Maternal Optimism

Forging Positive Paths through Work and Motherhood

Danna Greenberg, Jamie J. Ladge (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

272 Seiten

2019
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-094409-4 (ISBN)

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Every working mother's path is unique and should be celebrated, not lamented. Yet all too frequently, working mothers are presented with advice, rules to follow or guidelines as if all women's experiences are the same and a one-size-fits-all solution is appropriate. Maternal Optimism: Forging Positive Paths through Work and Motherhood aims to provide readers with stories and research that support the notion of women owning and feeling confident in the choices they make, as they navigate a complex series of work and family transitions. This book challenges the impulse to reduce work/life challenges to a single point in time, such as the decision to return to work after the birth of a child; instead, it recognizes that work and family decisions are anything but stagnant. They shift as life and career shift and are often filled with unpredictable events.

By understanding and anticipating these shifts, working mothers can develop the resiliency they need at home and at work. This book is a resource for all professional women as they approach the difficulties and the joys of growing a family and a career.

Jamie J. Ladge is Patrick F. & Helen C. Walsh Professor of Management at Northeastern University. Her primary area of research focuses on the psychological and career implications of professionally employed mothers and fathers. She also researches the diversity challenges and work and family boundaries of those holding intersecting social identities. Her work has been widely published and cited in both scholarly journals and in the popular press. She received an MS and PhD from the Boston College Carroll School of Management, an MBA from Simmons School of Management, and a BS from Babson College. Danna Greenberg is Walther H. Carpenter Professor of Organizational Behavior at Babson College. Her research investigates how individuals navigate the relationship between work, family, and community as their careers and lives evolve. In addition, Professor Greenberg is actively engaged with research on the scholarship of teaching and learning. Her work has been widely published in both scholarly and practitioner outlets. She received a PhD from the Boston College Carroll School of Management and a BA in Psychology from Wellesley College.

Preface Defining Maternal Optimism

PART 1: THE EXPECTED PATH

Chapter 1. Envisioning the Future as a Working Mother

Chapter 2. Nine Months and Counting: Balancing Pregnancy
and Professionalism

Chapter 3. Becoming a Working Mother: Maternity Leave
and Returning to Work

Chapter 4. The Evolution of Work and Family, Growing a
Family and a Career

Chapter 5. Older, Wiser, but Still a Working Mother

PART 2: THE UNEXPECTED PATH

Chapter 6. Flexible Work, A Benefit but Not a Panacea

Chapter 7. Creating a Non-Linear Career Story

Chapter 8. What to Expect from the Unexpected in
Work and Family

Chapter 9. Allies Not Enemies: Garnering Support from the
Men in Our Lives

Epilogue. Where Do We Go from Here: Moving Beyond Maternal Optimism

Erscheinungsdatum	18.06.2019
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	239 x 160 mm
Gewicht	522 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Familie / Erziehung
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Personalwesen
ISBN-10	0-19-094409-9 / 0190944099
ISBN-13	978-0-19-094409-4 / 9780190944094
Zustand	Neuware