Working Mothers and the Welfare State – Religion and the Politics of Work–Famil…

Working Mothers and the Welfare StateReligion and the Politics of Work-Family Policies in Western Europe and the United States\nAuthor(s): Kimberly J. Morgan\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Stanford University Press, United States\nImprint: Stanford University Press\nISBN-13: 9780804754149, 978-0804754149\nSynopsis\nWhile the extent of female participation in the labor force varies across western countries, most have experienced a substantial change in women's attachment to the world of paid work. Everywhere, this trend has raised two central questions related to the children of working mothers: Should mothers of young children work outside the home at all? And if so, who bears responsibility for assuring the care and well-being of their children? Comparing the various policy choices made across France, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United States, the book shows that there are differences in the extent to which societies accept both the idea of working mothers and the role of the s.