@article{1480449,
      recid = {1480449},
      author = {Boushey, Heather, },
      title = {Finding Time : The Economics of Work-Life Conflict /},
      pages = {1 online resource (360 p.) :},
      abstract = {Employers today are demanding more and more of employees'  time. And from campaign barbecues to the blogosphere,  workers across the United States are raising the same  worried question: How can I get ahead at my job while  making sure my family doesn't fall behind?Heather Boushey  argues that resolving work-life conflicts is as vital for  individuals and families as it is essential for realizing  the country's productive potential. The federal government,  however, largely ignores the connection between individual  work-life conflicts and more sustainable economic growth.  The consequence: business and government treat the most  important things in life-health, children, elders-as  matters for workers to care about entirely on their own  time and dime. That might have worked in the past, but only  thanks to a hidden subsidy: the American Wife, a  behind-the-scenes, stay-at-home fixer of what economists  call market failures. When women left the home-out of  desire and necessity-the old system fell apart. Families  and the larger economy have yet to recover.But change is  possible. Finding Time presents detailed innovations to  help Americans find the time they need and help businesses  attract more productive workers. A policy wonk with  working-class roots and a deep understanding of the  stresses faced by families up and down the income ladder,  Heather Boushey demonstrates with clarity and compassion  that economic efficiency and equity do not have to be  enemies. They can be reconciled if we have the vision to  forge a new social contract for business, government, and  private citizens.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1480449},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674968608},
}