This panel will address the interest of democratic constitutional orders in the family, and particularly in enforcing and disrupting gender roles. Marriage and the family have been given constitutional status either explicitly or through judicial interpretation in many jurisdictions throughout the world, largely premised on the interest of the state in social reproduction and the raising of the next generation of citizens. Whereas the traditional model of social reproduction depended on gender-differentiated roles within the family, commitments to equality, dignity, and autonomy are de-gendering these roles. Addressing a range of issues, from the regulation of media representations of same-sex marriage to the legal recognition of multiple parents to antidiscrimination challenges to maternity leave, this panel addresses the legal puzzles surrounding the destabilization of gender expectations in the family.