| Description |
xxvi, 279 pages ; 25 cm |
| Note |
Includes 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. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Part I: why work-life integration?: Women, work, and how it's changing / Michele Kilburn -- Work-life integration : a personal reflection / Tanya Scime -- A journey to achieve work-life integration / Michelle Wildgrube -- Work-life integration : a woman's story / Avigail Moor -- Inequality in the division of household labor and childcare / Miriam Liss -- Implicit bias and employment discrimination / Susan Strauss -- To return or not to return : women and the balance between work and life / Katie L. Pustolka -- Why work-life integration is essential for individuals and organizations / Janet Tracey -- Evolution of women in the workforce / Kathryn Halpin-- Part II: cultural considerations of work-life integration: Acts of dignity : women of color balancing work and family / Lillian Comas-Diaz -- Paradox for advancing women in paid work and public life in post-EEO era / Carolyn Noble -- Czech female professionals and entrepreneurs between family and career / Martina Rasticova -- Part III: work-life integration strategies: Toward a mother-friendly workplace : workplace flexibility intervention outcomes / Elise Jones, Joan C. Chrisler, and Ingrid Johnston-Robledo -- Making it work for women, children, and the job / Tracy C. McCausland, Afra Ahmad, Whitney B. Morgan, Eden B. King, and Kristen P. Jones -- Valuing lesbian and gay parenting in the workplace / Ann H. Huffman, Eden B. King, and Abbie E. Goldberg -- Promoting employees' work-life balance : work, organizational, and technological factors / YoungAh Park and Tina C. Elacqua -- Part-time employment for women : implications for women and their children / Katherine A. Sliter and Tina C. Elacqua -- Moving beyond offering flexible work arrangements / Sue A. Epstein and Janet H. Marler -- Sandwiched in : women as child and elder caregivers and employers' responses / Michele A. Paludi. |
| Subject |
Women -- Employment.
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Women -- Employment. |
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Work and family.
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Work and family. |
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Working mothers.
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Working mothers. |
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Sex discrimination in employment.
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Sex discrimination in employment. |
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Women. |
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Womyn. |
| Added Author |
Paludi, Michele Antoinette.
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| ISBN |
1440803099 (hardback) |
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9781440803093 (hardback) |
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9781440803109 (ebook) |
| Standard No. |
40023930081 |
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