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Labor Markets
commentary
Married Moms Aren't Striking Workers, but They Are Saying the Same Thing
Kathryn A. Edwards @keds_economist
Nov 1, 2021
Dallas Morning News
If we are in the middle of a labor shortage, recruiting people back into the labor force is key to sustaining a recovery. The historic work choices of married mothers reveal a lot about what might lure people back into the workforce.
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Education Administration
blog
Four-Day School Weeks, Domestic Terrorism, North Korea: RAND Weekly Recap
Oct 8, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on the trade-offs of a four-day school week, how to counter domestic violent extremism, racial disparities in who is convicted of more-serious speeding charges, and more.
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Preschool Children
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Parenting During the Pandemic: Communicating with Children About COVID-19
Lucy Gilder, Emma Leenders
Sep 20, 2021
The RAND Blog
School and nursery closures, lockdowns, and ongoing pandemic restrictions brought huge changes to children and families. The way parents communicated with their children about these events was vital in helping children to cope.
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Incarceration
q&a
Mass Incarceration and Parenting from Prison: Q&A with Dionne Barnes-Proby, Celia Gomez, and Monica Williams
Dionne Barnes-Proby @BarnesProby, Celia J. Gomez, Monica Williams, Michael D. Rich @michaeldrich
Sep 9, 2021
One in 10 Black children in the United States has an incarcerated parent. RAND experts are assessing what could be done to better support these parents and, in turn, improve the well-being of their children and families.
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Violent Extremism
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Help, Not Just Hunt, Violent Extremists in the Military
Todd C. Helmus @Helmus, Ryan Andrew Brown, Rajeev Ramchand @RRamchand
Aug 5, 2021
RealClearDefense
The Pentagon is working to rid itself of violent extremist members. In addition to strengthening the chain of command to detect and remove extremist members from its ranks, the military could also empower military family members to intervene.
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Racial Discrimination
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Historic Lynchings and Voter Registration, China in Space, Firefighters' Mental Health: RAND Weekly Recap
Jul 30, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on the link between historic lynchings and voter registration, Afghanistan in the era of fentanyl, supporting firefighters’ mental health, and more.
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Employment and Unemployment
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How the Coronavirus Changed the Childcare Debate
Kathryn A. Edwards @keds_economist
Jul 26, 2021
The RAND Blog
Policymakers have long had evidence that childcare enables mothers to work. What the COVID-19 pandemic taught everyone is how the lack of childcare can be a disastrous constraint.
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Sleep
commentary
How Creating a Pillow Talk Ritual Can Help You Get a Good Night's Rest
Wendy M. Troxel @wendytroxel
Jul 6, 2021
Thrive Global
Working to bolster your sleep can bolster your relationship quality, and vice versa, and individually or collectively, they can both bolster your health. A simple technique can help build a habit around connecting with your partner.
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Visual Arts
blog
RAND Art + Data, 'Gray Market Care,' Supply Chains and Cyberattacks: RAND Weekly Recap
Jun 25, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on RAND's new artist residency program, Art + Data; the prevalence of "gray market care" in the United States; supply chains' cyber problem; and more.
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Sleep
commentary
How to Sleep Better Together (or Not): Advice for Sleep-Deprived Couples
Wendy M. Troxel @wendytroxel
Jun 3, 2021
TIME
There are many reasons why couples are increasingly choosing to sleep apart. When couples work collaboratively to find the sleep solutions that help them both get better sleep, it can improve their shared lives together in and out of bed.
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Caregivers
commentary
The Informal Carers Who Help People with MS Need Support More Than Ever
Daniela Rodriguez-Rincon, Brandi Leach
May 28, 2021
The RAND Blog
The trend within health care services toward remote care and self-management for people with multiple sclerosis has not included adequate support to carers. Greater investment to support the needs of carers could support the informal care they provide, as well as the carer as an individual.
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Educational Equity
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Pandemic Education, Working Mothers, Predicting Cyber Threats: RAND Weekly Recap
May 14, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on the urban-rural divide in pandemic education, supporting working moms, what makes a good COVID-19 reopening plan, and more.
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Workforce Management
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Should Mothers Work? We've Been Asking the Wrong Question
Kathryn A. Edwards @keds_economist
May 10, 2021
Dallas Morning News
As schools and day cares closed due to the pandemic, millions of women were driven from the labor market. What is it worth to the United States to have mothers in the workforce?
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Sleep
commentary
Why Couples Sleeping Apart Is Sometimes a Good Thing
Wendy M. Troxel @wendytroxel
Apr 28, 2021
Newsweek
Sleep occupies a major part of a couples' shared experience. When we are well-slept we are happier, more empathic, better communicators, and better problem-solvers, all critical building blocks of healthy relationships.
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Caregivers
commentary
Rescue Plan Help for Family Caregivers Is a First Step
Alexandra Drane, Molly Coye, Esther M. Friedman @friedmanEM
Apr 5, 2021
The RAND Blog
Unpaid caregivers have been a critical part of the functioning U.S. economy, serving as the backbone of the health system, since long before the pandemic started. Adding them to the American Rescue Plan was an important step, but even after the pandemic is over, their financial security will need long-term protection.
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Domestic Violence
commentary
Domestic Violence Support Staff Need More Help to Tackle Challenges of the 'Shadow Pandemic'
Lillian Flemons, Shann Hulme
Mar 15, 2021
Encompass
During the first wave of COVID-19 lockdowns, European Union states had a 60 percent increase in emergency calls about intimate-partner violence. Amid a protracted second wave that has led to further lockdowns, it may not be too late to provide the funding and legislative changes necessary to ensure domestic violence service providers can offer crucial support.
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