Women, work, and family : how companies thrive with a 21st-century multicultural workforce / Michele A. Paludi, editor.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublisher: Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2014]Description: xxvi, 279 pages ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781440803093
  • 1440803099
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HD 6053 .W6455 2014
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 -- The 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 -- The 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.
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.
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Includes index.

"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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 -- The 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 -- The 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.

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