Women who opt out : the debate over working mothers and work-family balance / edited by Bernie D. Jones.

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Other Authors: Jones, Bernie D.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2012]
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • PART I : "OPTING OUT" : WOMEN'S HISTORY AND FEMINIST LEGAL THEORY: Introduction : women, work, and motherhood in American history / Bernie D. Jones
  • PART II : 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, Lisa Ackerly Hernandez
  • The real "opt-out revolution" and a new model of flexible careers / Kerstin Aumann, Ellen Galinsky
  • PART III : 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 / Joya Misra
  • PART IV : CONCLUSION: The opt out revolution revisited / Joan C. Williams, Jamie Dolkas.