It’s voting season. And separately, I’ll explain what’s wrong with how we refer to single people and why that matters.
How South Korea Is Accommodating, Not Shaming, Singles Who Live Alone
September 3, 2020 by
A decade or so ago in South Korea, the most common household was comprised of four people. Now that number is one. There are more single-person households than households with couples or families or any other group of people. The marriage rate and the birth rate have hit all-time lows.
Do Unmarried Americans Have the Same Opportunities to Opt-Out during the Pandemic?
August 2, 2020 by
Colleges and universities are on the cusp of reopening for the fall term. According to data published in the Chronicle of Higher Education a few days ago (July 29, 2020), nearly a quarter of the colleges and universities in the U.S. (23.5%) are planning to have courses that convene primarily or fully in person. Another […]
Singles More Likely to Go Hungry During COVID-19, and Not Just Because They Have Less Money
July 3, 2020 by
Even before the nationwide lockdowns, there were far too many people in the U.S. with not enough to eat. The pandemic has exacerbated that disturbing reality. More single than married people are suffering. Single people typically have far less money than married people, for a variety of reasons included discriminatory practices written into the laws […]
Black Americans Hit Especially Hard by Discrimination Against the Unmarried
June 9, 2020 by
Two facts are indisputable, and they add up to a colossal disadvantage to black Americans. First, people who are officially married are the recipients of massive unearned benefits and protections. Second, far fewer black Americans than white Americans are married.
Discrimination against Unmarried People: Is It Legitimated by the Deficit Narrative of Single Life?
May 6, 2020 by
The deficit narrative of single life may be costing us our rights and our lives.
Care Provider Was Given Riskier Duties Because She Was Unmarried with No Children
April 4, 2020 by
At Unmarried Equality, we discuss many different forms of discrimination against people who are not married. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the possibilities are as serious as they can get.
Unmarried Voters Are Getting Ignored by Presidential Candidates, the Media, and the Polls
March 3, 2020 by
The first article I ever published about single people was an op-ed in the New York Times, “Sex and the Single Voter,” in 2004. I mocked the condescending ways the media, the pollsters, and both parties were talking about single people – especially the single women.
The New Paid Family Leave Laws Seriously Shortchange Single Parents
February 2, 2020 by
The U.S. is notorious for its failure to guarantee paid family leave for all workers. At the end of 2019, though, some progress was made on behalf of people who work for the federal government. A new law was passed that will give civilian employees of the federal government paid leave after the birth, adoption, […]
Medicaid Expansion Helped More Married Than Unmarried Adults
January 2, 2020 by
Among the many goals of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was expanded Medicaid coverage. In theory, adults with incomes up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level would be eligible to be covered. Pre-ACA standards were more stringent and excluded non-disabled adults with no dependent children. Medicaid expansion was supposed to be a mandatory […]
