Sheila B. Kamerman

“The major point is that the US lags far behind all the other advanced industrialized countries in its policies for young children and working parents.”

“Social policy is concerned with the distribution of resources, opportunities, and life chances among different groups in society.”

“What is clear is that the United States is the only rich country in the world that does not have a national statutory policy of paid and job-protected maternity/parental leave.”

“For parents working nonstandard hours—evenings, nights, or weekends, or on rotating or variable schedules—finding any child care, let alone good-quality care, may be even more difficult, and sometimes impossible.”