Women who opt out
Subtitle: the debate over working mothers and work-family balance
By: edited by Bernie D. Jones
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 199
ISBN-13: 9780814743126; 9780814743133; 9780814745052; 9780814745069
Subjects: Working mothers; Sex discrimination in employment; Women's rights; Wages; Feminism; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: "Opting out" : women's history and feminist legal theory; title: Introduction: women, work and motherhood in American history / Bernie D. Jones; title: Is "opting out" for real?; title: The rhetoric and reality of "opting out" : toward a better understanding of professional women's decisions to head home / Pamela Stone and Lisa Ackerly Hernandez; title: The real "opt-out revolution" and a new model of flexible careers / Kerstin Aumann and Ellen Galinsky; title: Can all women "opt in" before they "opt out?"; title: "Opting in" to full labor force participation in hourly jobs / Susan J. Lambert; title: The challenges to and consequences of "opting out" for low-wage, new mothers / Maureen Perry-Jenkins; title: The future of family caregiving : the value of work-family strategies that benefit both : care consumers and paid care workers / Peggie R. Smith; title: Care work and women's employment : a comparative perspective / JoyaMisra; title: Conclusion; title: The opt out revolution revisited / Joan C. Williams & Jamie Dolkas; title: Bibliography; title: About the contributors; title: Index.