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A mother's work : how feminism, the market, and policy shape family life /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gilbert, Neil, 1940-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2008]
Subjects:
Working mothers > United States.
Work and family > United States.
Women in the professions > United States.
Family policy > United States.
Feminist theory > United States.
Table of Contents:
  • The social context : motherhood in decline?
  • Work and family : the choices women make
  • Capitalism and motherhood : does it pay to have children?
  • Feminist expectations : who suffers from the problem that has no name?
  • How family friendly are family-friendly policies?
  • Rethinking family policy.