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1	Competing Devotions: Career and Family Among Women Executives more books like this by Mary Blair-Loy add to wishlist The wrenching decision facing successful women choosing between demanding careers and intensive family lives has been the subject of many articles and books, most of which propose strategies for resolving the dilemma. "Competing Devotions" focuses on broader social and cultural forces that create women's identities and shape their understanding of ... see all copies from $9.99! new only from $14.95! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Getting It Right: How Working Mothers Successfully Take Up the Challenge of Life, Family, and Career more books like this by Laraine T Zappert, PH.D. add to wishlist A commonsense guide for working mothers draws upon two decades of research to discuss the choices women face, the stresses of a career and parenting and how to cope with them, and how to have a satisfying and fulfilling life on every level. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Daddy Shift: How Stay-At-Home Dads, Breadwinning Moms, and Shared Parenting Are Transforming the American Family more books like this by Jeremy Adam Smith add to wishlist The Daddy Shift is an accessible, personal, and deeply researched book about a growing phenomenon among American families: fathers who stay at home from work and take a larger role in raising children. What happens when dads stay home? And what does it mean for the larger society?In chapters that alternate between large-scale analysis and ... see all copies from $7.91! new only from $11.00! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Time Divide: Work, Family, and Gender Inequality more books like this by Jerry A Jacobs, Kathleen Gerson add to wishlist In a panoramic study that draws on diverse sources, Jerry Jacobs and Kathleen Gerson explain why and how time pressures have emerged and what we can do to alleviate them. In contrast to the conventional wisdom that all Americans are overworked, they show that time itself has become a form of social inequality that is dividing Americans in new ways ... see all copies from $15.38! new only from $23.49!
5	Off-Ramps and On-Ramps: Keeping Talented Women on the Road to Success more books like this by Sylvia Ann Hewlett add to wishlist With talent shortages looming over the next decade, what can companies do to attract and retain the large number of professional women who are forced off the career highway? By documenting the successful efforts of a group of cutting-edge global companies to retain talented women and reintegrate them if they've already left, "Off-Ramps and On ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.95! \| first editions \| SVS
6	American Families: A Multicultural Reader more books like this by Stephanie Coontz (Editor) add to wishlist Is the traditional American family under attack? This reader testifies to the extraordinary diversity of American families, revealing the recent family values debate as a denial of this diversity. Paying especial attention to variations of class, race and ethnicity, the contributors highlight the larger social factors and dynamics of family ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $40.70! \| SVS
7	The Working Mother Book of Time: How to Take It, Make It, Save It, and Savor It more books like this by Working Mother Magazine (Creator) add to wishlist The editors of "Working Mother" magazine submit a practical guide to balancing work and family. Topics include identifying time thieves, fighting procrastination, letting go of guilt, and maximizing personal time. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Starting in Our Own Backyards: How Working Families Can Build Community and Survive the New Economy more books like this by Ann Bookman add to wishlist Lily Huang, a bench scientist, occasionally takes a 'sick day' to volunteer in her three-year-old's childcare center, but her supervisor says 'no' to a regular volunteer commitment. Mike Hallowell, a production worker, coaches his son's Little League team, but he can't get to afternoon games since being promoted. Yet Helen Rafferty, a middle ... see all copies from $4.15! new only from $33.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	The Job/Family Challenge: A 9 to 5 Guide more books like this by Ellen Bravo add to wishlist Acclaim for THE JOB/FAMILY CHALLENGE "This pathbreaking book deserves a place on every working parent's shelf-and active reading by the corporate managers who employ them. It provides helpful guidance to people dealing with today's most significant relationships and responsibilities. This is more than a handbook; it is a guide to the enlightened ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.36! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Fathering at Risk more books like this by James R Dudley, Glenn Stone add to wishlist This in-depth and informative study of fathering at risk emphasizes the importance of a father's presence in a child's life, and then concentrates on what society can do to reverse the dangerous trend toward absentee fathers. Complete with case studies, discussion questions at the end of each chapter, an appendix of father's organizations and ... see all copies from $2.49! new only from $11.87!
11 view cover	The Widening Gap more books like this by Jody Heymann, M.D. add to wishlist This impassioned and informed book is the first to describe how government and industry have failed working families and what we can do to get beyond this critical impasse. This hard-hitting book draws on the first systematic national research on how the need to meet family obligations is affecting working Americans of all social classes and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.30! \| SVS
12 view cover	The Career Mystique: Cracks in the American Dream more books like this by Professor Phyllis Moen add to wishlist The Career Mystique examines taken-for-granted rules of the career game - that continuous, full-time, hard work pays off - deeply embedded in the American Dream. Possibilities of fulfilling the career mystique are dwindling, given insecurities and risks of a global economy, strains and double demands on the job and at home, uncertainties and ... see all copies from $9.90! new only from $18.87! \| SVS
13 view cover	The Family Track: Keeping Your Faculties While You Mentor, Nurture, Teach, and Serve more books like this by Constance Coiner (Editor), Diana Hume George (Editor) add to wishlist This book addresses special issues surrounding juggling a family and a career in academia. see all copies from $7.89! new only from $23.94! \| first editions
14 view cover	What's Wrong with Day Care: Freeing Parents to Raise Their Own Children more books like this by Charles Siegel add to wishlist This study challenges conventional wisdom about childcare. It argues that Americans have wrongly embraced day care and devalued work that is traditionally done by women. The author also suggests that both men and women must re-evaluate modern lifestyles and recognize the value of home economy. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.80! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Work and Family: Research Informing Policy more books like this by Toby Lee Parcel (Editor), Dr. Daniel B Cornfield (Editor) add to wishlist The 'juggling act' of work and family has become a significant focus of those interested in the social condition. This book looks at the varied ways time influences work and family processes and considers the social policy implications that inhere. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $66.45!
16 view cover	Working Couples Caring for Children and Aging Parents: Effects on Work and Well-Being more books like this by Margaret B Neal, Ph.D., Leslie B Hammer add to wishlist As the baby boomer generation approaches midlife, many dual-earner couples are struggling with issues of simultaneously caring for children while tending to aging parents. This timely book uncovers the circumstances faced by these workers, known as the "sandwiched generation", and identifies what they need in order to fulfill their work and family ... see all copies from $6.00! new only from $30.17! \| SVS
17 view cover	Balancing Work & Love: Jewish Women Facing the Family-Career Challenge more books like this by Elaine Grudin Denholtz add to wishlist Offering intimate portraits of Jewish families at work and home, this book features a variety of working women describing the difficulty of balancing a stressful work life with home and family while trying to maintain a Jewish outlook. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Mothers on the Fast Track: How a New Generation Can Balance Family and Careers more books like this by Professor Mary Ann Mason, Eve Mason Ekman add to wishlist Along with her daughter, Mason has written a guide for young women who are facing the tough decision of when--and if--to start a family. The result is a roadmap of new choices for women facing the sobering question of how to balance a successful career with family. see all copies from $3.49! new only from $3.49!
19 view cover	Work-Family Research: An Annotated Bibliography more books like this by Teri Ann Lilly, Bradley K Googins (Compiled by), Marcie K Pitt-Catsouphes add to wishlist This annotated bibliography on work-family issues seeks to identify the primary thematic and topical strands that have contributed to the understanding of the work-family field. It is organized by major themes and topics. see all copies from $10.00! new only from $79.00! \| first editions
20 view cover	Gender, Migration and the Dual-Career Household: Invisible Migrants more books like this by Irene Hardill, Hardill Irene add to wishlist Do careers today demand more spatial mobility? How are two careers accommodated and managed within one household? What issues of gender are related to dual career households and migration? This book explores the gender issues associated with international migration in dual career households. Adopting a feminist approach, the author links research ... see all copies from $40.00! new only from $135.30! \| SVS
21 view cover	The Changing Landscape of Work and Family in the American Middle Class: Reports from the Field more books like this by Elizabeth Rudd (Editor), Lara Descartes (Editor) add to wishlist Explores the dynamics of the modern American family and how they have adapted to the changing economy and culture. This book redefines the concept of the model American family and provides an insight into what the standards for judging family life and its functionality will be. see all copies from $25.00! new only from $44.16! \| SVS
22 view cover	Beyond Work-Family Balance: Advancing Gender Equity and Workplace Performance more books like this by Rhona Rapoport, Lotte Bailyn, Joyce K Fletcher add to wishlist Everyone who struggles to meet the demands of work and personal-life responsibilities knows how tough it is to do so. This bold new book shows that it is the deeply engrained separation of work and personal life that has limited our ability to deal effectively with the conflict between them. "Beyond Work-Family Balance" demonstrates why the image ... see all copies from $10.62! new only from $21.12! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Balancing Work and Family more books like this by Jacqueline Wallen add to wishlist Examines the connection between work and family, the demands placed on individuals by their employers and their family lives, and how employers can intervene to help reconcile those demands. see all copies from $47.09! new only from $61.99!
24 view cover	The Future of Success more books like this by Robert B Reich (Read by) add to wishlist The internet-driven marketplace offers unprecedented opportunities, but this technology also drives relentless competition. When consumers can change allegiance with the click of a mouse, sellers must make constant improvements - cutting costs, adding value, requiring more time and work from employees whose job stability, in turn, declines daily. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Work and Family in America: A Reference Handbook more books like this by Leslie F Stebbins add to wishlist As more women pursue careers and men stay at home, the spheres of work and family will never be the same. This text offers an overview of these overlapping worlds as it provides figures on work-family demographics, covers recent legislation and case law, and offers biographies of relevant figures. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $54.00! \| SVS

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