About the Author(s)
Naomi Gerstel is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Harriet Engel Gross is University Professor of Sociology at Governor's State University.
In the Series
Women in the Political Economy
No longer active. Women in the Political Economy, edited by Ronnie J. Steinberg, includes books on women and issues of work, family, social movements, politics, feminism, and empowerment. It emphasizes women's roles in society and the social construction of gender and also explores current policy issues like comparable worth, international development, job training, and parental leave.