Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments
1. Introduction: Understanding the Past to Interpret the Present
2. Home-Based Work and the Informal Economy: The Case of the “Unemployed” Housewife
3. Race, Ethnicity, Class, and Gender: Determining Women’s Employment
4. Occupational Concentration: The Links Between Occupational Sex and Race Segregation
5. Ethnic Enclaves and Ethnic Queues: Women and Domestic Work
6. Female-Headed Households and the “Hidden” Headship of Single Mothers: Strategies for an Era Without Government Support
7. Regional Segregation: Geography as a Context for Work
8. Epilogue
Appendix: Supplementary Tables
Notes
References
Index