Rachel E Dunifon & Rucker C Johnson 
Mothers’ Work and Children’s Lives [PDF ebook] 

This book examines the effects of work requirements imposed by welfare reform on low-income women and their families. The authors pay particular attention to the nature of work-whether it is stable or unstable, the number of hours worked in a week and the regularity and flexibility of work schedules. They also show how these factors make it more difficult for low-income women to balance their work and family requirements.