"In the emotional public debate about women and work, conventional wisdom holds that middle-class women "choose" whether or not to work, while working class "need" to work. Yet, despite the recent economic crisis, national trends show that middle-class women are more likely to work than...

"In Career and Family, Claudia Goldin builds on decades of complex research to examine the gender pay gap and the unequal distribution of labor between couples in the home. Goldin argues that although recent public and private discourse has brought these concerns to light, the actions taken-such...

This paper investigates the relationship between labor market experiences and poverty levels for white, black, and Hispanic women in the US. The first part examines 1990 and 2002, two years with very similar national unemployment levels, and shows how the probability of being in poor changed...

Prologue: The big lie -- Introduction: We (I) screwed up -- part 1. The open secret of women and work: Something has to give ; The Marshall Plan for moms -- part 2. How did we get here?: From Rosie the Riveter to #Girlboss ; The counternarrative : women at home -- part 3. Paid in full : how we...