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Marriage Story: What Heterosexual Relationships Can Learn from Queer Divorce

By Lauryn Bianco ● Commentary ● February 6, 2020

As the child of heterosexual divorce and as a queer stepmother now, I was warned not to watch Marriage Story.

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Hidden Divorce Penalty Is Older Age Poverty

By Sharon Johnson ● Employment ● September 3, 2015

Divorced women who deferred their education to put husbands through school or moved multiple times to enable their husbands to move up the career ladder are at special risk. So are those who gave up jobs to raise children.

For Syrian Refugees, Early Marriages End Early

By Dominique Soguel ● Uncategorized ● February 19, 2014

Early marriages are subject to special pressures in the unstable conditions of refugee camp life in Jordan. The divorces that follow can be complicated by the questionable legal standing in which marriages are conducted.

Courts Must Open Eyes and Ears to Abused Children

By Maralee McLean ● Uncategorized ● January 9, 2014

My story is a case study of what is happening in many courtrooms where good mothers are having their children taken from their arms and handed over to their abusers. We must change our system so protective mothers and abused children are treated fairly.

Palestine Eases Divorce Law; GOP Men Echo Akin

By WeNews Staff ● Uncategorized ● September 1, 2012

Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan rally in Norfolk, Va.

Credit: James B. Currie on Flickr, under Creative Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Marriage for All, But Not This 20-Something

By Krystie Lee Yandoli ● Arts & Culture ● November 21, 2011

She’s an ardent proponent of marriage equality, but the ideal gets fuzzy in her own life. Krystie Lee Yandoli meditates on her part in the trend by 20-something women to delay or forego marriage.

Inter-Caste Marriage Tears Indian Family Apart

By Seema Chowdhury ● Arts & Culture ● October 14, 2011

Defying the practice of arranged marriage in India can tear families apart, particularly when young people go outside their castes. The Supreme Court has sided with the young couples, calling the caste system a “curse on the nation.”

Rigid Coptic Divorce Law Sparks Brawl, Protests

By Jessica Gray ● Arts & Culture ● July 24, 2011

Coptic Christians in Egypt have almost no divorce rights, even in cases of domestic violence. In keeping with the country’s revolutionary mood, a women’s advocacy group aims to change that.

Custody Disputes Now Tougher for Battered Moms

By Phyllis Chesler ● Arts & Culture ● June 26, 2011

It’s been 25 years since Phyllis Chesler wrote “Mothers on Trial” to help women fight their child-custody battles. In this excerpt from her revised book, she reviews what’s changed, for better and worse.

Political Wives’ ‘Tipper Point’ Is Way Too Late

By Sandra Kobrin ● Commentary ● May 19, 2011

Maria Shriver asked for privacy this week in the matter of her breakup with Schwarzenegger over his “love child.” Sandra Kobrin says sorry, but when a woman stays married to a powerful womanizer, the personal turns deeply public and political.