...And four simple steps to get us on our way
No
one should have to choose between providing for your family and being a good
parent. Yet “family-friendly” work is still a pipedream.
Today
most parents are also wage earners, whether in a two-parent or single-parent
household. Politicians talk a lot about the importance of family, but must do a
better job delivering.
- Require that women receive equal pay for equal work.
- Require employers provide predictable hours so workers can plan to be home when their family needs them.
- Provide universal childcare – pre-school and after-school – financed by employers and taxpayers.
- Require that employers offer paid family and medical leave.
The
richest nation in the world should enable its workers to be good parents.
Family-friendly work isn’t a luxury.
People who work hard deserve to make more
than a decent living.
They and their families deserve a decent life.