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"Elizabeth Wilcox, an author and freelance writer, has a working definition of a "family friendly" job that works." -- Carol Kleiman, Chicago Tribune, August 12, 2003
"The Mom Economy is a highly useful guide for working woman or those planning a return to the workforce..." -- Judith Stadtman Tucker, Editor, Mothers Movement Online, October 2003
"This is an essential guide for all working mothers. Elizabeth Wilcox is a great mentor." -- Lillian Vernon, chairman, Lillian Vernon Corporation
"Wilcox explains virtually everything you need to know about succeeding professionally while striving to raise your kids well." -- Syndicated career columnist, Joyce Lain Kennedy, Tribune Media Services, November 16, 2003
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The Mom Economy offers hands-on exercises; guidance from career counselors, psychologists, and human resource professionals; and valuable advice from more than 100 working mothers with family-friendly employment, in an indispensable guide that can help women:
€ Know what they must earn
€ Understand how employer-sponsored benefits may help
€ Evaluate employers
€ Negotiate for flextime, part-time, or telecommuting
€ Establish a network
€ and more
A large majority of women work today-but in many cases, it's still up to them to negotiate terms of employment that suit their lifestyles and allow them to meet their kid's needs. This practical volume helps moms get what they need most from the workplace-and find the work that works for them.
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"Elizabeth Wilcox, an author and freelance writer, has a working definition of a "family friendly" job that works." -- Carol Kleiman, Chicago Tribune, August 12, 2003
"The Mom Economy is a highly useful guide for working woman or those planning a return to the workforce..." -- Judith Stadtman Tucker, Editor, Mothers Movement Online, October 2003
"This is an essential guide for all working mothers. Elizabeth Wilcox is a great mentor." -- Lillian Vernon, chairman, Lillian Vernon Corporation
"Wilcox explains virtually everything you need to know about succeeding professionally while striving to raise your kids well." -- Syndicated career columnist, Joyce Lain Kennedy, Tribune Media Services, November 16, 2003
Product Description
The Mom Economy offers hands-on exercises; guidance from career counselors, psychologists, and human resource professionals; and valuable advice from more than 100 working mothers with family-friendly employment, in an indispensable guide that can help women:
€ Know what they must earn
€ Understand how employer-sponsored benefits may help
€ Evaluate employers
€ Negotiate for flextime, part-time, or telecommuting
€ Establish a network
€ and more
A large majority of women work today-but in many cases, it's still up to them to negotiate terms of employment that suit their lifestyles and allow them to meet their kid's needs. This practical volume helps moms get what they need most from the workplace-and find the work that works for them.
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Ellen is an affable woman, one of those women with whom you can pick up the phone and unhook time. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Ellen is an affable woman, one of those women with whom you can pick up the phone and unhook time. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
nontraditional arrangements, qualifying experience, flexible work arrangements, friendly work, career coach, flexible scheduling Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States, Current Population Survey, Ellen Galinsky, Executive Summary, Real Mother Recap, Census Bureau, Hewitt Associates, Monthly Labor Review, Richard Knowdell, Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Business Work-Life Study, Fannie Mae, Mercer Inc, Benefits Survey, Corporate America, Current Population Reports, Fact Sheet, Kathleen Kreis, Learn Your Points of Leverage, New Orleans, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Survey Program New!
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- Report on the American Workforce by Department of Labor on page 178, and page 180
- Human Resource Management (Made Simple Series) by Shaun Tyson on page 73
- Employee Benefits by F. Smith on page 109
- Meditations for Women by Hazelden Foundation on page 72
- The Time Bind: When Work Becomes Home and Home Becomes Work by Arlie Russell Hochschild on page 71
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