Information about the Author
Arlie Russell Hochschild is the author of The Time Bind and most recently Global Woman, which she co-edited with Barbara Ehrenreich. She is a tenured professor at the University of California, Berkeley.

Summary
An updated edition of a standard in her field that remains relevant more than twenty years after its original publication.

More than twenty years ago, sociologist and professor at the University of California, Berkeley, Arlie Hochschild sparked a wave of discussions and controversies with her bestseller The Second Shift. In it, she examined what really happens in dual-career households. She found that working mothers perform an entire month more work per year compared to their partners when accounting for paid work, childcare, and housework. This edition has been updated for a workforce that is now half female.