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Why Women Really Quit Careers and Head Home
University of California Press
May 2007
On Sale: May 4, 2007
314 pages
ISBN: 0520244354
EAN: 9780520244351
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
Noting a phenomenon that might seem to recall a previous
era, The New York Times Magazine recently portrayed women
who leave their careers in order to become full-time
mothers as "opting out." But, are high-achieving
professional women really choosing to abandon their careers
in order to return home? This provocative study is the
first to tackle this issue from the perspective of the
women themselves. Based on a series of candid, in-depth
interviews with women who returned home after working as
doctors, lawyers, bankers, scientists, and other
professions, Pamela Stone explores the role that their
husbands, children, and coworkers play in their decision;
how women's efforts to construct new lives and new
identities unfold once they are home; and where their
aspirations and plans for the future lie. What we learn--
contrary to many media perceptions--is that these high-
flying women are not opting out but are instead being
pushed out of the workplace. Drawing on their experiences,
Stone outlines concrete ideas for redesigning workplaces to
make it easier for women--and men--to attain their goal of
living rewarding lives that combine both families and
careers.
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