"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 …

Japanese Working Custom and Women’s Employment Participation -- 3 Work and Family in Japan from the Comparative Perspective …. Japan has had its own momentum in holding on to its strong “men as breadwinners and women as housekeepers” model by creating …Introduction: Current Conditions of Work and Family in Japan -- 1 The Factors of Fertility Decline in Japan -- 2 The …