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Items in this list may be obtained from the sources cited. Contact information reflects the most current data about the source that has been provided to the MCH Digital Library.

Displaying records 21 through 30 (30 total).

Kofodimos JR. 1993. Balancing act: How managers can integrate successful careers and fulfilling personal lives. Thousand Oaks, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 189 pp. (Jossey-Bass management series)

Annotation: This book examines the impact of shifting demographic, economic, and social forces on the careers and personal lives of managers in American society. Intended for a wide audience, the book contains checklists and self-assessment tools to help determine the degree and the nature of imbalance in one's life and work. The author also suggests methods that may improve the manager's quality of life and develop the effectiveness of the organization.

Contact: Jossey-Bass Publishers, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Corporate Headquarters, 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030, Telephone: (201) 748-6000 Fax: (201) 748-6088 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.JosseyBass.com Available in libraries. Document Number: ISBN 1-55542-508-9.

Keywords: Work family issues, Work place, Working hours

Ferber MA, O'Farrell B, Allen LR, eds. 1991. Work and family: Policies for a changing work force. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 260 pp.

Annotation: This book examines the implications of the facts that more mothers work, that many of them have to, and that this compromises their ability to give their full attention to family care giving. The book presents the results of a study by the Panel on Employer Policies and Working Families of the National Research Council. This book examines current policies and programs within the context of economic conditions and public policies that affect employers' abilities to provide broader programs and suggests some outlines for future policies and programs. Specific topics considered include linkages between work and family, dependent care, child care, standard employee benefits, and new family-related benefits.

Contact: National Academies Press, 500 Fifth Street, N.W., Keck 360, Washington, DC 20001, Telephone: (202) 334-3313 Secondary Telephone: (888) 624-8373 Contact Phone: (800) 624-6242 Fax: (202) 334-2451 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nap.edu Available in libraries. Document Number: ISBN 0-309-04277-1.

Keywords: Employee benefits, Employer initiatives, Policy analysis, Work family issues, Work force, Working mothers, Working parents

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. 1990. Work and family patterns of American women: The family life cycl: 1985 [and] Maternity leave arrangements: 1961-85. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 57 pp. (Current population reports. Special studies series; P23-165)

Annotation: The papers in this report focus on some of the social, demographic, and economic consequences of the expanding roles for women in U.S. society. The first paper, The Family Life Cycle: 1985, shows trends in the frequency and timing of marriage, divorce, remarriage, and fertility across several generations of women. The second paper, Maternity Leave Arrangements: 1961-85, presents research on factors associated with childbearing and labor force participation.

Contact: U.S. Government Publishing Office, 732 North Capitol Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20401, Telephone: (202) 512-1800 Secondary Telephone: (866) 512-1800 Fax: (202) 512-2104 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.gpo.gov $6.00.

Keywords: Work force, Divorce, Fertility, Marriage, Parental leave, Role, Women, Work family issues

Spalter-Roth RM, Hartmann HI, Andrews LM. 1989. Who needs a family wage?: The implications of low-wage work for family well-being. Washington, DC: Institute for Women's Policy Research, 79 pp.

Annotation: This paper examines the implication of wage levels and health benefits for family well-being, especially the well-being of children, the distribution of workers with substantial participation in the workforce by their wage levels, gender and race or ethnicity, and whether low-wage workers have families to support. It also examines factors that increase or decrease opportunities for earning a wage adequate to support a family, relationships between wage levels, family status and coverage by employer-provided health benefits, and the proportion of low-wage workers who receive some form of government-provided income support.

Contact: Institute for Women's Policy Research, 1200 18th Street, N.W., Suite 301, Washington, DC 20036, Telephone: (202) 785-5100 Fax: (202) 833-4362 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.iwpr.org $20.00, prepayment required.

Keywords: Employee benefits, Salaries, Work family issues

Sherman S. 1988 (ca.). Promoting Breastfeeding at the Worksite and in the Neighborhood [Final report]. Philadelphia, PA: National Child Nutrition Project , 47 pp.

Annotation: This project aimed to add twenty percentage points to the percentage of low-income working women breastfeeding upon discharge from the hospital and then add fifteen percentage points to the percentage of low-income working women breastfeeding at six months post-partum. At project sites in Baltimore, MD, West Philadelphia, PA, and Wilmington, DE, four interventions were made available: professional and patient education, breastfeeding support, working parents workshops, and educational seminars for child care providers. The major outcome objectives of this project were that: women have a positive attitude, sufficient information, and sufficient support to enable them to breastfeed successfully; health care professionals have a positive attitude about breastfeeding and working, and know the information that is important to breastfeeding success; and work environments and child care settings be more supportive to breastfeeding women. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: National Technical Information Service, O.S. Department of Commerce, 5301 Shawnee Road, Alexandria, VA 22312, Telephone: (703) 605-6050 Secondary Telephone: (888) 584-8332 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.ntis.gov Document Number: NTIS PB92-103324.

Keywords: Breastfeeding, Delaware, Low income groups, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Work family issues, Working women

Brazelton TB. 1987. Working and caring. Reading, MA: Addison Wesley Publishing, 197 pp.,

Annotation: This book examines the issues of mothers, their decisions to return to work after the birth of a baby, the choice of child care, and the balancing of work and family life by bother mothers and fathers.

Contact: Pearson Higher Education, Addison-Wesley , One Lake Street, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458, Telephone: (201) 236-7000 Contact Phone: (800) 822-6339 Web Site: http://www.pearsonhighered.com/ Available in libraries.

Keywords: Case studies, Child care, Parent child relations, Parenting, Work family issues, Working parents

Johnson ES. 1939. Welfare of families of sugar-beet laborers: A study of child labor and its relation to family work, income, and living conditions in 1935. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 100 pp. (Bureau publication (United States. Children's Bureau); no. 247)

Skinner M. 1938. Prohibition of industrial home work in selected industries under the National Recovery Administration. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 28 pp. (Bureau publication (United States. Children's Bureau); no. 244)

Annotation: This study looked at the experiences of five industries (the men's clothing industry, the artificial flower and feather industry, the medium- and low-priced jewelry manufacturing industry, the men's neckwear industry, and the tag industry) in which home work was prohibited under the codes of the National Recovery Administration. The study focused on the way in which manufacturers had adjusted to code prohibitions of home work, the extent to which home workers had been absorbed into the factories, and the effect of the prohibition of home work on the home workers and their families. It is a publication of the U.S. Department of Labor, Children's Bureau.

Contact: Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University, E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.mchlibrary.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Industry, Public assistance, Reports, Work family issues, Workplace

Skinner M. 1936. Industrial home work under the National Recovery Administration. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 57 pp. (Bureau publication (United States. Children's Bureau); no. 234)

Beyer CM. 1931. Children of working mothers in Philadelphia: Part 1—The working mothers. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 39 pp. (Bureau publication (United States. Children's Bureau); no. 204)

Annotation: This report on working mothers in Philadelphia examines the relationship between the employment of mothers and the welfare of their children. Information is presented on the extent and nature of employment of mothers by race, nationality, age, marital status, and number of children. Conclusions regarding trends in maternal employment are also included. It is a publication of the U.S. Department of Labor, Children's Bureau.

Contact: Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University, E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.mchlibrary.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Ethnic groups, Field studies, Marital status, Pennsylvania, Reports, Work family issues, Working mothers
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