Striking a Balance

Edition:

1st

Date of publication:

January 2007

ISBN:

978-1-878585-62-2

Pages:

182

Price:

$18.95

• About
• Table of Contents
• The author's speaking schedule
• Media links

• Contents
• Foreword by Juliet B. Schor
• Acknowledgements
• 1. Life Out of Balance
  • The Three Gaps
  • The Three Norms
  • Pitfalls...
  • ...and Possibilities
  • Striking a Balance
• 2. Work and Other Tales of Meaning
  • What Is Work?
  • All in the Family?
  • Where Is Life?
• 3. The Care Gap
  • Sizing Up the Care Gap
  • The Shared Care Solution
• 4. The New Gender Gap (with Amy Pirretti)
  • Those Who Succeed...
  • ...and Those Who Care
  • Bias Avoidance among Faculty
  • Delayed Childbearing
• 5. The Income Gap
  • Norms and Inequality
  • Why Norms Changed
  • Norms and the Income Gap
  • Faces Filling Places
• 6. Norms Made Me Do It
  • Elementary School Teachers
  • Part-Time Professional Careers
  • On-Site Child Care
  • Bias Avoidance Revisited
• 5. A Balanced Life for All
  • The Tools of Balance: Inclusion
  • The Foundation of Balance: Economic Supports
  • Moving Toward Balance
• References
• Appendices
• Index