Nancy Dowd is Professor and David Levin Chair in Family Law at the
University of Florida Levin College of Law. She is the editor of
the Families, Law and Society series at NYU Press, and author or
editor of numerous books, including A New Juvenile
Justice System (NYU 2015).
"A strong argument in favor of public support for needy families bringing up young children, particularly those where single parents are the sole caretakers... A thoughtful analysis of a serious problem in this country; recommended for professionals, academics, and the public." --Library Journal "Dowd does a good job of explaining how discrimination in the workplace and the devaluation of those who provide child care works against the single parent... Should provoke lively classroom discussion." --Choice "If there is a less-popular cause in this country than single-parent families, it doesn't come readily to mind. But Dowd presents a very different view of single-parent families as pioneers in the development of nonpatriarchal family structures, arguing that the perceived inferiority of single-parent families has more to do with bias and poverty than the lack of a male figure, and that we need legal change to increase employment, income and community support." --National Law Journal
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