Caught in the Crisis: Women and the U.S. Economy Today (Cornerstone Books) - Softcover

Amott, Teresa

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0853458464 ISBN 13: 9780853458463

Publisher: Monthly Review Press, 1993

Synopsis

From reviews of the first edition (1993):

"Fills a glaring gap in the available literature on the subject of women and the economy . . . in a form understandable to the general reader."
--National Women's Studies Association Journal

"A remarkably accessible primer."
--Women's Review of Books

"Very readable. . . . Many clear statistical tables and graphs."
--Choice

Women have entered the job market in increasing numbers since the 1960s. But as Theresa Amott shows, there is still vast gender inequality in income, wealth, and occupational distribution.

Women, Amott explains, face gender discrimination by employers, the juggling of parental and household responsibilities, and an unreliable economy. In a short survey, ranging from managerial and professional positions to clerical and manufacturing work, and across such policy issues as health care, welfare, and child care, Caught in the Crisis demonstrates that women have carried a heavy economic burden in recent decades. In a concluding chapter, Amott assesses the kinds of organizing efforts that may help transform the family, economy, and state, leading to more equitable relations.

This edition of Caught in the Crisis brings a highly informative work up to date with fresh data and new insights.

About this title

About the Author:

Teresa Amott is Associate Professor of Economics at Bucknell University, an Editorial Associate of Dollars & Sense, and co-author with Julie Matthaei of Race, Gender, and Work: A Multicultural History of Women in the United States (1991).

From Library Journal:

Emphasizing the effect of the current economic downturn, Amott (economics, Bucknell Univ.) presents a radical view of women's economic history. She believes that over the last 20 years women have assumed a greater economic burden as they have entered the workplace in increasing numbers, with little compensating reduction in caregiving tasks. In assessing her arguments, readers must keep in mind the author's viewpoint. For example, she describes the North Vietnamese as participating in a "national liberation movement" and Reagan's firing of the air-traffic controllers as union-busting, with no mention of antistrike laws. The reasoning is sometimes fuzzy, and the footnotes do not support the arguments. Recommended only for libraries seeking complete collections.
- Mary Chatfield, Angelo State Univ., San Angelo, Tex.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Monthly Review Press
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0853458464
• ISBN 13: 9780853458463
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160