Holding it together: how women became America's safety net

Introduction

Part I. How we get women to hold it together. Making them mothers-in-waiting ; Leaving some women with no choice ; Leaving others morally trapped

Part II. Why we haven't fixed this and how we could. Good choices won't save us ; The meritocracy myth ; The Mars/Venus myth ; The supermom myth ; What a better net would mean

Conclusion : Leveraging our linked fates

Appendix : Data collection and methods.