Jordyn Wald

PhD Student
University of Minnesota

Where “Good” Work-Family Policies Go Wrong

by Jordyn Wald on Dec. 17, 2025 at Discoveries
Jennifer L. Hook and Meiying Li, “National Work-Family Policies and Gender Earnings Inequality in 26 OCED Countries, 1999 to 2019,” Socius, 2025 When women have children, they often earn less than women without kids. This is called the motherhood penalty, and it happens for many reasons. Mothers may step out of work for a time, […]

TSP Friday Roundup | October 31st, 2025

by Sara Kadoura on Oct. 31, 2025 at The Editors' Desk
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The Slow but Steady Shift Toward Acceptance of Same-Sex Parents

by Jordyn Wald on Oct. 29, 2025 at Discoveries
Wendy D. Manning and Kristen E. Gustafson, “Attitudes Toward Same-Sex Couple Parents: A Decade of Change,” Journal of Marriage and Family, 2025 Public support for same-sex marriage has climbed dramatically in recent decades, but how have attitudes toward same-sex parents evolved? In a new study, Wendy D. Manning and Kristen E. Gustafson examined changes in […]

TSP Friday Roundup | October 24th, 2025

by Sara Kadoura on Oct. 24, 2025 at The Editors' Desk
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TSP Friday Roundup | October 3rd, 2025

by Sara Kadoura on Oct. 3, 2025 at The Editors' Desk
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Jordyn is a first year PhD student in the Sociology Department at the University of Minnesota. Her interests lie on the perpetuation of gender inequality across intersecting dimensions of culture, media, race, gender, sexuality, socioeconomic status, and family.