{"product_id":"9781626376410","title":"Mothers at Work: Who Opts Out?","description":"Though a majority of mothers of young children are employed outside the home, countless articles have been devoted to anecdotes about highly educated women in high-status occupations \"opting out\" of the labor force. Are mothers in these occupations in fact the most likely to opt out or reduce their work hours? Do race, ethnicity, or age of children play a role? Addressing these questions in a wide-ranging study, Liana Christin Landivar sheds important new light on the motherhood-employment link.\u003cp\u003eContents:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Opt-Out Narrative.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChanges in Employment Policies and Cultural Attitudes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmployed Mothers Become the Norm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDoctors or Dishwashers? A Look at Who Opts Out.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpting to Stay: Schedule Flexibility and Reduced Work Hours.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDoes Age Matter?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Motherhood Wage Gap and Delayed Fertility.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLooking at the Big Picture.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendixes:\u003cbr\u003e Occupation Categories; Descriptive Statistics; What About Fathers?; \u003cbr\u003eOccupation Coefficients; Women's Earnings; Data Sources.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47048259043568,"sku":"9781626376410","price":69.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781626376410_p0.jpg?v=1763866088","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781626376410","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}