The road winds uphill all the way : gender, work, and family in the United States and Japan / Myra H. Strober and Agnes Miling Kaneko Chan.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-268) and index.

The Stanford--Todai Comparison -- Japanese and U.S. Labor Markets for University Graduates -- Legal Commitments to Gender Equity in the Labor Market in the United States and Japan -- Higher Education in Japan and the United States -- Tokyo University and Stanford University -- The Women and Men of Stanford and Todai: Survey Procedures, Demographics, Educational Attainment, Occupations, and Employment -- Surveying the Graduates -- Demographics of the Graduates -- Education -- Occupations of the Graduates -- Employment Status -- Commitment to Paid Work -- What Influences the Earnings of the Graduates? -- Theories About Earnings -- The Graduates' Earnings Compared with Those of Their Contemporaries -- The Graduates' Earnings and Hours Employed -- Determinants of Earnings -- Gender Differences in Earnings -- Decomposition of the Gender Earnings Differential -- How Did the Graduates Combine Career and Marriage? -- Couples' Decisions About Combining Work and Family: A Theoretical Framework -- Combining Two Careers -- Women Who Became Full-Time Homemakers -- Who Is Responsible for Doing Household Tasks? -- Satisfaction with Household Task Arrangements -- Bargaining Power, Hours of Paid Work, and Household Task Arrangements in Two-Earner Couples -- The Relationship Between Household Task Arrangements, Number of Hours of Paid Work, and Earnings -- Egalitarian, Traditional, and "Hybrid" Families -- Occupational Differences -- How Did the Graduates Care for Their Children? -- Employment Status of Graduates Who Were Parents.

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