Most Americans think that our country has done quite a lot to protect women and ensure gender equity in the workplace …. After all, we have banned discrimination against women, required equal pay for equal work, and adopted family …-leave legislation. But the fact is that we have a two-tiered system, where some working women have a full panoply of rights while others …

Baby boomer professional women : who are they? -- Family influences -- Building careers in an era of change -- At the … stories of baby boomer women important? -- What are the lessons we can all take away? -- Post-career, but future-oriented …

Introduction: Working Women in(to) Rhetorical History / Jessica Enoch and David Gold -- Republicanism, Religiosity, and … the Rhetoric of Women's Labor Reform in Lowell, Massachusetts, 1830-1850 000 / Amy J. Wan -- From Slave to Seamstress … -- Professional Proof: Arguing for Women Photographers at the Fin de Siecle / Kristie S. Fleckenstein -- Making Use of the Mundane …

Introduction / Claudia Goldin and Lawrence F. Katz -- Transitions over the lifecycle. Women working longer: facts and … some explanations / Claudia Goldin and Lawrence F. Katz -- The return to work and women's employment decisions / Nicole … Maestas -- Understanding why black women are not working longer / Joanna N. Lahey -- Family matters: caregiving, marriage, and …

Chronicling the lives and career choices of a dynamic group of women, this book provides a comprehensive and unique … glimpse into the intricate balance of work and family. Women's Employment and Homemaking Careers is based on three surveys …, the first conducted while the women were attending university, and the second and third conducted one and two decades …

aspect of the negative impact of workfare on black women and the American economy." …

"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 …