description: Ellen Israel Rosen presents a compelling portrait of married women who work on New England's assembly lines while they also maintain their homes and marriages. With skill and sympathy, she documents the reasons these women work; their experiences on the job, in the union, and at home; the sources of their job satisfaction; and their management of the "double day." The major issue for this segment of the labor force, Rosen suggests, is not whether to work, but the availability and quality of jobs. Rosen argues that deindustrializationMyra Marx Ferree, American Journal of Sociology
language: English
title: Bitter Choices: Blue Collar Women in and Out of Work
titlecomplete: Bitter Choices: Blue Collar Women in and Out of Work (Women in Culture & Society)
series: Women in Culture and Society
publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr