Author: | Nancy Folbre | ISBN: | 9781134903948 |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | January 6, 1994 |
Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
Author: | Nancy Folbre |
ISBN: | 9781134903948 |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
Publication: | January 6, 1994 |
Imprint: | Routledge |
Language: | English |
Three paradoxes surround the division of the costs of social reproduction:* Women have entered the paid labour force in growing numbers, but they continue to perform most of the unpaid labour of housework and childcare.* Birth rates have fallen but more and more mothers are supporting children on their own, with little or no assistance from fathers
Three paradoxes surround the division of the costs of social reproduction:* Women have entered the paid labour force in growing numbers, but they continue to perform most of the unpaid labour of housework and childcare.* Birth rates have fallen but more and more mothers are supporting children on their own, with little or no assistance from fathers