In the second decade of the 21st century, research on work and family from multiple
disciplines flourished. The goal of this review is to capture the scope of this work–family …

Recently much attention has been focused on whether the gender transformation of paid
and unpaid work in society referred to as the gender revolution has hit a wall, or at least …

This analysis discusses the lived experiences of Black American women as the basis for a
new theoretical framework for understanding women's unpaid work. Feminist economists …

Assumptions that single mothers are “time poor” compared with married mothers are
ubiquitous. We tested theorized associations derived from the time poverty thesis and the …

The purpose of this study was to improve an instrument used to assess career aspirations
(the Career Aspiration Scale), so the revised measure can be used with confidence in …

Individuals with disabilities experience lower education levels, lower employment rates,
fewer household resources, and poorer health than people without disabilities. Yet, despite …

Theoretical approaches to housework do not reflect contemporary families and gender
relations. We evaluate assumptions about gender and families in three dominant …

In Crunch Time, Aliya Hamid Rao gets up close and personal with college-educated,
unemployed men, women, and spouses to explain how comparable men and women have …

This study investigates the relationship between maternal employment and state-to-state
differences in childcare cost and mean school day length. Pairing state-level measures with …

An expansive and methodologically varied literature designed to investigate racial
disparities in health now exists. Empirical evidence points to an overlap**, complex web …