Sarah Blithe

Gender Equality and Work-Life Balance

Glass Handcuffs and Working Men in the U.S.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Gender Equality and Work-Life Balance describes the work-life practices of men in the United States. The purpose is to increase gender equality at work for all employees. With a focus on leave policy inequalities, this book argues that men experience a phenomenon called "the glass handcuffs," which prevents them from leaving work to participate fully in their families, homes, and other life events.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Juni 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9781138856776
• ISBN-10: 1138856770
• Artikelnr.: 42787228

Autorenporträt

Sarah Jane Blithe is Assistant Professor Communication Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno, USA

Inhaltsangabe

List of Tables and Figures Foreword Preface Part I: Overview 1. Outlining
the Glass Handcuffs Phenomenon Part II: Historical Context for the Glass
Handcuffs Phenomenon 2. Organizational Inequality 3. Situating Leaves of
Absence Policies Part III: Causes for the Glass Handcuffs 4. "But I was a
Programmer Before I was a Dad": Occupational Uniqueness and Occupational
Identity 5. "It is my responsibility to find the right balance":
Entrepreneurialism as a constraint 6. It's Kind of a Man Thing: Gendered
expectations about work and home 7. "Who needs time off?" Resisting and
mitigating leaves of absence 8. Economic dependence Part IV: Finding the
Key: Why Understanding the Glass Handcuffs Matters 9. Impacts of the Glass
Handcuffs 10. Conclusions Appendices A. Studying Men: Methods and
Standpoint Theory B. Interview Guide C. Data Analysis References Index