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Balancing Work and Family:
Where Does the U.S. Stand Globally?
By John Paul Marosy, President
Bringing Elder Care Home LLC
jpmarosy@charter.net
(508) 854-0431
Third in a Series: Work, Family and Equity Index - Measuring Progress
The Project on Global Working Families at the Harvard School of Public
Health recently issued a report, The Work, Family, and Equity Index -
Where Does the U.S. Stand Globally? In this series, we share excerpts
from this report that relate to elder care/work balance. You can obtain
the full report at www.globalworkingfamilies.org.
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Balance" at your location - at reasonable cost! "Elements of the Work, Family and Equity Index were selected to comprise a comprehensive and evidence-based set of policies that are important to meeting the needs of working families in general and the working poor in particular. They are based on a thorough review of the medical and scientific literature and of norms codified in international agreements…
"In order to identify policies that had achieved global consensus, we conducted a comprehensive review of international agreements, treaties, covenants, and other legal documents that were relevant to work and family issues…
"The first ten items of the Index address the ability of working adults to care for children, including children with special needs. The second ten items… address the ability of working adults to care for adult family members who are disabled, elderly, or otherwise in need of special care.
"The Index items are designed to
The ten items that address the ability of working adults to care for adult family members are:
"Item 11: Access of adults with disabilities to equal employment opportunities…
"Item 12: Access of adults with disabilities to participate fully in family and community activities…
"Item 13: Health supports for disabled adults…
"Item 14: Access of older adults to equal employment opportunities…
"Item 15: Access of older adults to participate fully in family and community activities…
"Item 16: Health supports for older adults…
"Item 17: Policies to meet basic needs of those unable to work…
"Item 18: Working adults availability to provide routine care for older and disabled family members…
"Item 19: Paid leave and flexibility for adult family members' health and other essential needs…
"Item 20: Paid leave and flexibility for personal health needs."
Next Month - The Role of Equity In Measuring A Country's Performance
Previous articles in this series: "Social Transformations Drive Change" (July 2005); and "Work and Family - A Public Concern" (Aug. 2005).
What do you think? Take a moment now to send us an e-mail
with your opinion to jpmarosy@bringingeldercarehome.com
We will publish your thoughts in the next issue.
John Paul Marosy
Editor and President,
Bringing Elder Care Home, LLC
John Paul Marosy is the author of Elder Care: A Six Step Guide to Balancing Work and Family, available from Bringing Elder Care Home Publishing online at www.bringingeldercarehome.com or by calling 508-854-0431. Visit www.bringingeldercarehome.com or call or email today to learn how your organization can offer this effective resource: (508) 854-0431 or jpmarosy@bringingeldercarehome.com
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