Failing its families : lack of paid leave and work-family supports in the US / [Janet Walsh].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walsh, Janet, 1968-

Contributor:

Human Rights Watch (Organization)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Family leave--United States.

Family leave.

Family leave--Government policy--United States.

Family leave--Economic aspects--United States.

Work-life balance--United States.

Work-life balance.

Family leave--Economic aspects.

Family leave--Government policy.

United States.

Physical Description:

79 pages, 4 unnumbered pages ; 26 cm

Other Title:

Lack of paid leave and work-family supports in the US

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Human Rights Watch, [2011]

Summary:

"Millions of US workers--including parents of newborn or adopted children--are suffering health, financial, and career harms from weak work-family policies. They have virtually no legal guarantees of paid family leave or sick days, meager support for pumping breast milk at work, and little protection against workplace discrimination on the basis of family care-giving responsibilities. Based on interviews with 64 parents, this report documents the health and financial impacts of the US's inadequate work-family poliies"--P. [4] of cover.

Contents:

Summary

Methodology

Background: US workforce changes and gender inequality

US work-family supports and disparate access

Global trends and country comparisons

Real families, real harms from work-family policy failings

International human rights and labor standards

Recommendations

Acknowledgments

Appendix: country comparisons of paid leave benefits.

Notes:

"This report was researched and authored by Janet Walsh, deputy director of the Women's Rights Division of Human Rights Watch"--P. 78.

"February 2011"--Table of contents page.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1564327418

9781564327413

OCLC:

705911659