Gender Equality and Work-Life Balance : : Glass Handcuffs and Working Men in the U. S.

• Superior document: Routledge Research in Employment Relations Series
• Author: Blithe, Sarah.
• Place / Publishing House: Milton : : Taylor & Francis Group,, 2015.; Ã2015.
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Routledge Research in Employment Relations Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (237 pages)

Table of Contents

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Outlining the Glass Handcuffs Phenomenon -- PART I Contexts for the Glass Handcuffs Phenomenon -- 2 Organizational Contexts for the Glass Handcuffs Phenomenon -- 3 Situating Leave of Absence Policies -- 4 Perceptions and Meanings of Work-Life Balance and Leaves of Absence for Men -- PART II Causes for the Glass Handcuffs -- 5 Macro Discourses of Dedication, Passion, and Commitment -- 6 "But I Was a Programmer before I Was a Dad": Occupational Uniqueness and Occupational Identity -- 7 "It Is My Responsibility to Find the Right Balance": Entrepreneurialism as a Constraint -- 8 "It's Kind of . . . a Man Thing": Gender, Economics, and the Impossibility of Leave -- 9 "Who Needs Time Off?" Reframing Leaves of Absence as Unnecessary -- PART III Finding the Key: Why Understanding the Glass Handcuffs Matters -- 10 Conclusions and Implications of the Glass Handcuffs -- Appendix A: Feminist Standpoint Theory and Researcher Positionality -- Appendix B: Data Collection and Analysis -- Index.