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Thursday, September 15, 2011

Work Life Balance on Paper and on the Big Screen

I have come across a number of books that address the struggles of women with career and families and a recent upcoming movie. I'm not recommending or referring these just posting them as an fyi if you are in the mood to be entertained by or read up on work and life media pieces!

BOOKS

Arlie Hochchild, Prof. of Sociology, UC Berkeley
The Second Shift-Working Parents and the Revolution at Home
The Managed Heart
The Time Bind

Sharon Lerner
The War on Moms:  On Life in a Family-Unfriendly Nation

MOVIE(S)
I Don't Know How She Does It