Many working women have to face a serious conflict between the demands of their work and the demands of family life. Changing perceptions about the role of women are making this conflict even more complicated. Innovative work patterns are needed to alleviate this conflict. Originally published in 1986, this book, based on extensive original research, examines how working women manage the ‘balancing act’ between family and work. It considers their attitudes to work, to their families and to their managers and fellow workers and it explores the role of trade unions, employers and the state. By drawing on data gathered in different countries and in different ‘styles’ of working environment it contrasts differing responses to the same basic conflict.
Author(s): T. Scarlett Epstein, Kate Crehan, Annemarie Gerzer, Jurgen Sass
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Women and Work, 4
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 231
City: London
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Original Title Page
Original Copyright Page
Table of Contents
List of Tables
List of Charts
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Part One: Introduction
1. Time Management at Work and at Home
Part Two: Women in the Retail Trade (Great Britain)
2. Women, Work and the Balancing Act
3. Male Managers and Female Employees
Part Three: Women in the Retail Trade (West Germany)
4. The German Debate
5. The Beck Department Store: A Case Study
Part Four: Some Participants' Perception of the Problem
6. Working at the Superstore
7. Living with a Family and Living with a Job
8. Working with Women
9. Paid Work, Housework and the Work Ethic
10. The Trade Union and the Conflict Between Work and Home
11. Living with the Union
Part Five: Conclusion
12. How the Other Half Works
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