Mother's Work

A fresh perspective on the struggle to balance work and family life

The question of how best to combine work and family life has led to lively debates in recent years. Both a lifestyle and a policy issue, it has been addressed psycho
?A compelling, objective study by one of America's leading public intellectuals, this book should trigger a serious debate about what is in the best interests of children. David Popenoe, Rutgers University, author of Life without Father -- David Popenoe
"A groundbreaking book, A Mother's Work: How Feminism, the Market and Policy Shape Family Life, reconsiders traditional views on motherhood. Through his examination of the average middle class mom, Gilbert provides cutting edge analysis of a mother's value in the market economy."?Sylvia Ann Hewlett, author of Off-Ramps and On Ramps: Keeping Talented Women on the Road to Success, President of the Center for Work-Life Policy -- Sylvia Ann Hewlett
"An excellent book, well written and accessible, controversial and careful. Gilbert does a terrific job of looking beneath the data to consider what they really tell us."?Anne Alstott, Yale Law School, author of No Exit: What Parents Owe Their Children and What Society Owes Parents -- Anne Alstott
"A compelling, objective study by one of America's leading public intellectuals, this book should trigger a serious debate about what is in the best interests of children."-David Popenoe, Rutgers University, author of Life without Father
"A groundbreaking book, "A Mother7;s Work: How Feminism, the Market and Policy Shape Family Life, "reconsiders traditional views on motherhood. Through his examination of the average middle class mom, Gilbert provides cutting edge analysis of a mother7;s value in the market economy."2;Sylvia Ann Hewlett, author of "Off-Ramps and On Ramps: Keeping Talented Women on the Road to Success, "President of the Center for Work-Life Policy
-- Sylvia Ann Hewlett
0;A compelling, objective study by one of America7;s leading public intellectuals, this book should trigger a serious debate about what is in the best interests of children.1;2;David Popenoe, Rutgers University, author of "Life without Father" -- David Popenoe
"A groundbreaking book, "A Mother's Work: How Feminism, the Market and Policy Shape Family Life, "reconsiders traditional views on motherhood. Through his examination of the average middle class mom, Gilbert provides cutting edge analysis of a mother's value in the market economy."--Sylvia Ann Hewlett, author of "Off-Ramps and On Ramps: Keeping Talented Women on the Road to Success, "President of the Center for Work-Life Policy