working), but three main employment patterns: steady, pulled back, and interrupted. Looking at the differences between women …"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 …

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 …