Birth Strike: The Hidden Fight over Women’s Work

Front Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Dedication......Page 6
Contents......Page 8
Introduction......Page 12
Chapter 1: International Comparisons......Page 26
Chapter 2: Small Government, Big Families......Page 40
Chapter 3: Is It a Birth Strike? Women Testify......Page 53
Chapter 4: Comstockery to the Baby Boom......Page 71
Chapter 5: Population Panic to the Baby Bust......Page 81
Chapter 6: Longevity: Crisis or Blessing?......Page 92
Chapter 7: Immigration: “Instant Adults”......Page 106
Chapter 8: Reproduction and Race......Page 115
Chapter 9: Cheap Labor......Page 131
Chapter 10: Cannon Fodder......Page 144
Chapter 11: Controlling the Means of Reproduction......Page 154
Appendix: Consciousness-Raising Questions......Page 172
Acknowledgments......Page 176
Notes......Page 180
Bibliography......Page 209
Index	......Page 221
About the Author......Page 237