family

How the West might find God again

Mary Eberstadt | 08 October 2007 | comment 35

It is assumed that the West turned against religion and then lost interest in marriage and children - but there is evidence that the reverse could also be true.

The ultimate miserabilist

Michael Cook | 02 October 2007 | comment 30

Just when you thought philosophers couldn't get any more pessimistic, one of them surprises you. 

Science, myths and same-sex parenting

Dale O'Leary | 02 October 2007 | comment 19

Research shows that children do best when raised by a mother and father. But what about those studies that show they do just as well with two mommies or daddies?

Balancing feminism and femininity

Margaret Somerville | 30 September 2007 | comment 6

However politically incorrect it may sound, nature meant women and men to have complementary roles and mentalities.

The fire zone of gender theory

Theron Bowers | 21 September 2007 | comment 8

A scientist writes a book about the transgender phenomenon and ends up losing his university job.

The pill: net benefit or dead loss?

Carolyn Moynihan | 20 September 2007 | comment 4

A study finds that the contraceptive pill may slightly reduce the risk of getting cancer. How excited should today's young women be?

Dispossessed and forgotten: the new class of genetic orphans

Margaret Somerville | 18 September 2007 | comment 15

Being a mother or father used to be the only bond you could not break -- until the arrival of reproductive technology.

A ‘Nazi moment’ for Eva

Carolyn Moynihan | 14 September 2007 | comment 43

A blunder by German motherhood campaigner Eva Herman will be hard to live down. It's a pity, because her message deserves to be heard.

Where political incorrectness reigns

Martyn Drakard | 14 September 2007 | comment 15

The Ugandan government is defying the West with its intransigence over gay rights.

Back to school: a conversation about tattoos

Mary Sheehan Warren | 07 September 2007 | comment 26

More notes on fashion, flesh and focal points from the Bureau of Humiliation and Embarrassment.

Dogs in prams

Carolyn Moynihan | 05 September 2007 | comment 22

Childless Japanese women push the country's culture of cute too far.

Marriage deserves more because it gives more

Chris Meney | 31 August 2007 | comment 15

The continued provision of preferential support for parents and children over other types of unions is vital for society.

Abstinence education: are we asking the right questions?

Jokin de Irala | 22 August 2007 | comment 4

Research findings seem to show that abstinence only education "doesn't work". Surely that means we have to make it better, not just give up.

Canada ponders polygamy

Margaret Somerville | 20 August 2007 | comment 35

Now that same-sex marriage has been legalised, it seems inconsistent to prosecute Canada's polygamists.

Focus on media: Magazines faking the feminine

Selena Ewing | 17 August 2007 | comment 4

A report being launched in Australia this weekend aims to open the eyes of young women to what Cosmo culture is all about.

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