| Description |
viii, 421 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Julie's story. How we got here. Power. Powerful and powerless / Maria Shriver -- The workplace. A woman's place is in the middle class / Heather Boushey -- The family. Marriage, motherhood, and men / Ann O'Leary -- Education. Get smart: A 21st century education for all women / Dr. Anthony P. Carnevale and Dr. Nicole Smith -- Nikki's story -- Why we must push back. The consequences of living on the brink. Britani's story -- The nation reimagined. The vision. A new America that cares / Anne-Marie Slaughter -- Public solutions. Putting women at the center of policymaking / Melissa Boteach and Shawn Fremstad, and introducing the Shriver Corps -- Private solutions. What if employers put women at the center of their workplace policies? / Ellen Galinsky, James T. Bond, and Eve Tahmincioglu, and introducing the Thrive Index -- Personal solutions. Personal action, collective impact / Anne Mosle and introducing Life Ed -- It's time to push back. Where do we go from here? / Olivia Morgan and Karen Skelton -- 10 things you can do to power a woman's nation -- Increasing economic opportunities for women: the right thing to do, and the smart thing to do / Hillary Rodham Clinton -- Appendix. Failure to adapt to changing families leaves women economically vulnerable / Anna Greenberg, David Walker, Alex Lundry, and Alicia Downs. |
| Summary |
An in-depth look at American women and families around transformational moments in our history--full of new data and fresh commentary on the current status of women in America. |
| Subject |
Women -- United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
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Families -- United States -- 21st century.
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United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
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| Added Author |
Morgan, Olivia.
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Center for American Progress.
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| ISBN |
1137279745 |
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9781137279743 |
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