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As part of the Work, Family and Democracy Initiative, a Work, Family, and Equity Index has been developed to measure governmental performance around the globe. The Work, Family, and Equity Index, supported by the Ford Foundation, is the first venture to systematically define and measure successful public policies for working families globally. The Work, Family, and Equity Index has two functions. First, the index identifies essential goals for work-family policy. Second, the index enables us to measure progress in implementing public policies for working families relative to global standards. The elements in the index have been 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 social scientific literature and of norms codified in international agreements. Only those policies are included which have achieved consensus based on the weight of the research evidence or consensus in global policy and international agreements. To view included policies, click here. To complete the index, we have gathered data from countries that represent over 80 percent of the world’s population and include a wide range of political, social, and economic systems. The comprehensive information is now available in a collected form and formatted for cross-national comparisons. Click here for a detailed description of methods. To see the complete bibliography of sources, click here. Click here
to view the new 2007 Work, Family, and Equity Index: How Does the Click here to view the 2004 Work, Family, and Equity Index: Where Does the The reports are in PDF format. To view it, download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader. For more information, please see: Heymann SJ, Penrose K, and Earle
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