in 2001 to provide comprehensive support to help couples start and raise their families" (40).
Jan. 3, 2024, 3:28 p.m.
Countries: Singapore
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"[T]he Government also works closely with community partners such as Families for Life Council and Centre for Fathering on the 3 key family movements in Singapore – Families for Life (FFL), Dads for Life and Mums for Life movements. These 3 complementary movements look at strengthening family ties and resilience with the aim of increasing marriage stability, as well as advocating the importance of shared parenting and household responsibilities between mothers and fathers" (15).
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"[T]he Government also works closely with community partners such as Families for Life Council and Centre for Fathering on the 3 key family movements in Singapore – Families for Life (FFL), Dads for Life and Mums for Life movements. These 3 complementary movements look at strengthening family ties and resilience with the aim of increasing marriage stability, as well as advocating the importance of shared parenting and household responsibilities between mothers and fathers" (15).
Nov. 28, 2023, 1:28 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"[S]he was told by an official that the local government 'wants newlyweds to be pregnant within a year and their target is to make a phone call every quarter.'" (pp 4). "[S]he got married in August last year and had since been twice rung up by her local government… The first time she was asked if she was taking folic acid and if she was preparing to conceive. The second time, she was asked if she was already pregnant" (pp 11-12).
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"[S]he was told by an official that the local government 'wants newlyweds to be pregnant within a year and their target is to make a phone call every quarter.'" (pp 4). "[S]he got married in August last year and had since been twice rung up by her local government… The first time she was asked if she was taking folic acid and if she was preparing to conceive. The second time, she was asked if she was already pregnant" (pp 11-12).
Nov. 28, 2023, 1:11 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"Beijing last year began allowing couples to have up to three children" (pp 11).
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"Beijing last year began allowing couples to have up to three children" (pp 11).
Nov. 28, 2023, 12:49 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"South Korean women largely must choose between career and family" (pp 14).
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"South Korean women largely must choose between career and family" (pp 14).
Nov. 22, 2023, 5:13 p.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1, ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"Once the Cianjur Council speaker said openly, 'The best place for women is to stay at home. Women don't need a career'" (62).
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1, ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"Once the Cianjur Council speaker said openly, 'The best place for women is to stay at home. Women don't need a career'" (62).
Nov. 3, 2023, 11:41 a.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
“South Korea's society and job market are structured in a way that perpetuates its gender pay gap. Women struggle to re-enter the competitive workforce after leaving to have children. They often end up taking on unstable, poorly paid contract work, which can be juggled around childcare” (para 27). Once women are mothers, they are not welcomed or accommodated in the workplace. There seem to be underlying attitudes that women’s full priority should be childcare (ET - CODER COMMENT). “This was the case for 50-year-old Shin Hyung-jung, who used to work as an administrator at a school. The school expected her to work on Saturdays, but didn't open their kindergarten then,...more
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
“South Korea's society and job market are structured in a way that perpetuates its gender pay gap. Women struggle to re-enter the competitive workforce after leaving to have children. They often end up taking on unstable, poorly paid contract work, which can be juggled around childcare” (para 27). Once women are mothers, they are not welcomed or accommodated in the workplace. There seem to be underlying attitudes that women’s full priority should be childcare (ET - CODER COMMENT). “This was the case for 50-year-old Shin Hyung-jung, who used to work as an administrator at a school. The school expected her to work on Saturdays, but didn't open their kindergarten then,...more
Nov. 2, 2023, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Italy
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
“In a Facebook post, [former prime minister Giuseppe Conte] promised to lead an ‘uncompromising opposition... We will be the outpost for the progressive agenda against inequalities, to protect families and businesses in difficulty, to defend the rights and values of our Constitution’” (para 12-13). Meloni's political opponent prioritizes family equality at the same level as business equality (ET - CODER COMMENT). “The buildup to the election was dominated by hot-button issues including Italy’s cost-of-living crisis, a 209 billion euro ($200 billion) package from the European Covid-19 recovery fund and the country’s support for Ukraine” (para 19). Cost of living is related to family life. While explicitly gender-based issues were not...more
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
“In a Facebook post, [former prime minister Giuseppe Conte] promised to lead an ‘uncompromising opposition... We will be the outpost for the progressive agenda against inequalities, to protect families and businesses in difficulty, to defend the rights and values of our Constitution’” (para 12-13). Meloni's political opponent prioritizes family equality at the same level as business equality (ET - CODER COMMENT). “The buildup to the election was dominated by hot-button issues including Italy’s cost-of-living crisis, a 209 billion euro ($200 billion) package from the European Covid-19 recovery fund and the country’s support for Ukraine” (para 19). Cost of living is related to family life. While explicitly gender-based issues were not...more
Oct. 15, 2023, 2:41 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"A ban on babies in the House of Commons chamber is set to stay after MPs complained they would be ‘disruptive and distracting'" (para 1). "The recommendation came after Labour MP Stella Creasy was told in November that she could no longer sit in Westminster Hall with her three-month-old son. This was despite the fact she had taken her son, and before him her daughter, into the Commons chamber regularly" (para 5–para 6). While seperation of family and legislative responsibilities is the norm, it seemingly was unchallenged until recently (ET - CODER COMMENT). "Last night Miss Creasy said: ‘This committee didn’t speak to a single person outside Parliament despite many...more
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"A ban on babies in the House of Commons chamber is set to stay after MPs complained they would be ‘disruptive and distracting'" (para 1). "The recommendation came after Labour MP Stella Creasy was told in November that she could no longer sit in Westminster Hall with her three-month-old son. This was despite the fact she had taken her son, and before him her daughter, into the Commons chamber regularly" (para 5–para 6). While seperation of family and legislative responsibilities is the norm, it seemingly was unchallenged until recently (ET - CODER COMMENT). "Last night Miss Creasy said: ‘This committee didn’t speak to a single person outside Parliament despite many...more
Oct. 15, 2023, 2:22 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"Vast arrears from absent parents grow. The audit office notes, with some dryness, that the Department for Work and Pensions 'has reduced the legacy of debt relating to old Child Support Agency arrangements by £2.6bn'. Good news? Hardly. It was done 'largely by writing it off', and 'unless it writes off more debt' arrears are now 'forecast to reach £1bn by 2031'. Departments don’t usually predict future failure with such sanguinity" (para 5). The speaker thinks the government is unbothered by growing amount of child maintenance debt. This may indicate where government financial priorities lie (ET - CODER COMMENT). "But it should also be said that many fathers also have...more
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"Vast arrears from absent parents grow. The audit office notes, with some dryness, that the Department for Work and Pensions 'has reduced the legacy of debt relating to old Child Support Agency arrangements by £2.6bn'. Good news? Hardly. It was done 'largely by writing it off', and 'unless it writes off more debt' arrears are now 'forecast to reach £1bn by 2031'. Departments don’t usually predict future failure with such sanguinity" (para 5). The speaker thinks the government is unbothered by growing amount of child maintenance debt. This may indicate where government financial priorities lie (ET - CODER COMMENT). "But it should also be said that many fathers also have...more
Oct. 10, 2023, 12:58 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"South Korea recently broke its own record for the world’s lowest fertility rate. Figures released in November showed the average number of children a South Korean woman will have in her lifetime is down to just 0.79" (para 3) Since the data shows a decrease number of children per woman, that must mean that despite there being a lot of rhetoric supporting family values, in practice women are disincentivized from having children (MCP - CODER COMMENT). "While having a baby is very much expected of married couples in South Korea, society still frowns on single parents. IVF treatment is not offered to single women, official hospital figures show" (para 18)....more
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"South Korea recently broke its own record for the world’s lowest fertility rate. Figures released in November showed the average number of children a South Korean woman will have in her lifetime is down to just 0.79" (para 3) Since the data shows a decrease number of children per woman, that must mean that despite there being a lot of rhetoric supporting family values, in practice women are disincentivized from having children (MCP - CODER COMMENT). "While having a baby is very much expected of married couples in South Korea, society still frowns on single parents. IVF treatment is not offered to single women, official hospital figures show" (para 18)....more
Sept. 25, 2023, 8:02 a.m.
Countries: Guyana
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"The law generally prohibits [arbitrary or unlawful interference with privacy, family, home, or correspondence], and there were no reports that the government failed to respect these prohibitions" (5).
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"The law generally prohibits [arbitrary or unlawful interference with privacy, family, home, or correspondence], and there were no reports that the government failed to respect these prohibitions" (5).
Sept. 22, 2023, 8:51 a.m.
Countries: Angola
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"The constitution and law prohibit [arbitrary or unlawful interference with privacy, family, home, or correspondence], but the government did not always respect these prohibitions" (8).
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"The constitution and law prohibit [arbitrary or unlawful interference with privacy, family, home, or correspondence], but the government did not always respect these prohibitions" (8).
Sept. 12, 2023, 11:48 a.m.
Countries: China
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
" 'Xi Jinping has often stressed the importance of family values. He says "little family'" but he has in mind the "big family" [the nation],' Xinhua news agency once said, stressing the Chinese leader's reliance on a structure in which men are in charge" (para 13).
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
" 'Xi Jinping has often stressed the importance of family values. He says "little family'" but he has in mind the "big family" [the nation],' Xinhua news agency once said, stressing the Chinese leader's reliance on a structure in which men are in charge" (para 13).
Aug. 24, 2023, 1:08 a.m.
Countries: Cape Verde
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"[T]he persistence of deeply entrenched traditional patriarchal attitudes and discriminatory stereotypes [] continue to be a root cause of the denial of full equality to women in the State party" (5). "[G]ender stereotypes are [persistent and] a root cause of the assignment of a disproportionate burden of unpaid domestic work, child-raising and care of family members to women" (9). "[T]he equal sharing of family and domestic responsibilities between mothers and fathers [is not promoted]" (10).
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"[T]he persistence of deeply entrenched traditional patriarchal attitudes and discriminatory stereotypes [] continue to be a root cause of the denial of full equality to women in the State party" (5). "[G]ender stereotypes are [persistent and] a root cause of the assignment of a disproportionate burden of unpaid domestic work, child-raising and care of family members to women" (9). "[T]he equal sharing of family and domestic responsibilities between mothers and fathers [is not promoted]" (10).
Aug. 15, 2023, 5:22 p.m.
Countries: Bahamas
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"The constitution prohibits [arbitrary or unlawful interference with privacy, family, home, or correspondence], and the government generally respected these prohibitions" (7).
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"The constitution prohibits [arbitrary or unlawful interference with privacy, family, home, or correspondence], and the government generally respected these prohibitions" (7).
Aug. 8, 2023, 8:30 p.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1, ATFPA-PRACTICE-3
"[A] concept of traditional family values that confines women solely to the role of mothers with domestic responsibilities and the lack of a comprehensive strategy for the elimination of discriminatory stereotypes regarding the roles and responsibilities of women and men in the family and in society [are being promoted]" (5).
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1, ATFPA-PRACTICE-3
"[A] concept of traditional family values that confines women solely to the role of mothers with domestic responsibilities and the lack of a comprehensive strategy for the elimination of discriminatory stereotypes regarding the roles and responsibilities of women and men in the family and in society [are being promoted]" (5).
July 21, 2023, 11:58 a.m.
Countries: Azerbaijan
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"Training courses and individual counseling on family rights and psychology are organized for young women that intend to enter a family life to raise their legal awareness and help them avoid problems that may arise in the future. At the same time, several reconciliation steps are made for the resolution of practical problems and conflicts in the families. 3 out of 9 families have found reconciliation; there is one reconciled family per each district such as Sabirabad and Shirvan while the head family in Lerik has cancelled his application for divorce. The families are extended the practical legal and psychological support. Website www.himayadar.org is developed for these purposes" (9).more
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"Training courses and individual counseling on family rights and psychology are organized for young women that intend to enter a family life to raise their legal awareness and help them avoid problems that may arise in the future. At the same time, several reconciliation steps are made for the resolution of practical problems and conflicts in the families. 3 out of 9 families have found reconciliation; there is one reconciled family per each district such as Sabirabad and Shirvan while the head family in Lerik has cancelled his application for divorce. The families are extended the practical legal and psychological support. Website www.himayadar.org is developed for these purposes" (9).more
April 1, 2023, 9:26 p.m.
Countries: Uzbekistan
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"The civil registry offices have established 'family universities', where work is being done to prepare young people for family life." (32)(NF - CODER COMMENT - The creation of these family universities indicates that family life still plays a major role in society). "Since the start of 2019 there have been 96 schools operating in the country’s regions, where about 6,000 couples getting married have been trained; regulations for the selection and holding of the national contest Ibratli Oila ('Model Family') have been developed."(36).
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"The civil registry offices have established 'family universities', where work is being done to prepare young people for family life." (32)(NF - CODER COMMENT - The creation of these family universities indicates that family life still plays a major role in society). "Since the start of 2019 there have been 96 schools operating in the country’s regions, where about 6,000 couples getting married have been trained; regulations for the selection and holding of the national contest Ibratli Oila ('Model Family') have been developed."(36).
Feb. 27, 2023, 7:03 a.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1, BR-PRACTICE-1
“Related outreach is helping to reduce the stigmatization of women who are unable or choose not to have children — a pretext for marginalization in Bulgaria’s pro-natalist society...” (Para. 15)
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1, BR-PRACTICE-1
“Related outreach is helping to reduce the stigmatization of women who are unable or choose not to have children — a pretext for marginalization in Bulgaria’s pro-natalist society...” (Para. 15)