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Author:   Diane Perrons ,  Colette Fagan ,  Linda McDowell ,  Kath Ray
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Edition:   illustrated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.638kg
ISBN:  

9781845420208

ISBN 10:   1845420209
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   27 January 2006
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents: 1. Introduction: Work, Life and Time in the New Economy Diane Perrons, Linda McDowell, Colette Fagan, Kath Ray and Kevin Ward Part I: Social and Spatial Divisions and Work–Life Management in the New Economy 2. Work Intensification in the UK Brendan Burchell 3. Employment in a 24/7 Economy: Challenges for the Family Harriet B. Presser 4. Enterprising Women: Remaking Gendered Networks on Wall Street in the New Economy Melissa Fisher Part II: Work, Time and the Work–Life Balance 5. The French 35-Hour Working Law and the Work–Life Balance of Parents: Friend or Foe? Jeanne Fagnani and Marie Thérèse Letablier 6. Economic Crisis and the Sustainability of the Dual-Earner, Dual-Carer Model Anita Nyberg 7. Class, Gender and Work–Life Articulation Rosemary Crompton and Michaela Brockmann Part III: Work, Life and the Household 8. Mothers’ Work–Life Balance: Individualized Preferences or Cultural Construction? Simon Duncan 9. Care Politics for Fathers in a Flexible Time Culture Berit Brandth and Elin Kvande 10. Individualization and ‘Identity-Risks’ in Dual-Career Households Irene Hardill and Joost van Loon Part IV: Work, Time and Urban Services 11. E-enabled Active Welfare: Creating the Context for Work–Life Balance Sarah Walsh, Susan Baines and James Cornford 12. Local Time Policies in Europe Jean-Yves Boulin 13. Developing Positive Flexibility for Employees: The British Trade Union Approach Jo Morris and Jane Pillinger Part V: Equality Policies in the New Economy 14. Promoting Equality in the Private and Public Sectors Teresa Rees 15. Equal Opportunity and Unwarranted Pay Differences. A Case Study of Gender-Related Pay Differences in a Knowledge-based Society Lena Gonäs, Ann Bergman and Kerstin Rosenberg 16. Conclusion: Work, Life and Time in the New Economy Diane Perrons, Colette Fagan, Linda McDowell, Kath Ray and Kevin Ward Bibliography Index

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'. . . the book presents leading-edge research on a variety of issues associated with work/life integration and gender equity. It will be of value to academic researchers and students of gender, employment and social trends, and its release in paperback should extend its accessibility.' -- British Journal of Industrial Relations '. . . this collection makes an important contribution to the literature on women's employment and to comparative social policy. It will be informative for graduates and researchers - and compulsory reading for policymakers.'

'... the book presents leading-edge research on a variety of issues associated with work/life integration and gender equity. It will be of value to academic researchers and students of gender, employment and social trends, and its release in paperback should extend its accessibility.' -- British Journal of Industrial Relations '... this collection makes an important contribution to the literature on women's employment and to comparative social policy. It will be informative for graduates and researchers - and compulsory reading for policymakers.' -- Judith Glover, Social Policy and Administration 'This edited collection adds significantly to our understanding of work-life balance in the new economy... The recognition that analyses of the new economy must extend below the level of the nation-state and beyond the workplace may well be the book's most important contribution.' -- Valerie Preston, Economic Geography

Author Information

Edited by Diane Perrons, Director, Gender Institute and Reader in Economic Geography and Gender Studies, London School of Economics, Colette Fagan, former Co-Director, European Work and Employment Research Centre and Professor of Sociology, University of Manchester, Linda McDowell, Professor of Human Geography, School of Geography, University of Oxford and Professorial Fellow, St John’s College, Kath Ray, Head of Research Learning and Work Institute and Kevin Ward, Reader in Geography, University of Manchester, UK

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