On the other hand, significant details of the ability to work and family impact, such as the quantity of job changes, job losses, the degree of family disruption, associated family burdens, family economic losses, and administrative or social response, still remain unknown.
This week, the main issue is likely to be the quantity of jobs created by the economy.
However, it is not just about the quantity of jobs produced.
"Not only is the quantity of jobs growing but the quality too," he said.
In dedicating themselves single-mindedly to the quantity of jobs in a society, policymakers ignore the critical social and psychological importance of the quality of jobs.
So computerization is not reducing the quantity of jobs, but rather degrading the quality of jobs for a significant subset of workers.
"The worry isn't the quantity of jobs; it is the quality of jobs," he said by telephone from his base in London.
Even so, their professor worries they won't all get job offers.The problem lies not just in the quantity of jobs, though; quality matters too.
If there is reason to be cheerful in the quantity of jobs in a famously flexible labour market, there is reason to be fearful when it comes to the quality.
For UN Women the challenge is not simply to increase the quantity of jobs but also to improve their quality so that women can do any work they chose to, are paid equally, are protected by the law if harassed, and can return to work after having children.
The trends of disappearing middle-income jobs, stagnating wages and growing income inequality predated the Great Recession and are likely to persist even after the labor market has fully recovered, as measured by the quantity of jobs and the unemployment rate.
