Women, Work, and Family: Balancing and Weaving

Abstract

Introduction and History of Women's Labour Force Participation Ideologies of Motherhood Content and the Dominant Model Balancing and Weaving to Be a 'Good' Mother Theoretical Paradigms for Understanding Maternal Labour Force Participation To Work or Not to Work? That Is the Question 'Are Children Better Off if They Have New Bikes Rather Than Having You at Home?' Motherhood Ideology anf the Construction of Economic Need 'He's Got to Learn That the World Is Not Just He Alone' Solving the Childcare Dilemma The Power of Ideology and the Ideology of Power