Striking a Balance: Work, Family, Life
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| Rating | : | 4.15 (785 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1878585622 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 183 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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We know we have a crisis when, as his research shows, over half of the mothers who teach college chemistry and about 40 percent who teach English say that they returned to work sooner than they wanted after having a child because they wanted to be taken seriously as academics, and many of them felt forced to choose their work over their children. --Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D., President, Institute for Women's Policy ResearchFramed in terms of the care gap, the new gender gap between mothers and others, and the widening income gap, this lively and accessible book makes it clear why so many of us find it difficult to strike a balance in our lives. This book is an enjoyable, engaging read. Read it and change your life and the wor
"Hated the book" according to Stachelschwein. This book was not an eye opener. I don't see why Drago felt the need to write a painfully boring book about norms without bringing any new insight on the subject. I absolutely cannot stand authors that have to make the same point over and over on 100+ pages of their "work". Could've just written a 5 page essay on the issue and saved his readers the time and effort.. The way out of the work vs. life box This excellent analysis of the current state of working and trying to live at the same time in America is a great wakeup call from the overwork hypnosis reining for too long. Unlike in other advanced nations, we've never had a real national conversation about the impacts of large numbers of caregivers in the workplace and skyrocketing workweeks. Drago makes those repercussions of work without end very clear, in imploding families, skyrocketing health costs and absentee lives. Armed with a trove of rese. "Five Stars" according to Mackenzie. One of my favorite books about families' work/life balance
Sifting through the vast body of relevant research from a range of academic disciplines, including new findings from the author's own studies, Striking a Balance: Work, Family, Life examines the deeply held but unexamined beliefs about work, womanhood, and society that are responsible for our out-of-balance lives. With a forward by Juliet B. In his optimistic final chapter, Drago calls on us to challenge those beliefs, and provides a road map for change. In this provocative book, economist and work/life expert Robert Drago constructs a unique vision of the meaning of balance, un
Robert W. The author of over 70 articles and 4 books, he helped to found takecarenet and the workfam newsgroup. Drago is a Professor of Labor Studies and Women's Studies at Penn State University, and a Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne. He lives in State College, PA, has two wonderful daughters, and writes music in his spare time.