Can Working Families Ever Win?

by Jody Heymann

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Jody Heymann takes on the American belief that creating a better life for your children is simply a matter of working hard. She argues that poor parents don't have a fair chance. Because our nation fails to provide essential supports, it is virtually impossible for these individuals to succeed at work while caring well for their children. Because of the twin demands of work and family that poor parents face, the health and education of their children suffer. These kids often lack adequate show more preschool childcare or school-age care, which reduces their own potential to succeed. Heymann shows how intergenerational poverty is perpetuated by outdated labor policies and suggests what must be done to help families. A wide range of thinkers respond. The New Democracy Forum is a series of short paperback originals exploring creative solutions to our most urgent national concerns. "A civic treasure. . . . A truly good idea, carried out with intelligence and panache." --Robert Pinsky show less

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Jody Heymann is the Founding Director of the Institute for Health and Social Policy at McGill University. An internationally renowned researcher on public policy and equity, Heymann leads WoRLD, an initiative to examine social policy and legal rights in all 193 UN countries. She has served as an advisor to policy makers around the world. Her work show more has been featured widely, in Business Week, Inc. Magazine, Portfolio.com, Forbes, CNN, Washington Post, New York Times, Financial Times MSNBC, Good Morning America, and Fox News, among other leading national and international media. Adle Cassola conducts comparative research at the Institute for Health and Social Policy at McGill University, where she leadsman initiative analyzing the protections established in the constitutions of all UN member states across a number of life contexts in which discrimination including education, work, health, family, and political and civic participation. show less

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Nonfiction, Politics and Government, Business, Economics
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305.5Society, government, & cultureSocial sciences, sociology & anthropologySocial group - Age, Gender, EthnicityPeople by social and economic levels
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HD8072.5 .C36Social sciencesIndustries. Land use. LaborIndustries. Land use. LaborLabor. Work. Working classBy region or country
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