Female Ambition: How to Reconcile Work and Family

ISBN-13: 9781349543267 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 182 str.

N. Chinchilla;C. Leon

Opis

Female Ambition traces the development of women in the workplace, and focuses on a host of critical issues such as current governmental legislation and the family unit, family-responsible companies, personal leadership and the management of time in the workplace and at home. In a comprehensive manner, the book addresses the challenges that women face as they seek to combine careers with a balanced and fulfilling family life. This book also provides practical tips on achieving this goal, and includes numerous real-life examples.

Spis treści

Introduction Being a Woman in the 21st Century The Family: Current Situation and Legal Framework Women: Agents of Change? Work and Family: Can They Be Reconciled? Family-Responsible Companies The Secrets of Personal Leadership Managing Personal, Family and Professional Time: How to Accomplish Everything?

O autorze

NURIA CHINCHILLA holds a PhD in Management from IESE Business School in Barcelona, Spain. She is Director of the International Centre of Work and Family, which aims to inform companies, policy-makers in government institutions as well as private institutions about how to successfully create family-friendly work environments.

CONSUELO LÉON is a Researcher at the InternationaI Centre for Work and Family at IESE Business School, Barcelona, Spain. She has written extensively on women in the workplace, as well as other related topics. She holds a degree in journalism from the University of Navarra, Spain.