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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
Shriver, Maria
Additional Titles
Woman's nation pushes back from the brink
Published
New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Physical Description
viii, 421 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Additional Creators
Morgan, Olivia, Skelton, Karen, Hollander, Roberta, Léger, Daniella Gibbs, Vicary, Lauren H., Beland, Becky, Boteach, Melissa, Wright, Katie (Policy analyst), and Center for American Progress

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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.
Summary
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.
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ISBN
9781137279743
1137279745
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references.
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