Book Description:
Twenty-five years ago, America was recovering from the double-dip recession of the 1980s and womens' roles in the labor force was beginning a multi-decade-long period of expansion. Today, as our nation's economy continues down the road to recovery from the Great Recession, women are poised to be the engine of future economic growth. Women comprise half of all U.S. workers and well over half of all American women are in the labor force. This book provides a comprehensive overview of women's economic progress over the last twenty-five years and highlights the additional challenges for the future. The role of women in the American economy is of indisputable importance and the future of the American economy depends on women's work, both inside and outside the home. (Imprint: Nova Press)

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Table of Contents:
Preface

Women and the Economy 2010: 25 Years of Progress but Challenges Remain, pp. 1-12
(Representative Carolyn B. Maloney, Chair, Senator Charles E. Schumer, Vice-Chair, U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee)

Understanding the Economy: Working Mothers in the Great Recession, pp. 13-18
(Representative Carolyn M. Maloney, Chair, U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee)

Women in the Recession: Working Mothers Face High Rates of Unemployment, pp. 19-28
(Representative Carolyn B. Maloney, Chair, Senator Charles E. Schumer, Vice Chair, U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee)

Self-Employed Women and Time Use, pp. 29-80
(Tami Gurley-Calvez, Katherine Harper, Amelia Biehl, Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy)

How Does Employment Affect the Timing of Time with Children?, pp. 81-106
(Jay Stewart, Mary Dorinda Allard, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)

Index