Working and Mothering in Asia: Images, Ideologies and Identities

Working and Mothering in Asia: Images, Ideologies and Identities
ISBN-10
9971693488
ISBN-13
9789971693480
Category
Family & Relationships
Pages
276
Language
English
Published
2007
Publisher
NUS Press
Authors
Brenda S. A. Yeoh, Theresa W. Devasahayam

Description

"Large numbers of women in Asia engage in paid work, in many cases outside the home. Some of them simply need to support their families. Others, particularly educated women, hope to develop rewarding careers. Many of these women also continue to shoulder the home and family responsibilities that social and cultural norms define as their primary concern. In an effort to balance the conflicting demands of these roles, women in various Asian societies are negotiating, contesting and reconfiguring motherhood." -- Back cover.

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