Women, work, and family : how companies thrive with a 21st-century multicultural workforce /: how companies thrive with a 21st-century multicultural workforce. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: By Michele A. Paludi.
• Authors: Paludi, Michele A
• Contents: AcknowledgmentsIntroductionMichele A. PaludiPART I: WHY WORK-LIFE INTEGRATION?1. Women, Work, and How It's ChangingMichele Kilburn2. Work-Life Integration: A Personal ReflectionTanya Scime3. A Journey to Achieve Work-Life IntegrationMichelle Wildgrube4. Work-Life Integration: A Woman's StoryAvigail Moor5. Inequality in the Division of Household Labor and ChildcareMiriam Liss6. Implicit Bias and Employment DiscriminationSusan Strauss7. To Return or Not to Return: Women and the Balance between Work and LifeKatie L. Pustolka8. Why Work-Life Integration Is Essential for Individuals and OrganizationsJanet Tracey9. The Evolution of Women in the WorkforceKathryn HalpinPART II: CULTURAL CONSIDERATIONS OF WORK-LIFE INTEGRATION10. Acts of Dignity: Women of Color Balancing Work and FamilyLillian Comas-Diaz11. The Paradox for Advancing Women in Paid Work and Public Life in Post-EEO EraCarolyn Noble12. Czech Female Professionals and Entrepreneurs between Family and CareerMartina RasticovaPART III: WORK-LIFE INTEGRATION STRATEGIES13. Toward a Mother-Friendly Workplace: Workplace Flexibility Intervention OutcomesElise Jones, Joan C. Chrisler, and Ingrid Johnston-Robledo14. Making It Work for Women, Children, and the JobTracy C. McCausland, Afra Ahmad, Whitney B. Morgan, Eden B. King, and Kristen P. Jones15. Valuing Lesbian and Gay Parenting in the WorkplaceAnn H. Huffman, Eden B. King, and Abbie E. Goldberg16. Promoting Employees' Work-Life Balance: Work, Organizational, and Technological FactorsYoungAh Park and Tina C. Elacqua17. Part-Time Employment for Women: Implications for Women and Their ChildrenKatherine A. Sliter and Tina C. Elacqua18. Moving Beyond Offering Flexible Work ArrangementsSue A. Epstein and Janet H. Marler19. Sandwiched In: Women as Child and Elder Caregivers and Employers' ResponsesMichele A. PaludiIndexAbout the Editor and the Contributors.
• Publisher Details: New York : Praeger
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (312 pages)
• Subjects: 658.30082; Business & Economics -- Human Resources & Personnel Management; Women -- Employment; Women employees; Work and family; Business & Economics -- General; Business & Economics -- Infrastructure; Sociology
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9798216167273
• Related ISBNs: 9781440803093
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