Working mothers face the daunting task of balancing work and family life, often in the absence of two things—partners who share work at home and a workplace that offers both parents flexible hours. Such women are caught in what I have called a “stalled gender revolution." It is a revolution because in two decades women […]

Working mothers face the daunting task of balancing work and family life, often in the absence of two things—partners who share work at home and a workplace that offers both parents flexible hours. Such women are caught in what I have called a “stalled gender revolution." It is a revolution because in two decades women […]

Meanwhile, as the need for public services lias increased, American voters have come to favor reducing the supply of care that government provides, and many favor turning to the beleaguered family as a main source of care. They f all back on the image of Madonna and Child. Despite signs of distress and lower well-being […]

Meanwhile, as the need for public services lias increased, American voters have come to favor reducing the supply of care that government provides, and many favor turning to the beleaguered family as a main source of care. They f all back on the image of Madonna and Child. Despite signs of distress and lower well-being […]

First, by the term “care” I refer to an emotional bond, usually mutual, between the caregiver and cared-for, a bond in which the caregiver feels responsible for others’ well-being and does mental, emotional, and physical work in the course of fulfilling that responsibility. Thus, care of a person implies care about him or her. I’ll […]

First, by the term “care” I refer to an emotional bond, usually mutual, between the caregiver and cared-for, a bond in which the caregiver feels responsible for others’ well-being and does mental, emotional, and physical work in the course of fulfilling that responsibility. Thus, care of a person implies care about him or her. I’ll […]

Traditional, Postmodern, CoW Modem, and Warm Modem Ideals of Care Among the visual images of care in the modern Western world, a classic view portrays a mother ho’ding a child. Frequently, the mother is seated in a chair at home or in a dreamlike setting, such as her garden. ()ften found on old-fashioned birthday cards […]

Traditional, Postmodern, CoW Modem, and Warm Modem Ideals of Care Among the visual images of care in the modern Western world, a classic view portrays a mother ho’ding a child. Frequently, the mother is seated in a chair at home or in a dreamlike setting, such as her garden. ()ften found on old-fashioned birthday cards […]

In order to catch the full answer, we need to draw on a variety of perspec­tives in and outside the “work-family” field. The mainstream literature in the work-family field in the United States is both helpful and unhelpful. Rapidly expanding, mildly optimistic, policy-oriented, quantitative, the voluminous research by Ellen Galinsky and Dana Friedman of the […]

In order to catch the full answer, we need to draw on a variety of perspec­tives in and outside the “work-family” field. The mainstream literature in the work-family field in the United States is both helpful and unhelpful. Rapidly expanding, mildly optimistic, policy-oriented, quantitative, the voluminous research by Ellen Galinsky and Dana Friedman of the […]