Preface
"Opting out" : women's history and feminist legal theory
Introduction: women, work and motherhood in American history / Bernie D. Jones
Is "opting out" for real?
The rhetoric and reality of "opting out" : toward a better understanding of professional women's decisions to head home / Pamela Stone and Lisa Ackerly Hernandez
The real "opt-out revolution" and a new model of flexible careers / Kerstin Aumann and Ellen Galinsky
Can all women "opt in" before they "opt out?"
"Opting in" to full labor force participation in hourly jobs / Susan J. Lambert
The challenges to and consequences of "opting out" for low-wage, new mothers / Maureen Perry-Jenkins
The future of family caregiving : the value of work-family strategies that benefit both : care consumers and paid care workers / Peggie R. Smith
Care work and women's employment : a comparative perspective / JoyaMisra
Conclusion
The opt out revolution revisited / Joan C. Williams & Jamie Dolkas
Bibliography
About the contributors
Index.