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Highly recommend this newish release by one of the most effective public scholars in my field (sociology) right now. Calarco went somewhat viral a few years ago with her quote “Other countries have social safety nets; the U.S. has women.” This book expands on that and features great analysis and insights from extensive research/in-depth interviews with a diverse sample of American women. It‘s SO readable, too. (And it happens ⬇️
Also a great Labor Day read as it highlights the incredible amount of unpaid household and emotional labor American women - regardless of their working or earning status - tend to still do. 5d