Gender equality : transforming family divisions of labor /: transforming family divisions of labor. (2009)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Transforming family divisions of labor
• Further Information: Note: Janet C. Gornick, Marcia K. Meyers ; with contributions by Barbara Bergmann [and others] ; edited with a preface by Erik Olin Wright.
• Other Names: Wright, Erik Olin; Gornick, Janet C; Meyers, Marcia
• Contents: Pt. I. An institutional proposal -- 1. Institutions that support gender equality in parenthood and employment / Janet C. Gornick and Marcia K. Meyers -- pt. II. Principles -- 2. Long leaves, child well-being, and gender equality / Barbara R. Bergmann -- 3. Strong gender egalitarianism / Harry Brighouse and Erik Olin Wright -- 4. Whose utopia? / Shireen Hassim -- 5. Reforming care / Nancy Folbre -- 6. Should feminists aim for gender symmetry? Why a dual-earner/dual-caregiver society is not every feminist's utopia / Ann Shola Orloff -- pt. III. Designs : modifications, specifications, alternatives -- 7. Social policy principles applied to reform of gender egalitarianism in parenthood and employment / Peter McDonald -- 8. Democratizing care / Johanna Brenner -- 9. Who should care for under-threes? / Lane Kenworthy -- 10. The missing link for promoting gender equality : work-family and anti-discrimination policies / Kathrin Zippel -- 11. A US model for universal sickness and family leave : gender-egalitarian and cross-class caregiving support for all / Heidi Hartman and Vicky Lovell -- pt. IV. Transformations : obstacles, opportunities, the politics of implementation -- 12. Class divisions among women / Michael Shalev -- 13. An American road map? Framing feminist goals in a liberal landscape / Myra Marx Ferree -- 14. The political path to a dual-earner/dual-caregiver society : pitfalls and possibilities / Kimberly J. Morgan -- 15. Class disparities, market fundamentalism and work-family policy : lessons from California / Ruth Milkman -- 16. The normative and institutional embeddedness of parental employment : its impact on gender egalitarianism in parenthood and employment / Rosemary Crompton -- 17. Fatherhood, gender and work-family policies / Scott Coltrane -- 18. What's culture got to do with it? Mothering ideologies as barriers to gender equity / Cameron Macdonald -- pt. V. Conclusion -- 19. Further thoughts / Janet C. Gornick and Marcia K. Meyers.
• Publisher Details: London New York : Verso
• Publication Date: 2009
• Extent: 1 online resource (viii, 465 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 305.42; Sex role; Dual-career families; Rôle selon le sexe; Familles à double carrière; sex role; Dual-career families; Sex role; Gleichberechtigung; Geschlechterrolle
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781789604870; 1789604877
• Related ISBNs: 9781844673261; 184467326X; 9781844673254; 1844673251
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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