Latest items for CBMC-PRACTICE-1
Nov. 13, 2024, 12:12 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"[Conservative MP Miriam] Cates [said] that marriage is the 'best institution that societies have developed for the successful raising of children', and castigated politicians for not being honest about this. While marriage rates remain high among the wealthy, they have 'completely collapsed' in lower income groups, leaving children facing the additional disadvantage of family breakdown" (16-17).
Variables: CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"[Conservative MP Miriam] Cates [said] that marriage is the 'best institution that societies have developed for the successful raising of children', and castigated politicians for not being honest about this. While marriage rates remain high among the wealthy, they have 'completely collapsed' in lower income groups, leaving children facing the additional disadvantage of family breakdown" (16-17).
Nov. 5, 2024, 1:18 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-3, CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"Chinese officials see a direct link between fewer marriages and falling births in the country, where social norms and government regulations make it challenging for unmarried couples to have children" (para 7).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-3, CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"Chinese officials see a direct link between fewer marriages and falling births in the country, where social norms and government regulations make it challenging for unmarried couples to have children" (para 7).
Nov. 5, 2024, 1:02 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"[There are] deeply negative images of single mothers often found in Chinese film, television and literature that reflect long-held patriarchal beliefs about heteronormative family structures" (para 12). "Childbirth out of wedlock is relatively rare in China, partly due to pervasive social stigma and cases of local authorities punishing women through fines or denying the child legal registration to access social benefits such as schooling and healthcare. 'Either they are victims or they are stigmatised in moral terms, for example they irresponsibly slept around while young and paid the consequences, and suffered all kinds of bullying and their child had psychological issues, she [Teresa Xu, denied an egg-freezing treatment for being...more
Variables: CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"[There are] deeply negative images of single mothers often found in Chinese film, television and literature that reflect long-held patriarchal beliefs about heteronormative family structures" (para 12). "Childbirth out of wedlock is relatively rare in China, partly due to pervasive social stigma and cases of local authorities punishing women through fines or denying the child legal registration to access social benefits such as schooling and healthcare. 'Either they are victims or they are stigmatised in moral terms, for example they irresponsibly slept around while young and paid the consequences, and suffered all kinds of bullying and their child had psychological issues, she [Teresa Xu, denied an egg-freezing treatment for being...more
Nov. 1, 2024, 10:41 a.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: CBMC-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). "'There is also a belief among Nigerians that single mothers will lead their children astray even when there is no empirical support for this,' says Wemimo Oke, a psychologist and marriage counselor" (para 31).
Variables: CBMC-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). "'There is also a belief among Nigerians that single mothers will lead their children astray even when there is no empirical support for this,' says Wemimo Oke, a psychologist and marriage counselor" (para 31).
Jan. 16, 2024, 6:33 p.m.
Countries: Botswana
Variables: CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"Customarily an unmarried father has no access to his child, let alone custody" (6). "According to local customs in Botswana an unmarried man has no rights to the child" (15). "The Government, in collaboration with civil society organisations and with support by development partners, continues to implement initiatives aimed at addressing stereotypes and negative cultural practices that reinforce discrimination against women within religious and community settings. Such initiatives include...a fatherhood program aimed at encouraging men and boys to be partners with women in parenting and upbringing of children..." (25).
Variables: CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"Customarily an unmarried father has no access to his child, let alone custody" (6). "According to local customs in Botswana an unmarried man has no rights to the child" (15). "The Government, in collaboration with civil society organisations and with support by development partners, continues to implement initiatives aimed at addressing stereotypes and negative cultural practices that reinforce discrimination against women within religious and community settings. Such initiatives include...a fatherhood program aimed at encouraging men and boys to be partners with women in parenting and upbringing of children..." (25).
Nov. 3, 2023, 11:41 a.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: CBMC-PRACTICE-1
“'It's difficult lugging this around,' she says loading her equipment into a fancy elevator to service her third apartment of the morning. 'I can be fired tomorrow morning and I'll get nothing, and I have no pension. But at least I have been able to pick my daughter up from school’” (para 30). Full childcare responsibilities fall to the mother. Society does not emphasize paternal contribution (ET - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: CBMC-PRACTICE-1
“'It's difficult lugging this around,' she says loading her equipment into a fancy elevator to service her third apartment of the morning. 'I can be fired tomorrow morning and I'll get nothing, and I have no pension. But at least I have been able to pick my daughter up from school’” (para 30). Full childcare responsibilities fall to the mother. Society does not emphasize paternal contribution (ET - CODER COMMENT).
Oct. 15, 2023, 2:22 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"Half of single parents and their children are consigned to life below the poverty line, a penury that 60% of them would escape if fathers paid the maintenance due. Figures from single parents’ charity Gingerbread show that 90% of single parents are women" (para 3). Lack of father economic involvement may indicate that fathers are not very present or supportive in their childrens lives. This may be due to underlying societal that fathers have less of a duty to their children than mothers (ET - CODER COMMENT). "Large numbers of fathers have always sat on their hands. Through lack of will or instinctive empathy, the state fails to pursue them,...more
Variables: CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"Half of single parents and their children are consigned to life below the poverty line, a penury that 60% of them would escape if fathers paid the maintenance due. Figures from single parents’ charity Gingerbread show that 90% of single parents are women" (para 3). Lack of father economic involvement may indicate that fathers are not very present or supportive in their childrens lives. This may be due to underlying societal that fathers have less of a duty to their children than mothers (ET - CODER COMMENT). "Large numbers of fathers have always sat on their hands. Through lack of will or instinctive empathy, the state fails to pursue them,...more
May 23, 2023, 11:57 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"[C]hengdu, capital of the southwestern Sichuan province, which legalised registration of children by unmarried women in February, something China is considering implementing nationwide to address record low birth rates. The changes mean unmarried women can take paid maternity leave and receive child subsidies previously only available to married couples. Crucially, Chen could access in-vitro fertility (IVF) treatment legally in a private clinic" (Para.2-3). CC(To the contrary, the government policies, such as providing paid maternity leave, are typically aimed at supporting all mothers, irrespective of their marital status to address record low birth rates). "Concerned about China's first population drop in six decades and its rapid ageing, the government's political advisers...more
Variables: CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"[C]hengdu, capital of the southwestern Sichuan province, which legalised registration of children by unmarried women in February, something China is considering implementing nationwide to address record low birth rates. The changes mean unmarried women can take paid maternity leave and receive child subsidies previously only available to married couples. Crucially, Chen could access in-vitro fertility (IVF) treatment legally in a private clinic" (Para.2-3). CC(To the contrary, the government policies, such as providing paid maternity leave, are typically aimed at supporting all mothers, irrespective of their marital status to address record low birth rates). "Concerned about China's first population drop in six decades and its rapid ageing, the government's political advisers...more
March 3, 2023, 11:15 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"...And until January 2023, policewomen were banned from getting pregnant outside of marriage…" (Para. 8).
Variables: CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"...And until January 2023, policewomen were banned from getting pregnant outside of marriage…" (Para. 8).
Feb. 27, 2023, 1:02 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: CBMC-PRACTICE-1
It would destigmatize births outside of marriage and make domestic duties everyone’s responsibility. (para 19).
Variables: CBMC-PRACTICE-1
It would destigmatize births outside of marriage and make domestic duties everyone’s responsibility. (para 19).
Feb. 5, 2023, 9:19 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"Still, anyone with access to the GEBLIZ system, even hospital administrative staff who are not doctors, would be able to view whether a woman in the system was pregnant or not, regardless of whether she has chosen the privacy option, when the system launched. In a 2014 article about GEBLIZ, Seda Saluk, an assistant professor of women’s and gender studies at the University of Michigan, tells the story of a friend who underwent a blood test, learned she was pregnant and immediately received a phone call from her family doctor for pregnancy tracking. 'She panicked because she wasn’t married and worked diligently to remove the pregnancy status from the records,...more
Variables: CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"Still, anyone with access to the GEBLIZ system, even hospital administrative staff who are not doctors, would be able to view whether a woman in the system was pregnant or not, regardless of whether she has chosen the privacy option, when the system launched. In a 2014 article about GEBLIZ, Seda Saluk, an assistant professor of women’s and gender studies at the University of Michigan, tells the story of a friend who underwent a blood test, learned she was pregnant and immediately received a phone call from her family doctor for pregnancy tracking. 'She panicked because she wasn’t married and worked diligently to remove the pregnancy status from the records,...more
Dec. 9, 2022, 2:29 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"In China, single women are not allowed to freeze their eggs and undergo in vitro fertilization, and are routinely denied care and services available to married women" (para 3). The government's denial of reproductive and childbearing services to unmarried women indicates that society believes that children need both a mother and a father (AMC - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"In China, single women are not allowed to freeze their eggs and undergo in vitro fertilization, and are routinely denied care and services available to married women" (para 3). The government's denial of reproductive and childbearing services to unmarried women indicates that society believes that children need both a mother and a father (AMC - CODER COMMENT).
July 1, 2022, 11:43 a.m.
Countries: East Timor
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2, CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"Awareness-raising is conducted through parenting education programmes conducted at community-level under the MSSI family related policies.52 These programmes, implemented in 2 municipalities, promote harmony in the family and challenge traditional patriarchal values during community sessions,53 especially by emphasizing the significant role of fathers and equal participation of men in the caring and rearing of their children" (13).
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2, CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"Awareness-raising is conducted through parenting education programmes conducted at community-level under the MSSI family related policies.52 These programmes, implemented in 2 municipalities, promote harmony in the family and challenge traditional patriarchal values during community sessions,53 especially by emphasizing the significant role of fathers and equal participation of men in the caring and rearing of their children" (13).
March 25, 2022, 8:54 p.m.
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"Sharia (Islamic) courts, which adjudicate criminal and family law cases, may impose flogging as punishment for adultery, prostitution, consensual premarital sex, pregnancy outside marriage, defamation of character, and drug or alcohol charges. Reports of flogging were rare and tended to be confined to only a few jurisdictions" (3). This indicates that society values children being born to a married couple (JLR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"Sharia (Islamic) courts, which adjudicate criminal and family law cases, may impose flogging as punishment for adultery, prostitution, consensual premarital sex, pregnancy outside marriage, defamation of character, and drug or alcohol charges. Reports of flogging were rare and tended to be confined to only a few jurisdictions" (3). This indicates that society values children being born to a married couple (JLR-CODER COMMENT).
March 9, 2022, 7:20 p.m.
Countries: Israel
Variables: CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"The next battle came when Ms. Isakov sought therapy for Leon and was told by the hospital that she needed to get the signature of the boy’s father. Registering Leon at a new kindergarten and getting him routine inoculations also required Mr. Moshe’s signature. Mr. Moshe refused to sign" (Para. 27).
Variables: CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"The next battle came when Ms. Isakov sought therapy for Leon and was told by the hospital that she needed to get the signature of the boy’s father. Registering Leon at a new kindergarten and getting him routine inoculations also required Mr. Moshe’s signature. Mr. Moshe refused to sign" (Para. 27).
Jan. 6, 2022, 12:09 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"The societal attitudes concerning whether or not children need both father and mother is irrelevant. Fathers are usually not around, they are either working or have two or three other families. He will provide financially but not emotionally. Mothers are the ones who are constantly showing affection and providing for their kids" (1).
Variables: CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"The societal attitudes concerning whether or not children need both father and mother is irrelevant. Fathers are usually not around, they are either working or have two or three other families. He will provide financially but not emotionally. Mothers are the ones who are constantly showing affection and providing for their kids" (1).
Aug. 3, 2021, 2:44 p.m.
Countries: France
Variables: CUST-LAW-1, CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"...One phenomenon that is very specific to France is the law that grants equal custody of children to both parents after divorce. The fact that the father is now expected to be equally involved in the everyday aspects of bringing up his children is huge progress” (para 24).
Variables: CUST-LAW-1, CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"...One phenomenon that is very specific to France is the law that grants equal custody of children to both parents after divorce. The fact that the father is now expected to be equally involved in the everyday aspects of bringing up his children is huge progress” (para 24).
July 3, 2021, 4:03 p.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: CUST-LAW-2, CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"Article 32 of the constitution states that 'the family based on the relationship of legitimate marriage is the basic cell of society,' but adds 'the State will ensure equal legal protection, and equal social and moral consideration for all children regardless of their familial status.' Article 148 of the Moudawana contradicts Article 32 of the constitution, stating that 'Illegitimate filiation does not produce any of the effects of legitimate filiation in relation to the father.' The mother does not receive the same ruling as Article 146 states, 'filiation, whether it results from a legitimate or illegitimate relationship, is the same in relation to the mother, as regards the effects which...more
Variables: CUST-LAW-2, CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"Article 32 of the constitution states that 'the family based on the relationship of legitimate marriage is the basic cell of society,' but adds 'the State will ensure equal legal protection, and equal social and moral consideration for all children regardless of their familial status.' Article 148 of the Moudawana contradicts Article 32 of the constitution, stating that 'Illegitimate filiation does not produce any of the effects of legitimate filiation in relation to the father.' The mother does not receive the same ruling as Article 146 states, 'filiation, whether it results from a legitimate or illegitimate relationship, is the same in relation to the mother, as regards the effects which...more
Feb. 10, 2021, 1:09 a.m.
Countries: Nepal
Variables: CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"Rihana Shekh Dhafali is 17 years old. Rihana was married around a year-and-a-half ago, when she was 15 or 16 years old. She said she was often made to starve for four or five days in a row. Her mother-in-law tried to set her on fire once, but Rihana escaped and fled to India to her cousins. Her in-laws pleaded and apologized and took her back, only to repeat the crime in another 20 days" (para 24).
Variables: CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"Rihana Shekh Dhafali is 17 years old. Rihana was married around a year-and-a-half ago, when she was 15 or 16 years old. She said she was often made to starve for four or five days in a row. Her mother-in-law tried to set her on fire once, but Rihana escaped and fled to India to her cousins. Her in-laws pleaded and apologized and took her back, only to repeat the crime in another 20 days" (para 24).
Dec. 23, 2020, 9:26 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"A rise in the number of stay-at-home fathers is occurring side by side with another important parenting trend of the past half century: a rising share of fathers who don’t live with their children at all. About 16 percent of fathers with young children lived apart from all of their children" (para 5). "Also worth noting: mothers are far more likely than fathers to be living with their children" (para 5).
Variables: CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"A rise in the number of stay-at-home fathers is occurring side by side with another important parenting trend of the past half century: a rising share of fathers who don’t live with their children at all. About 16 percent of fathers with young children lived apart from all of their children" (para 5). "Also worth noting: mothers are far more likely than fathers to be living with their children" (para 5).
Dec. 23, 2020, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"Women are responsible for fulfilling the ‘Reproductive Role’; bearing and rearing of children, household chores and social and religious responsibilities. Their respect is correlated to the extent of their compliance to this triple role; and a woman may be labeled immoral on challenging the role" (para 18).
Variables: CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"Women are responsible for fulfilling the ‘Reproductive Role’; bearing and rearing of children, household chores and social and religious responsibilities. Their respect is correlated to the extent of their compliance to this triple role; and a woman may be labeled immoral on challenging the role" (para 18).
July 19, 2020, 1:45 p.m.
Countries: Nepal
Variables: CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"Overall, 11% of women are shorter than 145 cm. A total of 17% women are thin, with 11% mildly thin and 6% moderately and severely thin. Further, 22% are overweight or obese, with 17% being overweight and 5% obese" (233). "17% of men are thin, with 12% mildly thin and 5% moderately and severely thin. Further, 17% are overweight or obese, with 15% being overweight and almost 3% obese" (234). "The undernutrition statuses of both men and women are similar, with 17% of both being thin (BMI less than 18.5). In contrast, the overweight and obesity statuses are more common in women (22%) than in men (17%)" (235).more
Variables: CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"Overall, 11% of women are shorter than 145 cm. A total of 17% women are thin, with 11% mildly thin and 6% moderately and severely thin. Further, 22% are overweight or obese, with 17% being overweight and 5% obese" (233). "17% of men are thin, with 12% mildly thin and 5% moderately and severely thin. Further, 17% are overweight or obese, with 15% being overweight and almost 3% obese" (234). "The undernutrition statuses of both men and women are similar, with 17% of both being thin (BMI less than 18.5). In contrast, the overweight and obesity statuses are more common in women (22%) than in men (17%)" (235).more
May 29, 2020, 12:04 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"There was no word in Dari, a language spoken in Afghanistan, to describe a single mother. "They are fighting against a culture that doesn't even recognize them," says Hayeri, a Tehran-based photographer" (para 2).
Variables: CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"There was no word in Dari, a language spoken in Afghanistan, to describe a single mother. "They are fighting against a culture that doesn't even recognize them," says Hayeri, a Tehran-based photographer" (para 2).
March 7, 2020, 6:39 a.m.
Countries: Niger
Variables: CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"For El Hadji Souley Moussa, a 60-year-old retired bank employee in Niger, 'marrying off a daughter when she is young is a source of great pride. This way, she is protected from pregnancy outside of marriage'" (para 1).
Variables: CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"For El Hadji Souley Moussa, a 60-year-old retired bank employee in Niger, 'marrying off a daughter when she is young is a source of great pride. This way, she is protected from pregnancy outside of marriage'" (para 1).
Dec. 14, 2019, 3:07 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"'It's not too much of an exaggeration to say that people in Japan get married because they want to have kids,' said Mary C. Brinton, a professor of sociology at Harvard University who focuses on contempory Japan. 'If you're not going to have kids, there are fewer reasons to get married in Japan'" (para 42). The cultural attitude that couples marry primarily to have children suggests that Japanese society still values two-parent households (RO-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"'It's not too much of an exaggeration to say that people in Japan get married because they want to have kids,' said Mary C. Brinton, a professor of sociology at Harvard University who focuses on contempory Japan. 'If you're not going to have kids, there are fewer reasons to get married in Japan'" (para 42). The cultural attitude that couples marry primarily to have children suggests that Japanese society still values two-parent households (RO-CODER COMMENT).
March 11, 2019, 11:13 a.m.
Countries: Kazakhstan
Variables: CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"Over 300 councils of mothers have been established under the People’s Assembly of Kazakhstan. In order to provide advisory services on family education issues, family education centres have been opened in eight regions. Since 2016, in order to enhance the role of fathers in the upbringing of children, a national fathers’ forum has been held every year. Through the efforts of 70 active fathers, the public association 'Fathers’ Union' has been established and is represented in eight regions" (19).
Variables: CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"Over 300 councils of mothers have been established under the People’s Assembly of Kazakhstan. In order to provide advisory services on family education issues, family education centres have been opened in eight regions. Since 2016, in order to enhance the role of fathers in the upbringing of children, a national fathers’ forum has been held every year. Through the efforts of 70 active fathers, the public association 'Fathers’ Union' has been established and is represented in eight regions" (19).
Oct. 19, 2018, 10:12 p.m.
Countries: Comoros
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-3, CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"In Comoran society, children born outside of marriage are not highly regarded" (page 61).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-3, CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"In Comoran society, children born outside of marriage are not highly regarded" (page 61).
Sept. 26, 2018, 10:49 a.m.
Countries: Uganda
Variables: CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"Annet Nyaburu is only 18 years old, but she is a mother of two boys, aged 4 and 3. At 13, she fell pregnant and dropped out of school after her mother, a widow, decided she was better off married to the father of her child to secure her future" (para 1).
Variables: CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"Annet Nyaburu is only 18 years old, but she is a mother of two boys, aged 4 and 3. At 13, she fell pregnant and dropped out of school after her mother, a widow, decided she was better off married to the father of her child to secure her future" (para 1).
March 20, 2018, 1:29 p.m.
Countries: Gambia
Variables: CLCW-PRACTICE-1, CLCC-LAW-2, MARR-PRACTICE-3, CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee is concerned about reports that a high number of children are not immediately registered at birth and that cumbersome procedures are in place for the registration of children above 5 years of age. It notes with concern reports of obstacles to the registration of the birth of children born out of wedlock, often resulting from the stigmatization faced by single mothers. The Committee recommends that the State party ensure that all children born in the State party, including those born out of wedlock or in rural areas, are immediately registered at birth to enable them to gain access to citizenship, education and health, and that it take steps...more
Variables: CLCW-PRACTICE-1, CLCC-LAW-2, MARR-PRACTICE-3, CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee is concerned about reports that a high number of children are not immediately registered at birth and that cumbersome procedures are in place for the registration of children above 5 years of age. It notes with concern reports of obstacles to the registration of the birth of children born out of wedlock, often resulting from the stigmatization faced by single mothers. The Committee recommends that the State party ensure that all children born in the State party, including those born out of wedlock or in rural areas, are immediately registered at birth to enable them to gain access to citizenship, education and health, and that it take steps...more
Dec. 7, 2017, 5:29 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"On Jan. 14, the Turkish parliament established an investigative commission called 'Protecting the Integrity of Family,' with the purpose of investigating the causes of the skyrocketing divorce rates" (para 1). "The marriage will be observed for five years and if there is no physical violence then there will be no punishment. . . . Kesir said that when the men are jailed, the women and the children suffer" (para 5). "The report advocates that if the divorce court observes there is still hope for the couple and their marriage; they will be referred to work with family advisers" (para 13). (Coder comment: if the government deems it necessary to prevent...more
Variables: CBMC-PRACTICE-1
"On Jan. 14, the Turkish parliament established an investigative commission called 'Protecting the Integrity of Family,' with the purpose of investigating the causes of the skyrocketing divorce rates" (para 1). "The marriage will be observed for five years and if there is no physical violence then there will be no punishment. . . . Kesir said that when the men are jailed, the women and the children suffer" (para 5). "The report advocates that if the divorce court observes there is still hope for the couple and their marriage; they will be referred to work with family advisers" (para 13). (Coder comment: if the government deems it necessary to prevent...more