The stay-at-home dilemma

While staying at home to raise children has benefits that you can't put a price on, it also has consequences. Midmorning looks at why many parents are penalized for that decision, and why work-family balance has become an urgent but elusive goal for millions of Americans.

Guests

• Katy Read: Freelance writer based in Minneapolis. Her recent column on the consequences of staying at home with kids appeared in Salon.com and the Star Tribune.
• Joan C. Williams: Professor of law and director of the Center for WorkLife Law at the University of California's Hastings College of Law. She is the author of "Reshaping the Work-Family Debate: Why Men and Class Matter."

Resources

• Katy Read: "Regrets of a stay-at-home mom"
• Katy Read's blog
• About Joan C. Williams