Opting Out and In by Ingrid Biese - 9781138639782

Taylor & Francis

Opting Out and InOn Womens Careers and New Lifestyles\nAuthor(s): Ingrid Biese\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138639782, 978-1138639782\nSynopsis\nOpting Out and In: On womens careers and new lifestyles introduces a new perspective and definition of opting out that better reflects contemporary issues and lifestyles. The book offers a timely and comprehensive analysis of the phenomenon of women leaving high-powered careers, adding to current debates on opting out. It investigates the themes of globalization, individualization and the age of high modernity and addresses issues of how gender, in the context of what it means to be a mother and career woman in a masculinist society, affects decisions to opt out. In contrast to previous debates, the definition of opting out is broadened to include leaving prevalent masculinist notions of career to adopt alternative ways of working.\n\nTo better understand the identit.