Glass ceilings and 100-hour couples what the opt-out phenomenon can teach us about work and family / Karine Moe and Dianna Shandy.

Author/creator Moe, Karine S.
Other author Shandy, Dianna J.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAthens : University of Georgia Press,
Descriptionxiv, 215 p. ; 22 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from UPCC Books Political Science and Policy Studies 2010 Subject Collection
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Work and family--United States.
Working mothers--United States.
Stay-at-home mothers--United States.
Women--Employment. --United States.
Dual-career families--United States.
Glass ceiling (Employment discrimination)--United States.

Cover title Glass ceilings & 100-hour couples
Variant title Glass ceilings and one hundred-hour couples
Contents Numbers too big to ignore -- Why opting out is an everywoman issue -- The 100-hour couple -- Glass ceilings and maternal walls -- Second shift redux -- Child care dilemmas -- Mama time -- The hectic household -- The professionalization of at-home motherhood -- Financial costs -- Negotiating without a paycheck -- Reigniting the career -- Creative strategies for making work "work" -- Coming of age in America.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009017227
ISBN9780820331546 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0820331546 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780820334042 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0820334049 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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