Chapter 1 (pp. 1-37): Mary C. Brinton. "Married women's labor in East Asian economies".

Chapter 2 (pp. 38-69): Mary C. Brinton + Yean-Ju Lee + William L. Parish. "Married women's employment in rapidly industrializing societies: South Korea and Taiwan".

Chapter 3 (pp. 70-95): Wei-hsin Yu. "Family demands, gender attitudes, and married women's labor force participation: comparing Japan and Taiwan".

Chapter 4 (pp. 96-124): Yean-Ju Lee + Shuichi Hirata. "Women, work, and marriage in three East Asian labor markets: the cases of Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea".

Chapter 5 (pp. 125-150): Mary C. Brinton + Sunhwa Lee. "Women's education and the labor market in Japan and South Korea".

Chapter 6 (pp. 151-179): Yuko Ogasawara. "Women's solidarity: company policies and Japanese office ladies".

Chapter 7 (pp. 180-204): Keiko Hirao. "Mothers as the best teachers: Japanese motherhood and early childhood education".