Starting in our own backyards
Subtitle: how working families can build community and survive the new economy
By: Ann Bookman
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
Subjects: Work and family; Work and family -- United States; Family; Community life; Working mothers
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-296) and index
Table of contents: title: New terrain for work and family : making the community connection; title: How friendly is the family-friendly workplace? : a look at the biotech industry; title: All in the family : it's not a private affair; title: Community as a starting point : place and participation; title: More than roads and bridges; title: Childcare and other building blocks of civil society; title: The PTA is not the problem; title: Not by bread alone; title: The trials of a full-time working mom : or how I became a part-time worker and a part-time community activist; title: From backyards to corporate boardrooms and beyond : all stakeholders welcome; title: The call of community : vocation and avocation