Love's Labor: Essays on Women, Equality, and Dependency (Thi

ISBN: 0415904137

Author: Kittay, Eva Feder

Condition: new

This fascinating study of women carers explores the significance of dependency work by analyzing John Rawls' influential liberal theory and two examples of public policy - welfare reform and family leave - to show how both theory and policy fail women when they miss the centrality of dependency to questions of justice. A vision of an equal society is required, one which recognizes that those who care for others require the support of the larger community.