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When Mothers Work: Loving Our Children Without Sacrificing Our Selves » Read Now
by Joan K. Peters. 254 pgs.

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When Mothers Work, Who Pays? » Read Now
by Martha Hahn Sugar. 158 pgs.

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This book is a comprehensive look at the results of a study, done under the auspices of Kent State University, that explored the attitudes, beliefs, and life orientation of 253 women between the ages of 25 and 45. Depending upon the amount of employment that the subjects' mothers had outside the...
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This book is a comprehensive look at the results of a study, done under the auspices of Kent State University, that explored the attitudes, beliefs, and life orientation of 253 women between the ages of 25 and 45. Depending upon the amount of employment that the subjects' mothers had outside the home while the subjects were growing up, the adult subjects responded to questions of adjustment to life, overall sense of well-being, emotional stability, and sense of self-fulfillment. The overwhelming response was that women whose mothers had worked while they were growing up were more likely to suffer from depression, to feel less effective as parents, and to report less satisfaction with their parenting skills, careers, and life in general. Contrary to perceived notions of family adjustment to working mothers, day care, and women's liberation, this study forces us to respond to the warning signals issued by a generation of the daughters of working mothers. While Sugar's findings are clear and unambiguous, she provides ample information for the reader to explore other interpretations of the data and the cause and possible solutions.
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Women's Two Roles: A Contemporary Dilemma » Read Now
by Phyllis Moen. 172 pgs.

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Moen addresses the following central questions: What are the major implications--for society, families, husbands, children, and women themselves--of the substantial and progressive movement of American women into the labor force? The dominant focus is on employed mothers of young children (those...
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Moen addresses the following central questions: What are the major implications--for society, families, husbands, children, and women themselves--of the substantial and progressive movement of American women into the labor force? The dominant focus is on employed mothers of young children (those under the age of six) since it is these women who have experienced the greatest change and who encounter the greatest difficulty in reconciling employment demands and family responsibilities. An overriding theme is the unevenness of social change: American mothers of young children may be moving into the labor force in unprecendented numbers, but husbands, employers, and public policies are slow to accommodate this emerging reality.
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Work-Family Role Choices for Women in Their 20s and 30s: From College Plans to Life Experiences » Read Now
by Cherlyn Skrornme Granrose, Eileen E. Kaplan. 201 pgs.

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This study follows over 200 women making employment and family choices during their first decade after college graduation. Based on interview responses, the authors organize the women into four life choice categories: Careerists, Homemakers, Breadwinners, and Nesters. Using models of adult change as...
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This study follows over 200 women making employment and family choices during their first decade after college graduation. Based on interview responses, the authors organize the women into four life choice categories: Careerists, Homemakers, Breadwinners, and Nesters. Using models of adult change as well as extensive quotes and empirical analyses, the authors identify the facilitators and barriers for each alternative. Women relate the consequences of each choice for themselves, their spouses, and their children. While each group faced unique problems, in all groups, women were satisfied with career and family aspects of their choices if they followed their individual values, found supportive friends, coworkers and spouses, and if they worked in those rare challenging jobs in family-supportive organizations. The book explores the ways women, spouses, counselors, and employers can facilitate satisfying life choices and how to anticipate the questions each group faces in their next decade.
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The Third Shift: Managing Hard Choices in Our Careers, Homes, and Lives as Women » Read Now
by Michele Kremen Bolton. 339 pgs.

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Thirty years after the feminist revolution, women have a wealth of opportunities their mothers never dreamed possible. But whether women opt for corporate careers, strike out on their own as entrepreneurs, or leave their jobs to pursue the "Mommy Track," their choices always come with a price. And...
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Thirty years after the feminist revolution, women have a wealth of opportunities their mothers never dreamed possible. But whether women opt for corporate careers, strike out on their own as entrepreneurs, or leave their jobs to pursue the "Mommy Track," their choices always come with a price. And often, after the first shift working at the office and the second shift working on the home, in those quiet hours of contemplation that Michele Bolton calls the third shift, even the most outwardly successful women are plagued by doubts about the decisions and trade-offs they've made. In this book, Bolton gives women techniques for turning the third shift from a time of guilt and self-doubt into an opportunity to build self-awareness and self-confidence. Bolton examines the three most important dilemmas women face: expressing your true identity or conforming to the expectations of others; focusing on the task at hand or worrying about the feelings of coworkers; working on your own goals or serving the needs of others. Then, using case studies drawn from her consulting work and a three-year study conducted with women in Silicon Valley, she conveys effective strategies real-life women have used to deal with these dilemmas in the corporate world, in an entrepreneurial environment, and in life at home and in the community. In each chapter, Bolton provides handy summaries of these strategies. She also captures the actual thoughts women have about each issue in a dialogue that contrasts self-awareness with self-doubt, so that women can begin to change their own internal dialogue into one of self-guidance, self-acceptance, and inner harmony. By identifying and analyzing the unique challenges women face, Bolton helps them make more effective decisions about their lives and attain personal satisfaction no matter which path they choose.
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Technology, Employed Mothers, and Corporate Colonization of the Lifeworld: A Gendered Paradox of Work and Family Balance, in Women and Language » Read Now
by Paige P. Edley. 8 pgs.

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...work," and of "working mother" reproduces...know that all mothers work inside the...1.) The term working mother describes all mothers, so I generally...in addition to...
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Support for Working Families, in The American Prospect » Read Now
by Janet C. Gornick, Marcia K. Meyers. 5 pgs.

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...percent of U.S. mothers employed before...If everyone is working in the market, who...these programs, new mothers have a right to...quarter of U.S. working women had...
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In the Business of Child Care: Employer Initiatives and Working Women » Read Now
by Judith D. Auerbach. 174 pgs.

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"The focus of this short, well-written, and interesting book is employer support for child-care provision in the US. Topics include the need for and history of child care outside the home, the different types of support offered by employers (with examples), and the pros and cons for providing that...
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"The focus of this short, well-written, and interesting book is employer support for child-care provision in the US. Topics include the need for and history of child care outside the home, the different types of support offered by employers (with examples), and the pros and cons for providing that support. An argument against expecting government assistance is presented. For Auerbach, a sociologist, an important consequence of the development of employer support is the legitimization of mothers working outside the home and children being cared for by nonfamily members. As a whole, this book provides a concise historical survey of this narrow topic." Choice
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Child Care Costs and the Return-to-Work Decisions of New Mothers, in Economic Perspectives » Read Now
by Lisa Barrow. 14 pgs.

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...I use the subset of new mothers who were working in the period before their...to-work decision for new mothers who were working prior to the birth of their...birth; 76...
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Managing Success: High-Echelon Careers and Motherhood » Read Now
by Aasta S. Lubin. 190 pgs.

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...p . Includes index . 1. Working mothers-- United States--Biography...source of contact came through a Working Mothers group that had spun off from...by telephone and some...
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For Our Daughters: How Outstanding Women Worldwide Have Balanced Home and Career » Read Now
by Olivia Cox-Fill. 298 pgs.

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This unique social history spans the last half century, when developments in birth control and the education of women have increased opportunities for women to have successful careers. This book investigates how the first generation of modern women faced the challenge of combining marriage and...
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This unique social history spans the last half century, when developments in birth control and the education of women have increased opportunities for women to have successful careers. This book investigates how the first generation of modern women faced the challenge of combining marriage and family with professional responsibilities. Olivia Cox-Fill, an Irish journalist and professional filmmaker, interviewed hundreds of prominent women from 10 different countries on three continents before presenting this group portrait of 29 interviews of women leaders, diplomats, award-winning scientists, government ministers, doctors, and industrialists, to name a few of the professions represented.
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The Experience and Meaning of Work in Women's Lives » Read Now
by Hildreth Y. Grossman, Nia Lane Chester. 290 pgs.

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...7 6 5 4 3 To our mothers, with love and admiration...11 The Working Lives of Termans...Southwest. Some women working in industries benefited...their rights as mothers than...
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Unbending Gender: Why Family and Work Conflict and What to Do about It » Read Now
by Joan Williams. 338 pgs.

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In Unbending Gender, Joan Williams takes a hard look at the state of feminism in America. Concerned by what she finds--young women who flatly refuse to identify themselves as feminists and working-class and minority women who feel the movement hasn't addressed the issues that dominate their daily...
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In Unbending Gender, Joan Williams takes a hard look at the state of feminism in America. Concerned by what she finds--young women who flatly refuse to identify themselves as feminists and working-class and minority women who feel the movement hasn't addressed the issues that dominate their daily lives--she outlines a new vision of feminism that calls for workplaces focused on the needs of families and, in divorce cases, recognition of the value of family work and its impact on women's earning power. Williams notes that good jobs in America are designed for the ideal employee, who works full-time and often overtime, with no career interruptions. Even today, most American mothers do not meet this ideal: a majority do not work full-time, and only a small fraction work overtime. Williams points out that women will never achieve equality until mothers do: she argues that employers need to implement parent-supportive policies--or face liability for sex discrimination. She also maintains that ideal-worker fathers are supported by a flow of family work from mothers, yet divorce courts treat the family wage as owned solely by the ideal worker. The result is the impoverishment of women and children, who comprise the bulk of the poor in the United States. Unbending Gender questions the idea that women simply choose between staying at home with their children or going to work. Given the limited options that contemporary American culture allows them, mothers are forced to make compromises. Joan Williams' solution is an inclusive, family-friendly feminism that supports both mothers and fathers as caregivers and as workers.
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Women between Two Worlds: Midlife Reflections on Work and Family » Read Now
by Myra Dinnerstein. 226 pgs.

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...were employed. Despite having mothers who were in the paid working force, it was difficult for...household. But, like Susans, her mothers paid work was almost...
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Kidding Ourselves: Breadwinning, Babies, and Bargaining Power » Read Now
by Rhona Mahony. 269 pgs.

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Why do so many career-oriented women end up with nearly sole responsibility for running their households and raising their children? This book traces the decisions that women and men make before and after marriage that lead to this outcome.
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Ideological Undercurrents in the Semantic Notion of "Working Mothers", in Women and Language » Read Now
by Fern L. Johnson. 7 pgs.

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...undercurrents in the semantic notion of "Working Mothers". by Fern L. Johnson...Now commonly used, the term "working mothers" is a problematic linguistic...structure and...