Abstract
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.
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. |
Number of pages | 8 |
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 2014 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/Territory | Czech Republic |
City | Prague |
Period | 5/12/14 → 6/12/14 |
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Keywords
- Work-life balance
- Women
- Austerity
- Authenticity