Abstract
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of MAC-EMMT 2014 |
| Subtitle of host publication | The 3rd Multidisciplinary Academic Conference in Prague: Economics, Management and Marketing |
| Place of Publication | Prague |
| Publisher | MAC Prague consulting s.r.o. |
| Edition | 1st |
| ISBN (Print) | 9788090544246 |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
| Event | Multidisciplinary Academic Conference on Economics, Management and Marketing - Novotel Wenceslas Square, Prague, Czech Republic Duration: 5 Dec 2014 → 6 Dec 2015 https://www.mac-prague.com/inpage/conference-mac-emm-2014/ |
Conference
| Conference | Multidisciplinary Academic Conference on Economics, Management and Marketing |
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| Abbreviated title | MAC-EMM 2014 |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| City | Prague |
| Period | 5/12/14 → 6/12/15 |
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Women and work-life balance : a case of austerity and authenticity. / Moir, James.
Proceedings of MAC-EMMT 2014: The 3rd Multidisciplinary Academic Conference in Prague: Economics, Management and Marketing. 1st. ed. Prague : MAC Prague consulting s.r.o., 2014.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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T1 - Women and work-life balance
T2 - a case of austerity and authenticity
AU - Moir, James
PY - 2014
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N2 - Recent evidence suggests that support for gender equality appears to be declining amid concern that women who play a full role in the work force do so at the expense of family life. Although this has been exacerbated by the economic downturn there were pre-recessionary signs of concerns that the welfare of children was being compromised when women find themselves with the double burden of employment and family care. These work-life balance issues are examined from the point of view of looking at how this characterised for women as a problem of authentic self-realisation in terms of working towards and achieving an optimum balance. This kind of dichotomisation allows for different aspects of the self to be pitted against each other: the professional career-orientated aspect and the personal relationship aspect. The paper argues that work-life balance discourse is counter-productive in that it reinforces the inequalities for women that it seeks to redress.
AB - Recent evidence suggests that support for gender equality appears to be declining amid concern that women who play a full role in the work force do so at the expense of family life. Although this has been exacerbated by the economic downturn there were pre-recessionary signs of concerns that the welfare of children was being compromised when women find themselves with the double burden of employment and family care. These work-life balance issues are examined from the point of view of looking at how this characterised for women as a problem of authentic self-realisation in terms of working towards and achieving an optimum balance. This kind of dichotomisation allows for different aspects of the self to be pitted against each other: the professional career-orientated aspect and the personal relationship aspect. The paper argues that work-life balance discourse is counter-productive in that it reinforces the inequalities for women that it seeks to redress.
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 9788090544246
BT - Proceedings of MAC-EMMT 2014
PB - MAC Prague consulting s.r.o.
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