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Title: Unbending Gender: Why Family and Work Conflict and What to Do About It by Joan Williams ISBN: 0-19-514714-6 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: September, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.69 (13 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Impeccable research, very readable
Comment: This is one of a handful of books that I wish I had written. It tackles the difficult subject of the work/family conflict with impeccable research and persuasive arguments for reform. It's not strident or hyperbolic, just great scholarship and great writing. You don't have to be a lawyer or law professor to read and enjoy it; it would give great support to any parent struggling to find time enough to work and raise a child. It is a must-read for anyone interested in the work/family balance movement, anyone who still calls themselves a feminist (I do), and all working parents.
Rating: 5
Summary: "Must Reading" for Men, Also
Comment: Now more than ever before, fathers and husbands (as well as uncles, brothers, and sons) need to understand how and why so many women experience so much stress when struggling to fulfill all manner of traditional gender-specific obligations in combination with other obligations related to the workplace. This same understanding is imperative for men with whom these women associate in their workplace. I'm not saying women's obligations are better or worse than those men have. But many of them are significantly different. True, assignment of marital and parental obligtions often has less to do with gender than with practicality. Of necessity, some Baby Boomers and many Generation Xers have re-defined concepts such as "partnering" and "division of labor." The process of re-definition or refinement will accelerate with Generation Yers. One of Williams' key points is that at work and in the home, indeed everywhere, men and women must have the courage and (yes) the patience to collaborate and accommodate in ways and to an extent which spouses and parents never have before. Those unable to "bend" with appropriate adjustment and (yes) with good will could well "break." Williams identifies various major problems and their causes, then suggests how those problems could be avoided or solved. You may not agree with all of her opinions (fair enough) but I think you will agree that she addresses important issues with care and concern. So must each of us.
Rating: 5
Summary: Critical Information for Family Therapists
Comment: As a family therapist with a special interest in the area of work and family, I have read a number of books on this issue. Unbending Gender is a tremendous contribution to the field and one of my favorites. It was highly recommended to me by a marriage and family therapist and university professor, and I am passing on the recommendation to many of my colleagues. Williams' book has important implications for family therapy, as many male and female clients struggle with how to combine market work and family work. It will change the way you educate, normalize, and approach this issue with clients.
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Title: The Price of Motherhood: Why the Most Important Job in the World is Still the Least Valued by Ann Crittenden ISBN: 0805066195 Publisher: Owl Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: The Invisible Heart: Economics and Family Values by Nancy Folbre ISBN: 1565847474 Publisher: New Press Pub. Date: May, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: In Pursuit of Equity: Women, Men, and the Quest for Economic Citizenship in 20Th-Century America by Alice Kessler-Harris ISBN: 0195158024 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: February, 2003 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Working Families: The Transformation of the American Home by Rosanna Hertz, Nancy L. Marshall ISBN: 0520226496 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: 04 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Commercialization of Intimate Life : Notes from Home and Work by Arlie Russell Hochschild ISBN: 0520214889 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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