Millions of Americans work late shifts and weekends. They make our 24-hour, 7 day-a-week economy possible. But they and their families bear a heavy burden for our all-night markets, overnight deliveries and clean offices. Is it time to help them?
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DeutschFrancine. Halving It All: How Equally Shared Parenting Works.Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1999. This interview-based study includes a chapter on how some dual-earner couples work different shifts to manage child care.
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