"Are Marriage and Parenthood Now Only for the Wealthy?"

Speakers: Elizabeth Breunig of The Atlantic and Patrick T. Brown of the Ethics and Public Policy Center

In a post-industrial society, marriage and fertility are expressions of values rather than buttresses for economic security, and yet, a range of economic and cultural forces have made it more financially challenging for people to get married and have children.

So, are marriage and parenthood now only for the wealthy?

If we don’t want them to be, if we want the benefits of marriage and parenthood to be broadly accessible, how do we do that?

Co-sponsored by the Alexander Hamilton Forum