The price of motherhood
why the most important job in the world is still the least valued
1st ed.
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Author
Publication
2001 - Metropolitan Books, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
80,750 words, Guess
Page Count
323 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL23245080M
- ISBN-100805066187
- OCLC Control Number45356707
- OCLC Control Numberpriceofmotherhoo00crit
- Library of Congress Control Number00053722
and 2 more
- Goodreads2686137
- LibraryThing303555
Classifications
- LCCHQ759.C924 2001
Description
"The price of motherhood is everywhere apparent. College-educated women pay a "mommy tax" of more than a million dollars in lost income when they have a child. Family law deprives mothers of financial equality in marriage. Most child care is excluded from the gross domestic product, at-home mothers are not counted in the labor force, and the social safety net simply leaves them out. With passion and clarity, Crittenden dismantles the principal argument for the status quo: that it's a woman's "choice." She demonstrates, on the contrary, that if mothers had more resources and respect, everyone - including children - would be better off." "The Price of Motherhood reveals the glaring disparity between the value created by mothers' work and the reward women receive for carrying out society's most important job."--BOOK JACKET.
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