| Description |
1 online resource (xxvi, 279 pages) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"A sweeping collection of new essays gathers historical background, theoretical perspectives, and the latest research on integrating work and personal life in a multigenerational workforce"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents ; Acknowledgments ; Introduction ; PART I: WHY WORK-LIFE INTEGRATION?; 1. Women, Work, and How It's Changing; 2. Work-Life Integration: A Personal Reflection; 3. A Journey to Achieve Work-Life Integration; 4. Work-Life Integration: A Woman's Story; 5. Inequality in the Division of Household Labor and Childcare; 6. Implicit Bias and Employment Discrimination; 7. To Return or Not to Return: Women and the Balance between Work and Life; 8. Why Work-Life Integration Is Essential for Individuals and Organizations. |
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9. The Evolution of Women in the WorkforcePART II: CULTURAL CONSIDERATIONS OF WORK-LIFE INTEGRATION; 10. Acts of Dignity: Women of Color Balancing Work and Family; 11. The Paradox for Advancing Women in Paid Work and Public Life in Post-EEO Era; 12. Czech Female Professionals and Entrepreneurs between Family and Career; PART III: WORK-LIFE INTEGRATION STRATEGIES; 13. Toward a Mother-Friendly Workplace: Workplace Flexibility Intervention Outcomes; 14. Making It Work for Women, Children, and the Job; 15. Valuing Lesbian and Gay Parenting in the Workplace. |
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16. Promoting Employees' Work-Life Balance: Work, Organizational, and Technological Factors17. Part-Time Employment for Women: Implications for Women and Their Children; 18. Moving Beyond Offering Flexible Work Arrangements; 19. Sandwiched In: Women as Child and Elder Caregivers and Employers' Responses; Index; About the Editor and the Contributors. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Women -- Employment.
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Work and family.
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Working mothers.
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Sex discrimination in employment.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture. |
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Sex discrimination in employment. |
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Women -- Employment. |
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Work and family. |
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Working mothers. |
| Added Author |
Paludi, Michele Antoinette, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Women, work, and family : how companies thrive with a 21st-century multicultural workforce. Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, ©2014 xxvi, 279 pages 9781440803093 |
| ISBN |
9781440803109 (electronic bk.) |
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1440803102 (electronic bk.) |
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9781440803093 (hardback) |
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1440803099 (hardback) |
| Standard No. |
40023930081 |
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