The Widening Gap

This impassioned and informed book is the first to describe how government and industry have failed working families and what we can do to get beyond this critical impasse

Jody Heymann, M.D., Ph.D., is a member of the faculty of Harvard University and Director of Policy for the Harvard University Center for Society and Health. She is the author of Equal Partners: A Physician's Call for a New Spirit of Medicine. She lives in Boston, Massachusetts.

Overview

1

(14)

Predictably Unpredictable: The Lives of Working Americans

15

(24)

Outdated Working Conditions and Inadequate Social Supports: The Impact on Children

39

(28)

Special Needs: The Experience of Particularly Vulnerable Children and Their Families

67

(24)

Impact Across the Life Span: Extended Family Fantasies and Realities

91

(22)

Economic Inequalities Magnified: Greater Strains, Fewer Resources

113

(26)

Gender Inequalities: At the Core Lies Our Failure to Address Working Families' Needs

139

(22)

Society's Best Prospect: An Equal Chance for All Children and Adults

161

(34)

Notes

195

(18)

Appendices

213

(28)

Acknowledgments

241

(4)

Index

245

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