In a pioneering reinterpretation of the role of mainstream feminism, Eisenstein shows how
the ruling elites of developed countries utilize women's labor and the ideas of women's …

In this pathbreaking book, a well-known feminist and sociologist--who is also the Founding
Editor of Gender & Society--challenges our most basic assumptions about gender. Judith …

Maria Charles and David B. Grusky (with substantial contributions from Kim Weeden, Mariko
Chang, Joon Han and Jesper Sørensen) have provided the community of employment …

Naples draws on different research topics, such as welfare, poverty, sexual identity, and
sexual abuse, to illustrate some of the most salient dilemmas of feminist research: the …

Within a society that long considered" lesbian motherhood" a contradiction in terms, what
were the experiences of lesbian mothers at the end of the twentieth century? In this …

I examine the relationship between the occupational distributions of men and women in 25
industrial countries and selected social, economic, and cultural factors. Recent research …

In the 1970s and early 1980s, a heated debate took place over the relationship between
Marxism and feminism. In the current moment the perhaps more disturbing question arises …

The concept of breastfeeding provides a wonderful lens magnifying the cracks and fractures
in society's construction of the late-20th-century mother. Breastfeeding is used as a concrete …

Untitled Page 1 Page 2 Women's work in East and West Page 3 This page intentionally left
blank Page 4 Women's work in East and West The dual burden of employment and family life …

The 1987-1988 US Congressional Hearings on Welfare Reform nalysis of the 1987-88 US
congressional hearings on welfare reform that led to the passage of the Family Support Act …