ISBN:
9781498534161
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (299 pages)
Series Statement:
Communicating Gender
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
302.2
Keywords:
Work-life balance
;
Work-life balance
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
This edited collection analyzes how communication and gender influence work-life balance decisions for men and women in today's culture. Touching on key topics in work-life balance research, contributors explore case studies that expose the challenges and progress influencing families today.
Abstract:
Intro -- Intersections Across Identities, Genders, And Cultures -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Part I Crafting The Modern Ideal Worker -- Chapter 1 The Ideal Teleworker -- Chapter 2 What Work-Life Balance? Ohio Welfare-To-Work Program Managers' Focus On Paid Work -- Chapter 3 Putting Your Career First -- Part II Having It All In A Culture Of Competing Demands -- Chapter 4 Freedom With Limits -- Chapter 5 Opting (Back) In To Paid Work -- Chapter 6 Innovative Career-Life Initiatives For Women Faculty In Stem -- Chapter 7 It'S About Priorities -- Part III Gender Roles At Home In A Dual-Earner Society -- Chapter 8 "There'S A Thousand Invisible Things I Do Around Here" -- Chapter 9 Work-Family Balance And Immigrant Sub-Saharan Women In The United States1 -- Chapter 10 Uncovering Pathways To Support For Family Relocation -- Part IV Defining Work-Life Balance Beyond Mothers -- Chapter 11 Social Stigma, Childfree Identities, And Work-Life Balance -- Chapter 12 Tracing The Daddy Wars -- Chapter 13 Paternity Leave, Identity, And Fatherhood -- Index -- About The Editor And Contributors.
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