• Ann Orloff
• ABC Fora

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Over the last forty years, in the western world we've witnessed sweeping changes on the domestic front. The women's revolution has seen many enter the workforce, invariably enhancing and liberating their lives. But who's taking care of the kids? How will the workplace respond to the needs of those juggling both roles? In this talk titled "Can We Support Care and Gender Equality?" at the UNSW, Professor Ann Orloff examines the changing dynamic of social care and how social policy needs to adapt to the shift in gender roles.

Ann Orloff is Professor of Sociology, Gender Studies and Political Science at Northwestern University in Illinois. She is the author of "States, Markets, Families: Gender, Liberalism, and Social Policy in Australia, Canada, Great Britain and the United States" and is currently working on a manuscript titled "Farewell to Maternalism".