Double Duty: Solutions to the Work/Family Dilemma

Parents who combine the uncompensated work of childcare with paid employment have two jobs, yet workplaces and government have done little to accommodate their dual roles. Why is domestic work unpaid? How does the U.S. compare to other countries in terms of work/family policy?

Children and Families, Government & CommunitiesAbigail KramerOctober 11, 2006childcare, city government, communities, domestic work, families, NYC, policies, politics, public policy, single mothers, unemployment, urban development, women, workComment

Promises I Can Keep: Poor Women, Motherhood and Marriage

The stereotypes and statistics of single motherhood in low-income urban neighborhoods are familiar enough. But what is the reality of these young women's lives, and why do so many postpone marriage – or avoid it altogether – but not childbearing? Kathryn Edin, co-author of Promises I Can Keep: Why Poor Women Put Motherhood Before Marriage, joins us to discuss her book.