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Press Releases: FOR THE FAMILY? How Class and Gender Shape Women’s Work Sarah Damaske's controversial new research published this week by Oxford University Press challenges the myth underlying the Mommy Wars NEW YORK--(October 04, 2011)--October is Work and Family Month, a national program to recognize how work/life policies help attract, motivate, and retain workers. “everyone wants the best for their kids.” In FOR THE FAMILY? How Class and Gender Shape Women’s Work (Oxford University Press, October 3, 2011, ISBN 978-0-19-979149-1), Sarah Damaske, Assistant Professor of Labor Studies & Employment Relations and Sociology at the Pennsylvania State University, shares original, ground-breaking research that unravels the tangled political and cultural strands that have tied women up in the stay-at-home mom/working mother debate for the past thirty years. Addressing the Work-Family balancing act, Damaske says the public consideration about women and work is wrongly centered on need because women respond to pressure to be selfless mothers and, whether they say they work to earn money “to support their children” or they report staying home “to take care of their family,” the majority of women’s accounts emphasize family need as the reason driving their employment decisions. Redefining outdated definitions of how women work across class, and analyzing previously ignored patterns among racial groups, FOR THE FAMILY goes beyond an examination of the politics of gender at work to provide fresh insight into the American labor force at a critical juncture in the history of world economy. Damaske’s research concludes that achieving equality at home and in the workplace requires a new political commitment to reduce work-family conflict, to create a changed work environment, to develop family-friendly policies, to raise the minimum wage, to provide a national daycare system, and to ensure equal opportunities across race, class and gender because, as she quotes one of her study participants, “everyone wants the best for their kids.” Damaske writes: “In the wake of the recession, women have faced 24 consecutive months of no job growth, even though 80 percent of children live in households that rely on mother’s paid work. New work-family policies that include healthcare, childcare and time off allowances, would bolster women’s employment, benefiting both women and their families and the long-term prospects of our national economy.” FOR THE FAMILY has been awarded the National Women's Studies Association 2011 Sara Whaley Book Prize for Best Book on Women and Labor. Contacts LeadingThinkers PR Judy Safern, 718-766-5431 # # # . - . Email this article Daily Newsletters and Professional Toolboxes: Bugler A concise view of the industry events and announcements that shape the competitive environment. Updated daily. Electronic Recruiting News A single article that covers tips, trends and analysis of players, events and occurrences in the Recruiting Industry. Updated daily. ERN | Bugler | Blogs | Advertise | Archives | About | Contact | Careers | Candidates | Listings | ToolKit | Companies | Exec Recruiters | 
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