@article {3004,
	title = {Occupational Structure and the Employment of American Mothers of Young Children},
	journal = {Journal of Family and Economic Issues},
	volume = {26},
	year = {2005},
	month = {2005},
	pages = {31 - 53},
	publisher = {Springer},
	abstract = {<p>Explanations for the increase of employment for American mothers with young children have focused on women{\textquoteright}s motivations and skills or on increased wages. Instead, this analysis considers how access to professional and managerial occupations may explain this employment trend. Relying on Current Population Survey data (1968-1995), the study reports that growing availability of these occupations explains less than 1/4 of employment growth. The percentage of full-time employed newer mothers in professional and managerial occupations, while having grown substantially over time, remains relatively small. Part-time employment does not explain the trend. Relatively high rates of full-time work, even for low-prestige occupations, affirm existing research emphasizing family economic need and validate questions about the structure of work for accommodating family obligations.</p>},
	isbn = {1058-0476},
	author = {Mark Edwards}
}
