The Price of Motherhood

An exploration of how American society values motherhood and child rearing yet still undervalues, disrespects, and exploits the women who do that work. In short, the author contends that American social policies and laws do not reflect the family values most Americans claim to hold so dearly. Looking at American motherhood from social, legal, and economic standpoints, the author exposes how family law deprives mothers of financial equality, how stay-at-home moms are simply not counted in the labor force, and how college educated women, through lost pay and non-accumulated social security benefits, lose over a million dollars in income when they become stay-at-home moms. A New York Times 2001 Notable Book. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.