Care and Equality: Inventing a New Family Politics

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Author: Mona Harrington

Number of Pages: 224

Who is caring for America’s children, for the elderly, the sick and the disabled? This book argues that in practical terms, the answer is – nobody. It is a clear, feminist reassessment of these issues that moves beyond stop-gap solutions like flexi-time and maternity leave. Harrington broadens the debate to redefine liberal “family values” and the programmes needed to realize them at home and at the office. The solutions, she suggests, will require both public and private support for health care, family leave, good wages for care workers and decent housing.