War on Moms On Life in a Family-Unfriendly Nation

Name: War on Moms On Life in a Family-Unfriendly Nation
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ISBN: 9780470177099

ISBN-10: 0470177098

ISBN-13: 9780470177099

Edition: 2010

Authors: Sharon Lerner

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Why life is harder on American families than itâ€²s been in decades-the book that takes the blame away from moms and puts it where it really belongsPressed for time and money, unable to find decent affordable daycare, wracked with guilt at falling short of the mythic supermom ideal-working and non-working American mothers alike have it harder today than they have in decades, and they are worse off than many of their peers around the world. Why? Because theyâ€²re raising their kids in a family-unfriendly nation that virtually sets them up to fail. The War on Moms exposes the stress put on families by an outdated system still built around the idea that women can afford not to work. It tells…

Book details

List price: $25.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Canada, Limited
Publication date: 4/1/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Size: 5.70" wide x 8.50" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Falling: When Needs Bring Families Down



Supermom Returns: Doing It All without Having It All



Til Dishes Do Us Part: The Problem with Blaming Men



The Problems We Wish We Had: A Couple of Choices, None of Them Good



Testing the Bootstraps: What Exactly Is Keeping the Women of Mississippi Down?



Congratulations, Now Back to Work: Keeping Mothers and Babies Apart



Good Day Care Is Hard to Find: The Working Mom Crisis



The Elusive Part-Time Solution: The Stay-at-Home Mom Crisis



Baby Strike: The International Motherhood Experiment



The Blame Game: How and Why We Wound Up in Last Place


Epilogue


Notes


Index