Janet Gornick
Biographic Data
| ID | 4192939 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Janet Gornick |
| GIVEN NAMES | Janet |
| FAMILY NAME | Gornick |
| SIGNATURE | GORNICK J |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Graduate Center, City University of New York |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Accounting for the Value of Unpaid Domestic Work
This article estimates the value of extended earnings—market earnings plus the imputed value of unpaid work—and assesses how this alternative measure affects the level and distribution of economic wellbeing within households of differing compositions. Prior research finds that excluding the value of unpaid work distorts conclusions about women’s contributions to household income and inequality more generally. Variation across household types has …
Work-family justice
It's an incredibly important moment to focus on work-family scholarship – and to consider research related to 'just' work and care in unsettling and challenging times. Against this backdrop, the 2022 WFRN theme was established. The conference gathered members from around the world toward building impactful scholarship for practices and policy. In this Voices piece, we draw upon WFRN presidential panelists' voices. The first plenary, 'The Meanings…
Empirical challenges comparing inequality across countries
This study presents new empirical results, using microdata from the LIS database, on development patterns in economic inequality for a set of countries that are less covered in the empirical literature, mostly due to the lack of appropriate data. After discussing the main challenges when harmonizing income and consumption microdata from middle-income countries, we focus on Brazil, China, India, Russia, and South Africa, in a comparative perspecti…
Leave policies in challenging times
This article reflects on the studies included in this special issue on leave policies during challenging economic times. It highlights three major conclusions: (1) the regime-type framework remains illuminating; (2) the recent period is characterized by resilience of leave provisions; and (3) persistent gender disparities in leave-taking continue to shape policy debates. Three recommendations are made for future lines of work: (1) adopt a life co…
Fatherhood in the Nordic Welfare States
The five Nordic countries, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, are well-known for their extensive welfare system and gender equality which provides both parents with opportunities to earn and care for their children. In this topical book, expert scholars from the Nordic countries, as well as UK and the US, demonstrate how modern fatherhood is supported in the Nordic setting through family and social policies, and how these contribute to…
More Alike than Different
American and European parents experience common problems but sharply different social policy supports. American advocates often argue that Europe's work/family policies would benefit American families and mitigate gender inequality. Other observers argue that the US will never adopt European-style policies because they are inconsistent with American political culture and preferences, infeasible given demographic and labor market conditions, and h…
More Alike than Different
American and European parents experience common problems but sharply different social policy supports. American advocates often argue that Europe's work/family policies would benefit American families and mitigate gender inequality. Other observers argue that the US will never adopt European-style policies because they are inconsistent with American political culture and preferences, infeasible given demographic and labor market conditions, and h…
Work-family justice
It's an incredibly important moment to focus on work-family scholarship – and to consider research related to 'just' work and care in unsettling and challenging times. Against this backdrop, the 2022 WFRN theme was established. The conference gathered members from around the world toward building impactful scholarship for practices and policy. In this Voices piece, we draw upon WFRN presidential panelists' voices. The first plenary, 'The Meanings…
Leave policies in challenging times
This article reflects on the studies included in this special issue on leave policies during challenging economic times. It highlights three major conclusions: (1) the regime-type framework remains illuminating; (2) the recent period is characterized by resilience of leave provisions; and (3) persistent gender disparities in leave-taking continue to shape policy debates. Three recommendations are made for future lines of work: (1) adopt a life co…
Accounting for the Value of Unpaid Domestic Work
This article estimates the value of extended earnings—market earnings plus the imputed value of unpaid work—and assesses how this alternative measure affects the level and distribution of economic wellbeing within households of differing compositions. Prior research finds that excluding the value of unpaid work distorts conclusions about women’s contributions to household income and inequality more generally. Variation across household types has …
More Alike than Different
American and European parents experience common problems but sharply different social policy supports. American advocates often argue that Europe's work/family policies would benefit American families and mitigate gender inequality. Other observers argue that the US will never adopt European-style policies because they are inconsistent with American political culture and preferences, infeasible given demographic and labor market conditions, and h…
Fatherhood in the Nordic Welfare States
The five Nordic countries, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, are well-known for their extensive welfare system and gender equality which provides both parents with opportunities to earn and care for their children. In this topical book, expert scholars from the Nordic countries, as well as UK and the US, demonstrate how modern fatherhood is supported in the Nordic setting through family and social policies, and how these contribute to…
Leave policies in challenging times
This article reflects on the studies included in this special issue on leave policies during challenging economic times. It highlights three major conclusions: (1) the regime-type framework remains illuminating; (2) the recent period is characterized by resilience of leave provisions; and (3) persistent gender disparities in leave-taking continue to shape policy debates. Three recommendations are made for future lines of work: (1) adopt a life co…
Empirical challenges comparing inequality across countries
This study presents new empirical results, using microdata from the LIS database, on development patterns in economic inequality for a set of countries that are less covered in the empirical literature, mostly due to the lack of appropriate data. After discussing the main challenges when harmonizing income and consumption microdata from middle-income countries, we focus on Brazil, China, India, Russia, and South Africa, in a comparative perspecti…
Accounting for the Value of Unpaid Domestic Work
This article estimates the value of extended earnings—market earnings plus the imputed value of unpaid work—and assesses how this alternative measure affects the level and distribution of economic wellbeing within households of differing compositions. Prior research finds that excluding the value of unpaid work distorts conclusions about women’s contributions to household income and inequality more generally. Variation across household types has …
Work-family justice
It's an incredibly important moment to focus on work-family scholarship – and to consider research related to 'just' work and care in unsettling and challenging times. Against this backdrop, the 2022 WFRN theme was established. The conference gathered members from around the world toward building impactful scholarship for practices and policy. In this Voices piece, we draw upon WFRN presidential panelists' voices. The first plenary, 'The Meanings…
Sociology (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (3 works) · Inequality (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Social Policy and Reform Studies (3 works) · Work (physics (3 works) · Demographic economics (2 works)