TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jones,Bernie D.
TI  - Women who opt out: the debate over working mothers and work-family balance 
SN  - 9780814743133
U1  - 331.440973 23E
PY  - 2012///
CY  - New York, London
PB  - New York University Press
KW  - Working mothers
KW  - United States
KW  - Wages
KW  - Sex discrimination in employment
KW  - Women's rights
KW  - Feminism
KW  - History
N1  - Bibliogr. p. 177-191; Preface -- "Opting out" : women's history and feminist legal theory -- Introduction: women, work and motherhood in American history / Bernie D. Jones -- Is "opting out" for real? -- 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 -- The real "opt-out revolution" and a new model of flexible careers / Kerstin Aumann and Ellen Galinsky -- Can all women "opt in" before they "opt out?" -- "Opting in" to full labor force participation in hourly jobs / Susan J. Lambert -- The challenges to and consequences of "opting out" for low-wage, new mothers / Maureen Perry-Jenkins -- The future of family caregiving : the value of work-family strategies that benefit both : care consumers and paid care workers / Peggie R. Smith -- Care work and women's employment : a comparative perspective / JoyaMisra -- Conclusion -- The opt out revolution revisited / Joan C. Williams & Jamie Dolkas -- Bibliography -- About the contributors -- Index
ER  -