Mothers on the fast track [electronic resource] : how a new generation can balance family and careers / Mary Ann Mason, Eve Mason Ekman. Mason, Mary Ann. Ekman, Eve Mason. Working mothers United States Case studies. Mothers Employment United States Case studies. Work and family United States Case studies. HQ759.48 M347 2007 306.8743097309045 23 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. This title traces the career paths of the first generation of ambitious women who started careers in academia, law, medicine, business and the media in large numbers in the 1970s and '80s. It is a guide for young women who are facing the tough decision of when - and if - to start a family,also a guide for older women seeking a second chance to break through to the next level. New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2007. c2007. 2007 Text 1 online resource (xvii, 149 p.) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195182675.001.0001 eng United States United States United States