Mothers On The Fast Track

Author : Mary Ann Mason,Eve Mason Ekman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2007-06-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 019804027X

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In the past few decades the number of women entering graduate and professional schools has been going up and up, while the number of women reaching the top rung of the corporate and academic worlds has remained relatively stagnant. Why are so many women falling off the fast track? In this timely book, Mary Ann Mason traces the career paths of the first generation of ambitious women who started careers in academia, law, medicine, business, and the media in large numbers in the 1970s and '80s. Many women who had started families but continued working had ended up veering off the path to upper management at a point she calls "the second glass ceiling." Rather than sticking to their original career goals, they allowed themselves to slide into a second tier of management that offers fewer hours, less pay, lower prestige, and limited upward mobility. Men who did likewise--entered the career world with high aspirations and then started families while working--not only did not show the same trend, they reached even higher levels of professional success than men who had no families at all. Along with her daughter, an aspiring journalist, Mason has written a guide for young women who are facing the tough decision of when--and if--to start a family. It is also a guide for older women seeking a second chance to break through to the next level, as Mason herself did in academia. The book features anecdotes and strategies from the dozens of women they interviewed. Advice ranges from the personal (know when to say "no," the importance of time management) to the institutional, with suggestions for how the workplace itself can be changed to make it easier for ambitious working mothers to reach the top levels. The result is a roadmap of new choices for women facing the sobering question of how to balance a successful career with family.

Author : Mary Ann Mason,Eve Mason Ekman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780195373691

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Mothers on the Fast Track by Mary Ann Mason,Eve Mason Ekman Pdf

Along with her daughter, Mason has written a guide for young women who are facing the tough decision of when--and if--to start a family. The result is a roadmap of new choices for women facing the sobering question of how to balance a successful career with family.

Author : Dr. Susan Burns
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2010-04-01
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781429971423

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Fast Track Adoption by Dr. Susan Burns Pdf

Most couples in the U.S. have to wait up to seven years to adopt an infant domestically--and all the expense and waiting doesn't always result in a successful adoption. Now, rather than relying on slow-paced and expensive adoption agencies, many couples are choosing to privately adopt a child. By eliminating the adoption agency, couples can customize and control their own adoption plan. Inside this book, couples will learn how becoming proactive in the adoption process may significantly speed up the adoption. Following the Fast Track method, readers will learn how to: - Establish a budget - Assemble a professional team - Obtain an approved home study - Prepare an effective family profile - Advertise for and talk to potential birth mothers - Detect warning signs for frauds and scams - Be prepared at the hospital With this book as their guide, potential parents can actively pick their own birth mother. By doing so, couples will save time and money, reduce stress, and, most importantly, find a baby to adopt.

Author : Mary Ann Mason
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Mothers
ISBN : 0199944016

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Mothers on the Fast Track by Mary Ann Mason Pdf

This title traces the career paths of the first generation of ambitious women who started careers in academia, law, medicine, business and the media in large numbers in the 1970s and '80s. It is a guide for young women who are facing the tough decision of when - and if - to start a family, also a guide for older women seeking a second chance to break through to the next level.

Author : Neil Gilbert
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2008-10-01
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780300145090

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A Mother's Work by Neil Gilbert Pdf

The question of how best to combine work and family life has led to lively debates in recent years. Both a lifestyle and a policy issue, it has been addressed psychologically, socially, and economically, and conclusions have been hotly contested. But as Neil Gilbert shows in this penetrating and provocative book, we haven't looked closely enough at how and why these questions are framed, or who benefits from the proposed answers. A Mother's Work takes a hard look at the unprecedented rise in childlessness, along with the outsourcing of family care and household production, which have helped to alter family life since the 1960s. It challenges the conventional view on how to balance motherhood and employment, and examines how the choices women make are influenced by the culture of capitalism, feminist expectations, and the social policies of the welfare state. Gilbert argues that while the market ignores the essential value of a mother's work, prevailing norms about the social benefits of work have been overvalued by elites whose opportunities and circumstances little resemble those of most working- and middle-class mothers. And the policies that have been crafted too often seem friendlier to the market than to the family. Gilbert ends his discussion by looking at the issue internationally, and he makes the case for reframing the debate to include a wider range of social values and public benefits that present more options for managing work and family responsibilities.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Academic Conferences and publishing limited
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2018-04-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781911218784

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International Conference on Gender Research by Anonim Pdf

Author : Kelly Ward,Lisa Wolf-Wendel
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2012-08-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780813553214

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Academic Motherhood by Kelly Ward,Lisa Wolf-Wendel Pdf

Academic Motherhood tells the story of over one hundred women who are both professors and mothers and examines how they navigated their professional lives at different career stages. Kelly Ward and Lisa Wolf-Wendel base their findings on a longitudinal study that asks how women faculty on the tenure track manage work and family in their early careers (pre-tenure) when their children are young (under the age of five), and then again in mid-career (post-tenure) when their children are older. The women studied work in a range of institutional settings—research universities, comprehensive universities, liberal arts colleges, and community colleges—and in a variety of disciplines, including the sciences, the humanities, and the social sciences. Much of the existing literature on balancing work and family presents a pessimistic view and offers cautionary tales of what to avoid and how to avoid it. In contrast, the goal of Academic Motherhood is to help tenure track faculty and the institutions at which they are employed “make it work.” Writing for administrators, prospective and current faculty as well as scholars, Ward and Wolf-Wendel bring an element of hope and optimism to the topic of work and family in academe. They provide insight and policy recommendations that support faculty with children and offer mechanisms for problem-solving at personal, departmental, institutional, and national levels.

Author : Andrea O'Reilly
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 1520 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2010-04-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781452266299

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Encyclopedia of Motherhood by Andrea O'Reilly Pdf

To request a free 30-day online trial to this product, visit www.sagepub.com/freetrial In the last decade the topic of motherhood has emerged as a distinct and established field of scholarly inquiry. A cursory review of motherhood research reveals that hundreds of scholarly articles have been published on almost every motherhood theme imaginable. The first ever on the topic, this Encyclopedia of Motherhood helps to both demarcate motherhood as a scholarly field and an academic discipline and to direct its future development. With more than 700 entries, these three volumes provide information on the central terms, concepts, topics, issues, themes, debates, theories, and texts of this new discipline. Further, the encyclopedia examines the topic of motherhood in various contexts such as history and geography and by academic discipline. Key Features Provides an overview of the topic of motherhood in many and diverse disciplines, such as anthropology, sociology, psychology and philosophy Examines the meaning and experience of motherhood in many time periods from classic civilizations to present day Includes an entry for all the influential theorists of maternal scholarship from the pioneering theories to the more recent writings Covers issues and events of our current times including entries on the mommy blog, the motherhood memoir, terrorism, reproductive technologies, HIV/AIDS, and LGBT families Explores geographical, cultural, and ethnic diversity with an entry for almost every country in the world as well as entries on lesbian, immigrant, adoptive, single, nonresidential, young, poor mothers and mothers with disabilities Key Themes History of Motherhood Issues in Motherhood Motherhood and Family Motherhood and Health Motherhood and Society Motherhood Around the World Motherhood in the United States Motherhood Studies Prominent Mothers In human society, few institutions are as important as motherhood, and this unique encyclopedia captures the interdisciplinary foundation of the subject in one convenient reference. The scope of the Encyclopedia of Motherhood is focused on providing a comprehensive resource to understanding the complexities of motherhood for academic and public libraries, written by scholars and institutional experts in the social and behavioral sciences.

Author : Lilly J. Goren
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2009-05-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780813139074

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You've Come a Long Way, Baby by Lilly J. Goren Pdf

“Provocative and diverse” essays on the image—and the reality—of feminism in the twenty-first century (Christine A. Kelly, author of Tangled Up in Red, White, and Blue). No matter what brand of feminism one may subscribe to, one thing is indisputable: the role of women in society during the past several decades has changed dramatically, and continues to change in a variety of ways. In You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby, Lilly J. Goren and an impressive group of contributors explore the remarkable advancement achieved by American women in a historically patriarchal social and political landscape, while examining where women stand today and contemplating the future challenges they face worldwide. As comprehensive as it is accessible, You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby appeals to anyone interested in confronting the struggles and celebrating the achievements of women in modern society. “Some of the articles are down-to-earth, some are down-and-dirty. Some are matter-of-fact, others deliberately argumentative in tone. The book itself is a treasury.” —Lincoln County News

Author : Kirsti Cole,Holly Hassel
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2017-06-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781315523200

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Surviving Sexism in Academia by Kirsti Cole,Holly Hassel Pdf

This edited collection contends that if women are to enter into leadership positions at equal levels with their male colleagues, then sexism in all its forms must be acknowledged, attended to, and actively addressed. This interdisciplinary collection—Surviving Sexism in Academia: Strategies for Feminist Leadership—is part storytelling, part autoethnography, part action plan. The chapters document and analyze everyday sexism in the academy and offer up strategies for survival, ultimately 'lifting the veil" from the good old boys/business-as-usual culture that continues to pervade academia in both visible and less-visible forms, forms that can stifle even the most ambitious women in their careers.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2020-06-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789004432468

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How We Got Here: The Role of Critical Mentoring and Social Justice Praxis by Anonim Pdf

Presents narratives of scholars of education on how critical mentoring can dismantle institutional –isms to improve the experiences and degree attainment of underrepresented groups in doctoral programs.

Author : Valerie Cockerell
Publisher : Morgan James Publishing
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2023-10-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781636981307

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Manage Like a Mother by Valerie Cockerell Pdf

Leadership doesn’t have to be complicated. Mothers have known this all along as they practice their own no-nonsense form of leadership. In Manage like a Mother, Valerie Cockerell shares common-sense principles for anyone seeking to be an effective leader. She explains how raising children, nurturing their development, multitasking as only a mother does, managing conflicts, dealing with teenagers and being a great role model are some of the essential skills that leaders can easily apply to their professional working environments—with proven success. Business professionals don’t need to look much further than their own childhood to know what works and what doesn’t. In Manage Like a Mother, leaders will learn how applying moms’ best practices can reap the best results for any organization.

Author : Flockhart, Tyler Ross,Reiter, Abigail,Hassett, Matthew R.
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781668441305

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The Reproduction and Maintenance of Inequalities in Interpersonal Relationships by Flockhart, Tyler Ross,Reiter, Abigail,Hassett, Matthew R. Pdf

Contemporary racism, sexism, and heterosexism increasingly rely on less overt forms of discrimination that preserve, protect, and mask the power of the dominant group. This creates all manner of issues for people of color, women, and LGBTQ+ folks who must navigate a culture that increasingly sees discrimination and inequality as less severe or less pervasive than it was in the past. Indeed, despite the multitude of legal, social, and political advances made by these groups, inequality continues to persist, but often in a more subtle, covert, and invisible manner. The Reproduction and Maintenance of Inequalities in Interpersonal Relationships discusses the subtle ways racism, sexism, homophobia, and heterosexism persist in an era where many believe such inequalities are in the past and provides a comprehensive understanding of what inequality looks like in the contemporary world. Furthermore, the book examines how this inequality is reproduced in our everyday relationships. Covering topics such as discrimination and workplace relationships, this reference work is ideal for sociologists, psychologists, human resource professionals, academicians, scholars, researchers, practitioners, instructors, and students.

Author : Helena Ragoné,France Winddance Twine
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Human reproduction
ISBN : 9780415921091

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Ideologies and Technologies of Motherhood by Helena Ragoné,France Winddance Twine Pdf

First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2002-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Working Mother by Anonim Pdf

The magazine that helps career moms balance their personal and professional lives.