03904nam 2200817 a 450 991096321020332120250628110035.097817840248191784024813978081474506908147450679780814745052081474505910.18574/9780814745052(CKB)2670000000155487(EBL)865620(OCoLC)779828145(SSID)ssj0000659621(PQKBManifestationID)11401646(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000659621(PQKBWorkID)10698299(PQKB)11167336(MiAaPQ)EBC865620(OCoLC)787848540(MdBmJHUP)muse19869(DE-B1597)547741(DE-B1597)9780814745052(Au-PeEL)EBL865620(CaPaEBR)ebr10541091(Perlego)719569(ODN)ODN0001190738(EXLCZ)99267000000015548720111021d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWomen who opt out the debate over working mothers and work-family balance /edited by Bernie D. Jones1st ed.New York New York University Pressc20121 online resource (212 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9780814743133 0814743137 9780814743126 0814743129 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. 1. "Opting out" : women's history and feminist legal theory -- pt. 2. Is "opting out" for real? -- pt. 3. Can all women "opt in" before they "opt out"? -- pt. 4. Conclusion.In a much-publicized and much-maligned 2003 New York Times article, “The Opt-Out Revolution,” the journalist Lisa Belkin made the controversial argument that highly educated women who enter the workplace tend to leave upon marrying and having children. Women Who Opt Out is a collection of original essays by the leading scholars in the field of work and family research, which takes a multi-disciplinary approach in questioning the basic thesis of “the opt-out revolution.” The contributors illustrate that the desire to balance both work and family demands continues to be a point of unresolved concern for families and employers alike and women’s equity within the workforce still falls behind. Ultimately, they persuasively make the case that most women who leave the workplace are being pushed out by a work environment that is hostile to women, hostile to children, and hostile to the demands of family caregiving, and that small changes in outdated workplace policies regarding scheduling, flexibility, telecommuting and mandatory overtime can lead to important benefits for workers and employers alike.Contributors: Kerstin Aumann, Jamie Dolkas, Ellen Galinsky, Lisa Ackerly Hernandez, Susan J. Lambert, Joya Misra, Maureen Perry-Jenkins, Peggie R. Smith, Pamela Stone, and Joan C. Williams.Working mothersUnited StatesWagesWorking mothersUnited StatesSex discrimination in employmentUnited StatesWomen's rightsUnited StatesFeminismUnited StatesHistoryWorking mothersWagesWorking mothersSex discrimination in employmentWomen's rightsFeminismHistory.331.4/40973SOC026000SOC028000bisacshJones Bernie D1830428Jones Bernie D1830428MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910963210203321Women who opt out4400756UNINA