Organizational Change and Gender Equity: International Perspectives on Fathers and Mothers at the Workplace

Abstract

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION Introduction - Linda Haas, Philip Hwang and Graeme Russell PART TWO: FATHERS AND MOTHERS AT THE WORKPLACE Employed Mothers and Fathers in the United States - Ellen Galinsky and Jennifer Swanberg Understanding How Work and Family Life Fit Together Mothers and Fathers in the Workplace - Julia Brannen The United Kingdom Conflicting Commitments - Helen Glezer and Ilene Wolcott Working Mothers and Fathers in Australia Equality and Backlash - Ulla Bjornberg Family, Gender and Social Policy in Sweden PART THREE: WORKPLACE POLICIES AND PROGRAMS Workplace Programs and Policies that Address Work-Family and Gender Equity Issues in the United States - Gary Bowen Workplace Programmes and Policies in the United Kingdom - Julia Brannen and Sue Lewis From Equal Employment Opportunity to Family-Friendly Policies and Beyond - Rohan Squirchuk and Juliet Bourke Gender Equity in Australia Programs and Policies Promoting Women's Economic Equality and Men's Sharing of Child Care in Sweden - Linda Haas and Philip Hwang PART FOUR: ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AND GENDER Moving Corporations in the US Toward Gender Equity - Lotte Bailyn, Rhona Rapoport and Joyce Fletcher A Cautionary Tale Organisational Change and Gender Equity - Sue Lewis Case Studies from the United Kingdom Organisational Change and Gender Equity - Graeme Russell and Don Edgar An Australian Case Study Organizational Cultures, Families and Careers in Scandinavia - Yvonne Due Billing Swedish Parents at a Multinational Conglomerate - Clarissa Kugelberg