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Ai-Jen Poo - The Age of Dignity: Preparing for the Elder Boom in a Changing America - 9781620970386 - V9781620970386
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The Age of Dignity: Preparing for the Elder Boom in a Changing America

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Description for The Age of Dignity: Preparing for the Elder Boom in a Changing America Hardcover. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 218 x 24. Weight in Grams: 382.
One of Newsweek's 150 Fearless Women,' the activist who spearheaded New York's successful Bill of Rights for Domestic Workers shows how we can better care for our growing elderly population and provide millions of good jobs at the same time.'

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The New Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781620970386
SKU
V9781620970386
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About Ai-Jen Poo
Ai-jen Poo is the director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance and a co-director of the Caring Across Generations campaign. Her accolades include the Ms. Foundation Woman of Vision Award, Newsweek's 150 Fearless Women list, and Time's list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. She lives in New York.

Reviews for The Age of Dignity: Preparing for the Elder Boom in a Changing America
“Thoughtful, moving, and relatable.” —Library Journal "Ai-jen Poo’s first book shines a new light on the need for a holistic approach to caregiving in America. A timely and hopeful book, The Age of Dignity holds solutions that lift all boats—strengthening our families, the workforce that supports us, and the nation as a whole." —Maria Shriver "Ai-jen Poo knows how to create social change from the bottom up…showing the humanity of a long devalued kind of work. This goes beyond organizing to transforming." —Gloria Steinem in Time Publishers Weekly calls the book "a strong argument for a cultural and governmental shift toward valuing older citizens and providing them with opportunities for rich, full lives." " An urgent and irresistible book." —Gloria Steinem " Don’t miss this book." —Van Jones, New York Times bestselling author of Rebuild the Dream "A powerful call for a Care Revolution in America." —Eve Ensler, author of The Vagina Monologues "Ai-jen Poo is among our most compelling social movement leaders." —Ambassador Swanee Hunt, chair of Hunt Alternatives and Eleanor Roosevelt Lecturer in Public Policy at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government "A bold and inspiring vision for the future." —Jim Firman, president and CEO, National Council on Aging

Goodreads reviews for The Age of Dignity: Preparing for the Elder Boom in a Changing America


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