Triggering an Outpouring of Support for Single People: A Wildly Effective and...
I value psychological studies and strategies that not only offer insights and understanding, but also tip the scales toward social justice. I’m particularly interested in justice for single people, who...
View ArticleWomen Who Have Never Been Married Are Some of the Strongest Supporters of...
It is presidential election season in the US, and polling results are ubiquitous. Many polls from many different polling companies are released every day, and articles about polling results are often...
View ArticleWhat We Missed by Ignoring Marital Status in the 2024 Presidential Election
In the avalanche of election takeaways, a group of ardent Republican supporters has skated by unnoticed, and a group of stalwart Democratic partisans has also been mostly ignored. By now, you’ve heard...
View ArticleHow Single People Are Hurt by Trump, Musk, and DOGE
I have always found it exasperating that people who are single are so rarely recognized as one of the groups subject to prejudice, stereotyping, stigmatizing, and discrimination. I also find it...
View ArticleSingle with No Kids? In the Political World, That May Be Wielded as an Insult
Marjorie Taylor Greene (MTG), Congressional Representative from Georgia and far-right troll, thought she had landed a devastating shaming blow to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC), Congressional...
View ArticleMarriage Considered Not Very Important to a Fulfilling Life, U.S. Surveys Show
As we at Unmarried Equality advocate for the rights of people who are not married, we have an advantage that is not widely recognized: adults in the U.S. – and teens, too – do not see marriage as all...
View ArticleWhat Project 2025 Has in Store for Anyone Who Is Not Married with Children
Project 2025, the blueprint for so many of the policies and goals of the current Trump administration, is a document of nearly 900 pages. The White House, with its compliant Republican-led Congress,...
View ArticleUnfair Treatment of Solo Travelers
Lately, I’ve been fantasizing about a solo trip to Hawaii toward the end of the year when, even here in sunny California, the days are not so sunny or warm. I spent some time on the Viator site,...
View ArticleSocial Security Disparities Are Worse Than You Imagined
We are in the third full week of September and that means that it is National Unmarried and Single Americans Week. The Census Bureau used to issue a press release with relevant facts and figures, but...
View ArticleSingle Women in Iran: Courage amidst Extraordinary Challenges
Meet a brilliant and brave scholar and activist Recently, I received an email from MahSa Hariri, who described herself as “an Iranian women’s rights activist focusing on the lived experiences and...
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