I'd like to read some good books, preferably autobiographical, about managing a household in hard times. [more inside]
posted by Catch on Feb 15, 2009 - 29 answers

Never really worked before. Soon to be single mother. Need career. Told I can write well. What can I do? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 7, 2008 - 36 answers

Is it possible to be a well-respected and fulfilled person without having a career? [more inside]
posted by JJ Jenkins on Feb 11, 2007 - 59 answers

In the U.S., we get all caught up in the decisions that adult women make and the consequences of those decisions. (To have children, not to have children, to work, to stay home with the children, not to work, to marry, to have children without marrying, etc.) Are there similar convulsions about these cultural issues in other countries, especially non-English speaking ones? How can I learn about them? I'm curious both about how women's roles in in their societies are changing and about how those societies are reacting to the changes.
posted by croutonsupafreak on Nov 30, 2005 - 6 answers