working families

The work-family discussion tends to be very focused on middle-class professionals and on the US.  Here’s some links to new resources that broaden that perspective:

3 Responses to “working families”

  1. Elizabeth Says:

    In case it’s not on your radar yet, Elizabeth Warren and her students maintain a blog about issues affecting the middle class at http://warrenreports.tpmcafe.com/ Lots of interesting stuff about bankruptcy law, home prices, health care, and other economic issues.

  2. Mieke Says:

    That report was facinating and heart-breaking – I posted about it too with a hat tip to you.

  3. dave s Says:

    You want to broaden the discussion out of the US, here is a very interesting article about how in Israel people have more children, and wealthier have more than less wealthy children. Author suggests it’s social support/workplace flexibility and noticing that people like one’s self have three or four, but that institutional rules which make it easier are important, too (same article posted to 11d as well, since it seems to fit in with discussion there)
    http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?apage=1&cid=1154526026305&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

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