The Shriver report a woman's nation pushes back from the brink / A study by Maria Shriver and the Center for American Progress ; edited by Olivia Morgan and Karen Skelton ; with Roberta Hollander, Daniella Gibbs Leger, and Lauren Vicary ; Becky Beland, Melissa Boteach, and Katie Wright.

Author/creator Shriver, Maria
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Descriptionviii, 421 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Women--United States. --Economic conditions. --21st century.
Women--United States. --Social conditions. --21st century.
Families--United States. --Social conditions. --21st century.
United States--Social conditions. --21st century.

Other author/creatorMorgan, Olivia.
Other author/creatorSkelton, Karen.
Other author/creatorHollander, Roberta.
Other author/creatorLeĢger, Daniella Gibbs.
Other author/creatorVicary, Lauren H.
Other author/creatorBeland, Becky.
Other author/creatorBoteach, Melissa.
Other author/creatorWright, Katie (Policy analyst)
Other author/creatorCenter for American Progress.
Portion of title Woman's nation pushes back from the brink
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.
Abstract Presents an in-depth look at American women and families around transformational moments in history, with new data and commentary on the current status of women in America.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2014453420
ISBN9781137279743
ISBN1137279745

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