{"product_id":"making-motherhood-work-how-women-manage-careers-and-caregiving-paperback","title":"Making Motherhood Work: How Women Manage Careers and Caregiving - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCaitlyn Collins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA moving account of working mothers' daily lives--and the revolution in public policy and culture needed to improve them\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe work-family conflict that mothers experience today is a national crisis. Women struggle to balance breadwinning with the bulk of parenting, and social policies aren't helping. Of all Western industrialized countries, the United States ranks dead last for supportive work-family policies. Can American women look to Europe for solutions? \u003ci\u003eMaking Motherhood Work\u003c\/i\u003e draws on interviews that Caitlyn Collins conducted over five years with 135 middle-class working mothers in Sweden, Germany, Italy, and the United States. She explores how women navigate work and family given the different policy supports available in each country. Taking readers into women's homes, neighborhoods, and workplaces, Collins shows that mothers' expectations depend on context and that policies alone cannot solve women's struggles. With women held to unrealistic standards, the best solutions demand that we redefine motherhood, work, and family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition includes discussion questions for reading groups.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaitlyn Collins\u003c\/b\u003e is assistant professor of sociology at Washington University in St. Louis. Her work has been covered by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR, and the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 05, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769478709536,"sku":"9780691202402","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/595605033ecc35b7097d5b3867f51c16.webp?v=1780349150","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/making-motherhood-work-how-women-manage-careers-and-caregiving-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}