Ch. 1. Introduction: The Canary in the Coal Mine -- Ch. 2. Inclusion and Exclusion: Exploring Historical Differences in Welfare States -- Ch. 3. The United States: Introducing Women as Individuals -- Ch. 4. Equality and Work in Sweden: Creating a Woman-Friendly Labor Market -- Ch. 5. Women's Economic Independence and Family in Sweden -- Ch. 6. Neoliberalism and Solo Mothers in the United States -- Ch. 7. Women's Work and the Rise of Neoliberalism in Sweden -- Ch. 8. Privatizing the Family in Neoliberal Sweden -- Ch. 9. Equality and Freedom for Solo Mothers