Getting Paid While Taking Time: The Women's Movement and the Development of Paid Family Leave Policies in the United States
by Megan Sholar
Megan Sholar explores how the women’s movement influenced the development of paid family leave policies in the United States. Focusing on the connections among activism, gender, work, family, and public policy, this book provides a historical perspective on efforts to make time away from paid employment financially possible.
About This Book
Getting Paid While Taking Time examines the relationship between the women’s movement and the development of paid family leave policies in the United States.
Megan Sholar focuses on the political and social forces surrounding efforts to support people who need time away from paid work for family responsibilities.
The book places paid family leave within the broader history of women’s activism and policy change in the United States.
It offers readers a focused perspective on the connections among gender, work, family, and government policy.
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