Paid family leave. Care by family members of the very young and the infirm is productive work that should be compensated. Universal, subsidized, high-quality child care for employed parents. Expanded training opportunities for family care-givers, to minimize their losses from being out of the job market.
Monthly child allowances for all families.
Staged reductions in standard work time, including both a reduced work week and legally-mandated paid vacations, sabbaticals and work sharing, in order to stimulate job creation, increase productivity, and afford more time for family, community, leisure and learning. Implementation of the affirmative action policies set forth in various Executive Orders. Extension of pay equity or comparable worth laws, enacted in some states but which pertain only to public employment, to federal and private sectors. Universal health care provided by government and available to all, regardless of employment status. Change in the Equal Opportunity Commission s definition of sexual harassment in the workplace so as to place the burden of proof and responsibility on the accused offenders rather than their victims, along with strengthening state laws against sexual harassment.