Women, Work, and Family: How Companies Thrive with a 21st-Century Multicultural Workforce

A sweeping collection of new essays gathers historical background, theoretical perspectives, and the latest research on integrating work and personal life in a multigenerational workforce.

• Provides insights into 21st-century work/life integration and multigenerational workforce issues and trends

• Discusses organizational responses to these trends and offers strategies employers can use to help female employees integrate work and life responsibilities

• Shares best practices from human resource specialists, labor attorneys, and employers for meeting the demands of the 21st-century workforce

• Identifies organizations that will assist women in integrating work and family roles

• Includes first-person accounts by women—managers and non-managers—of workplace strategies that have proven effective for them