Women, Work, and Family: How Companies Thrive with a 21st-Century Multicultural Workforce
- ISBN-10
- 1440803102
- ISBN-13
- 9781440803109
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 279
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-07-15
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO
- Author
- Michele A. Paludi
Description
A sweeping collection of new essays gathers historical background, theoretical perspectives, and the latest research on integrating work and personal life in a multigenerational workforce. • Provides insights into 21st-century work/life integration and multigenerational workforce issues and trends • Discusses organizational responses to these trends and offers strategies employers can use to help female employees integrate work and life responsibilities • Shares best practices from human resource specialists, labor attorneys, and employers for meeting the demands of the 21st-century workforce • Identifies organizations that will assist women in integrating work and family roles • Includes first-person accounts by women—managers and non-managers—of workplace strategies that have proven effective for them
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