Acclaim for THE JOB/FAMILY CHALLENGE "This pathbreaking book deserves a place on every working parent's shelf-and active reading by the corporate managers who employ them. It provides helpful guidance to people dealing with today's most significant relationships and responsibilities. This is more than a handbook; it is a guide to the enlightened workplace of the future, one that puts people and families first." -Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Harvard Business School, author of When Giants Learn to Dance and Men and Women of the Corporation "There is a lot of discussion today about 'family values,' but Ellen Bravo's book is a practical guide to advancing them in the midst of the real world of work." -The Reverend Jesse Jackson, founder and president, National Rainbow Coalition "Ellen Bravo continues to fight for our right to happily have a family and employment. She clearly and simply maps out solutions which will assist any traveler lost on the road to managing work and family conflicts." -Congresswoman Patricia Schroeder (D-CO), sponsor of the Family and Medical Leave Act and author of Champion of the Great American Family The people at 9to5 understand the issues that come with having both a full-time job and family responsibilities. For over twenty years, 9to5 has been a leading advocate for working people. Now they provide you with candid, practical advice for easing the burden of conflicting demands-including how to get help from your employer, family, public officials, and unions.

Table of Contents

Partial table of contents: THE JOB/FAMILY CHALLENGE. The Job/Family Challenge Today. Is the Challenge New? THE CHALLENGE ON THE JOB--YOUR RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES. Knowing the Law. What If Your Employer Breaks the Law? How You Can Win Family-Friendly Policies at Work. Steps for Arranging a Successful Family or Medical Leave. Steps for Arranging a Flexible Schedule. THE CHALLENGE AT HOME--HELPFUL ADVICE AND PERSONAL CHOICES. Finding Good Dependent Care. How Would You Handle These Job/Family Conflicts? GETTING SUPPORT FOR THE FAMILY-FRIENDLY WORKPLACE. What Your Employer Should Do. What Managers Can Do: Handling Family Leave and Flexible Schedules. What Unions Can Do. What Your Elected Officials Can Do: Public Policy Solutions. Conclusion: We Can Win the Job/Family Challenge. Appendices. Notes and Sources. Index. About 9to5.

Author Biography

ELLEN BRAVO is Executive Director of 9to5, National Association of Working Women. She appears regularly on national television and radio, and in such publications as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and Newsweek. She is the coauthor of The 9to5 Guide to Combating Sexual Harassment, also available from Wiley.