Displaying 1 of 1 2002 Format: Book Author: Crittenden, Ann. Title: The price of motherhood : why the most important job in the world is still the least valued / Ann Crittenden. Edition: 1st Owl Books ed. Publisher, Date: New York : H. Holt & Co., 2002. Description: 323 pages ; 21 cm Summary: A former New York Times reporter tackles the difficult issue of gender economic equality, confronting the financial penalties levied on motherhood. Subjects: Motherhood -- United States. Motherhood -- Economic aspects -- United States. Mothers -- United States -- Economic conditions. Mothers -- United States -- Social conditions. Notes: Originaly published: New York : Metropolitan Books, 2001. Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-303) and index. Contents: Where we are now -- A conspiracy of silence -- How mothers' work was "disappeared" : the invention of the unproductive housewife -- The truly invisible hand -- The mommy tax -- The dark little secret of family life -- What is a wife worth? -- Who really owns the family wage? -- Who pays for the kids? -- The welfare state versus a caring state -- The toughest job you'll ever love -- An accident waiting to happen -- "It was her choice" -- Conclusion : how to bring children up without putting women down. ISBN: 0805066195 9780805066197 Other Number: 48815944 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 122136 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 306.8743 Crittend Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
