For the family?: how class and gender shape women's work

The need and choice myths

Expectations about Work. The shape of women's work pathways ; A "major career woman" : how women develop early expectations about work

Work Pathways. Working steadily: good work and family support across classes ; Pulling back: divergent routes to similar pathways ; A life interrupted: cumulative disadvantages disrupt plans

Negotiating Expectations. For the family: how women account for work decisions ; Having it all: egalitarian dreams deferred.

Machine generated contents note:

CHAPTER 1: Women's Work Trajectories: Need, Choice and Women's Strategies

PART I: EXPECTATIONS ABOUT WORK

CHAPTER 2: The Shape of Women's Work Pathways

CHAPTER 3: A Major Career Woman? How Women Develop Early Expectations about Work

PART II: WORK PATHWAYS

CHAPTER 4: Staying Steady: Good Work and Family Support Across Classes

CHAPTER 5: Pulling Back: Divergent Routes to Similar Pathways

CHAPTER 6: A Life Interrupted

PART III: NEGOTIATING EXPECTATIONS

CHAPTER 7: For the Family: How Women Account for Work Decisions

CHAPTER 8: Having it All? Egalitarian Dreams Deferred

Appendix

Notes

References

Index.