Women, Work, and Family (eBook, PDF)

How Companies Thrive with a 21st-Century Multicultural Workforce
Redaktion: Paludi, Michele A.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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. A half-century after the women's movement of the 1960s, women still have not achieved equality in the workplace, in part because the burdens of family still fall largely upon their shoulders. This in-depth review examines legislation, social-science research, and human resources management practices dealing with women's integration of work and life roles. It explores the context and theory that explain new workplace trends and realities, and it offers practical recommendations on how women and companies can cope. The book is based on the premise that to attract and retain top talent and be competitive in the 21st century, employers must redesign their organizations to meet the needs of employees. A sort of "paper mentor" for women, it spells out the myths and realities of combining employment with motherhood and a committed relationship. The expert essays are also a guide for corporations, intended to help them understand the necessity of easing women's burdens-and nurturing their talent-through attention to work hours and to policies that can facilitate the integration of work and life roles.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juli 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781440803109
• Artikelnr.: 68184402

Autorenporträt

Michele A. Paludi, PhD, is president of Human Resources Management Solutions and a developmental psychologist who specializes in career development and the psychology of workplaces.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments Introduction Michele A. Paludi PART I: WHY WORK-LIFE
INTEGRATION? 1. Women, Work, and How It's Changing Michele Kilburn 2.
Work-Life Integration: A Personal Reflection Tanya Scime 3. A Journey to
Achieve Work-Life Integration Michelle Wildgrube 4. Work-Life Integration:
A Woman's Story Avigail Moor 5. Inequality in the Division of Household
Labor and Childcare Miriam Liss 6. Implicit Bias and Employment
Discrimination Susan Strauss 7. To Return or Not to Return: Women and the
Balance between Work and Life Katie L. Pustolka 8. Why Work-Life
Integration Is Essential for Individuals and Organizations Janet Tracey 9.
The Evolution of Women in the Workforce Kathryn Halpin PART II: CULTURAL
CONSIDERATIONS OF WORK-LIFE INTEGRATION 10. Acts of Dignity: Women of Color
Balancing Work and Family Lillian Comas-Diaz 11. The Paradox for Advancing
Women in Paid Work and Public Life in Post-EEO Era Carolyn Noble 12. Czech
Female Professionals and Entrepreneurs between Family and Career Martina
Rasticova PART III: WORK-LIFE INTEGRATION STRATEGIES 13. Toward a
Mother-Friendly Workplace: Workplace Flexibility Intervention Outcomes
Elise Jones, Joan C. Chrisler, and Ingrid Johnston-Robledo 14. Making It
Work for Women, Children, and the Job Tracy C. McCausland, Afra Ahmad,
Whitney B. Morgan, Eden B. King, and Kristen P. Jones 15. Valuing Lesbian
and Gay Parenting in the Workplace Ann H. Huffman, Eden B. King, and Abbie
E. Goldberg 16. Promoting Employees' Work-Life Balance: Work,
Organizational, and Technological Factors YoungAh Park and Tina C. Elacqua
17. Part-Time Employment for Women: Implications for Women and Their
Children Katherine A. Sliter and Tina C. Elacqua 18. Moving Beyond Offering
Flexible Work Arrangements Sue A. Epstein and Janet H. Marler 19.
Sandwiched In: Women as Child and Elder Caregivers and Employers' Responses
Michele A. Paludi Index About the Editor and the Contributors