Bøger af Jody Heymann

"The authors' understanding and mastery of this topic is on display with this original, excellent work of scholarship."⏤Debbie Collier, Centre for Transformative Regulation of Work at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa "This book is an essential handbook for those invested in gender equality law and policy."⏤Catherine Fisk, Barbara Nachtrieb Armstrong Professor of Law, University of California, Berkeley School of Law "An inspirational title to further the advancement of comprehensive gender equality, which goes beyond formal and protective equality to substantive equality that underpins transformative laws, policies, and, above all, results on the ground."--Virginia Bras Gomes, Former Chairperson of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights "Equality within Our Lifetimes makes a compelling case, based on both quantitative and qualitative data, on how and why gender equality benefits everyone. It demonstrates how a strong commitment to equality at all levels of government, evidenced by gender equal laws and policies with robust enforcement, can bring about behavior change that greatly benefits people and economies. Governments would be wise to heed this lesson and stop using culture as an excuse for lack of gender equal laws."--Yasmeen Hassan, Global Executive Director, Equality Now

Most managers assume that surviving, especially in recessions, requires slashing wages, benefits, and other workforce expenses. And lowest-skilled workers are often viewed as the most expendable. This book overturns these assumptions. It demonstrates that lower-skilled employees in call centers, repair services, product assembly aren't expendable.

This impassioned and informed book is the first to describe how government and industry have failed working families and what we can do to get beyond this critical impasse

Hundreds of millions of people with disabilities around the world are out of work or underemployed. Disability and Equity at Work is the first book to document what can be done to improve the employment situation of people with disabilities globally.

Presents results from a study of working conditions from nations around the world. This book offers recommendations for how individuals and nations can improve their own working conditions in economically viable ways, based on lessons from those that have gotten it right.

Children's Chances urges a shift from focusing on survival to targeting children's full and healthy development. Drawing on comparative data on policies in 190 countries designed to combat poverty, discrimination, child labor, illiteracy, and child marriage, Heymann and McNeill tell what works to ensure equal opportunities for all children.

Based on over a thousand interviews and survey data from more than 55,000 families spanning five continents, this work is an account of how the conditions of work threaten children, women and men, and the infirm. It addresses problems faced by working families in industrialized and developing countries.