Making motherhood work: how women manage careers and caregiving

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Sweden : "it is easy in Sweden to work and have kids"

Former East Germany : "I wouldn't know how to handle forty hours ; that's no life"

Western Germany : "'you are a career whore,' they say in Germany"

Italy : "nobody helps me ; it is very difficult in Italy"

The United States : "we can't figure out how to do it all at the same time"

Politicizing mothers' work-family conflict

Appendix A : notes on methods

Appendix B : interview schedule.