This comprehensive reader examines the myriad ways in which workampmdashwhether it is wellpaid unpaid or underpaidampmdashprofoundly influences our roles in both the public and private spheres. Jacqueline Goodman has selected a key set of essays that examine influential arguments on the multifaceted ways in which gender inequality is linked to market and nonmarket work. The readings also explore paths to greater gender equality as well as the ways in which men women and children both have adapted to and resisted their subordinate position in the global economy. With its rich interdisciplinary perspective this text will be ideal for courses in sociology political science and womenamp39s and gender studies.