"In the emotional public debate about women and work, conventional wisdom holds that middle-class women "choose … middle-class women are more likely to work than working-class women. In this timely volume, Sarah Damaske debunks the myth … that financial needs determine women's workforce participation, revealing that financial resources make it easier for women …

economy is trapped in an old way of doing business; work structures have not adapted as more women enter the workforce. Gender …"In Career and Family, Claudia Goldin builds on decades of complex research to examine the gender pay gap and the … writes, treat the symptoms and not the disease of gender inequality in the workplace and economy. Goldin points to data that …

In the contentious debate about women and work, conventional wisdom holds that middle-class women can decide if they … work, while working-class women need to work. Yet, even after the recent economic crisis, middle-class women are more … likely to work than working-class women. Sarah Damaske deflates the myth that financial needs dictate if women work …