The politics of parenthood: child care, women's rights, and the myth of the good mother
- ISBN-10
- 0670837059
- ISBN-13
- 9780670837052
- Series
- The politics of parenthood
- Category
- Social Science / Women's Studies
- Pages
- 303
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1993
- Publisher
- Viking Pr
- Authors
- Mary Frances Berry, Geraldine R Segal Professor of American Social Thought and Professor of History Mary Frances Berry
Description
Argues that businesses use childcare responsibilities to deny women equal opportunity for advancement, and suggests a national childcare policy
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