Are women forced to choose family over work?

By Thomas Fudge / Science and Technology Reporter, KPBS Public Broadcasting

Published May 21, 2006 at 9:00 PM PDT

This story was published more than 18 years ago.

Women are not entering the workforce as they once did. Some experts say mothers' overcrowded lives are limiting their roles in the work force. UCSD sociologist Mary Blair-Loy talks about women, career

Are women forced to choose family over work?

Originally Aired: March 15, 2006

Women are not entering the workforce as they once did. Some experts say mothers' overcrowded lives are limiting their roles in the work force. UCSD sociologist Mary Blair-Loy talks about women, career and family.

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Guests:

Mary Blair-Loy , sociology professor at UC San Diego. She is also the author of Competing Devotions: Career and Family Among Women Executives.
Leslie Morgan Steiner , executive at The Washington Post and mother of three. He new book is called Mommy Wars: Stay-At-Home and Career Moms Face Off on Their Choices, Their Lives, Their Families .

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