More mothers in the United States are working today than ever before. In 1993, 58% of mothers with children under the age of six, and nearly 75% of those with children between the ages of six and eighteen were part of the paid labor force. Although the number of single mothers, who are dependent solely on their own income, is steadily increasing, a growing percentage of married women living with their husbands are working as well (40% worked full time in 1992, compared with 16% in 1970). The rapid influx of women into the labor force that began in the 1970s was marked by the confidence of many women in their ability to successfully maintain both a career and a family. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s the dominant image of the working mother was the "Supermom," juggling meetings, reports, and presentations with birthday parties, science projects, and soccer games. With growing numbers of...