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Title Research perspectives on work and the transition to motherhood / Christiane Spitzmueller, Russell A. Matthews, editors.

Publication Info. Switzerland : Springer, [2016]
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Description 1 online resource (294 pages)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Work and the Transition to Motherhood: Introduction -- Understanding and Overcoming Challenges Faced by Working Mothers: A Theoretical and Empirical Review -- Identity and the Transition to Motherhood: Navigating Existing, Temporary, and Anticipatory Identities -- Marissa Mayer: An Analysis of Media Reaction to a Pregnant CEO -- The Inevitable Stigma for Childbearing-Aged Women in the Workplace: Five Perspectives on the Pregnancy-Work Intersection -- Stay at Home or Go Back to Work? Antecedents and Consequences of Mothers' Return to Work After Childbirth -- Parental Leave and Return to Work -- Global Maternity Benefits and Their Impact on Maternal and Child Well-Being -- Maternal Employment and Child Health: Conceptual and Empirical Foundations for Work and Family "Weaving Strategies" -- Employed Mother Stereotypes and Linkages to Work-Family Conflict and Enrichment -- Lactation and the Working Woman: Understanding the Role of Organizational Factors, Lactation Support, and Legal Policy in Promoting Breastfeeding Success -- The Importance and Impact of Child Care on a Woman's Transition to Motherhood -- The Other Half: Views of Fatherhood in the Organization -- Future Research Directions on Work and the Transition to Motherhood.
Summary "This book examines the intricate challenges faced by women and families during the transition to motherhood. It presents unique theoretical and methodological approaches to studying women's transition from being employees to working mothers. Its focus is on the impact of work on the transition to motherhood, and the impact of motherhood on women's working arrangements, work attitudes, work experiences and perspectives. Special attention is given to intervention research that can enhance the health and well-being of mothers and employers as they reconcile demands of the family-work interface. Integrating theoretical framework development and methodological considerations, this book provides an in-depth introduction to the topic. It brings together researchers and experts on the work-family interface, on workplace discrimination during pregnancy and early motherhood, and well-being"--Provided by publisher.
Note Print version record.
Subject Working mothers.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations
Working mothers. (OCoLC)fst01180647
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Added Author Spitzmueller, Christiane, editor, author.
Matthews, Russell A., editor, author.
Other Form: Print version: Research perspectives on work and the transition to motherhood. Springer, [2016] 9783319411194 (OCoLC)950953981
ISBN 9783319411217 (electronic book)
3319411217 (electronic book)
9783319411194 (cloth)
3319411195 (cloth)
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