Opting out? : why women really quit careers and head home /
Noting a phenomenon that might seem to recall a previous era, The New York Times Magazine recently portrayed women who leave their careers in order to become full-time mothers as "opting out." But, are high-achieving professional women really choosing to abandon their careers in order to r...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
©2007.
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| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=194345 |
| Summary: | Noting a phenomenon that might seem to recall a previous era, The New York Times Magazine recently portrayed women who leave their careers in order to become full-time mothers as "opting out." But, are high-achieving professional women really choosing to abandon their careers in order to return home? This provocative study is the first to tackle this issue from the perspective of the women themselves. Based on a series of candid, in-depth interviews with women who returned home after working as doctors, lawyers, bankers, scientists, and other professions, Pamela Stone explores the role that th |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 295 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-285) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520941793 0520941799 9781429478076 1429478071 9780520244351 0520244354 9780520256576 0520256573 1282360620 9781282360624 |