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Janice Shaw Crouse

Janice Shaw Crouse

jcrouse@cwfa.org

Janice Shaw Crouse is the executive director of the World Congress of Families IX. She is a former presidential speechwriter for former President George H.W. Bush and is author of “Children at Risk” and “Marriage Matters” — both books showing the harms from the decline in marriage and breakdown of the family.

Articles by Janice Shaw Crouse

#MeToo culture a by-product of porn industry

Pornography has been aptly described as "prostitution in front of cameras." Many users of pornography, however, have no clue about the huge industry behind porn, much less the abusive back story behind porn production.

February 7, 2018

Wedding costs skyrocket

According to the 10th annual The Knot 2016 Real Weddings Study, the average wedding now costs $35,329. The average venue cost has gone to more than $16,000 and the average cost of a dance band is close to $5,000.

December 1, 2017

FAMILY: Cheap sex revolution, marriage

I found myself humming the tune and first phrase of "Touch me in the Morning," made famous by Diana Ross. I couldn't remember the rest of the words, but the melody kept echoing in my mind.

November 8, 2017
Holy Bible

Faith, family, tradition amid election anger

After all the anger and bitterness of this election, it's a respite to think about the eternal verities and ponder the importance of family and the traditions that unite us. Aunt Alice, age 98, died last month.

November 18, 2016
Illustration on core beliefs regarding marriage by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Giving love and marriage longevity

Recently, my husband, Gil, and I celebrated a major anniversary. Milestones are a good time for thinking back and learning from the past. Young people today seldom see a long-term marriage.

September 20, 2016

JANICE SHAW CROUSE: Why millennials are not marrying

Neil Clark Warren, the Internet matchmaking guru, interviewed 500 college students and found that over half of them had never observed a happy marriage. Is it any wonder that Millennials are rejecting marriage in favor of serial cohabitation in record numbers?

February 24, 2016
"Largely as a result of family breakdown, about 20-25 percent of American children live in poverty," writes Logan Delany, Jr. (Associated Press)

JANICE SHAW CROUSE: Chicken and egg dilemma about the decline in marriage

Just as relentless, powerful winds and waves pounding against a strong sea wall can over time bring it down, the institution of the family today is beset by a perfect storm of hostile cultural influences and bad policies that threaten to cripple it, even destroy its existence.

March 5, 2015

JANICE SHAW CROUSE: Men not working

Given the media buzz about declining men’s labor force participation, it is common knowledge that the employment situation for men today is less than ideal.

February 19, 2015
Actress Keira Knightley and her "baby bump" at the 20th annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards at the Hollywood Palladium on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)

JANICE SHAW CROUSE: Politics and women’s fertility

We are used to public discussions about contraception and abortion; in those areas, there are strong opinions and often vehement disagreement about women's decisions. There is, however, much less information and discussion in the public square about declining fertility; in fact, there is appalling ignorance about women's "window of fertility."

January 20, 2015