Read the following article; The time divide: work, family, and gender inequality. Harvard University Press.

and answer the following questions:

Jacobs and Gerson write in their article, "The larger message in these findings is that all parents, whether they are mothers or fathers, need job arrangements that enable them to strike a balance between the economic and caretaking work that parenthood entails...." (page three hundred and fifty). how would you summarize the challenges that are faced by American working parents? What could we do as a society to address the challenges working parents face more effectively? Propose at least three specific "job arrangements" that you think could help parents strike this balance.