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

Author: Moe, Karine S.

Imprint:Athens : University of Georgia Press, c2010.

Descriptionxiv, 215 p. ; 22 cm.

Note: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 Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

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