The Baby Boon How Family-Friendly America Cheats the Childless |
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Author:
| Burkett, Elinor |
ISBN: | 978-0-7432-4264-6 |
Publication Date: | Apr 2002 |
Publisher: | Free Press
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Imprint: | Free Press |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $18.95 |
Book Description:
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Americans are on a demographic collision course between the growing numbers of mothers in the workforce and the swelling ranks of a new interest group: childless adults. Armed with hard data and grassroots reporting, Elinor Burkett points the way to a more equitable future. With an inside look at what some companies are already doing to redress the grievances of childless workers and a hard assessment of what the truly needy -- children and adults -- require in...
More Description Americans are on a demographic collision course between the growing numbers of mothers in the workforce and the swelling ranks of a new interest group: childless adults. Armed with hard data and grassroots reporting, Elinor Burkett points the way to a more equitable future.
With an inside look at what some companies are already doing to redress the grievances of childless workers and a hard assessment of what the truly needy -- children and adults -- require in order to survive, Burkett fires the first shot in the battle to come.