Longer working hours, the casualisation of the workforce, declining birth rates, parental leave, the 'mummy track', the success or failure of feminism - the levels of passion, vitriol, despair and guilt these subjects engender attest to the importance Australians place on them. In this new book (published by Federation Press), Barbara Pocock analyses how these factors impact on each other, in particular the impact of work on care. Pocock examines the experiences of Australian households and points to a uniquely Australian solution to a fairer world. Chapter one of the book is available online.