Women, Work, and Family in America

Population Bulletin, Vol. 51, No. 3, December 1996

by Suzanne M. Bianchi and Daphne Spain

Introduction

Women are on center stage as America approaches the 21st century. More women than ever are in the labor force, more are having children outside of marriage, and women and their children are more likely to be living in poverty than men. These three facts alone have important consequences for women's work and family lives. Balancing employment and child care was once an issue for only a minority of families, but now has become a subject of national political debate because the majority of mothers are employed.

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Introduction

How the Generations Compare

Women's Changing Family Lives

Women's Changing Work Lives

The Domestic Division of Labor: Housework and Child Care

Welfare Debate�Its Significance For Women

Immigrant Women's Family and Work Lives

American Women in International Context

What Lies Ahead

References

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