A New Work-Life Model for the Twenty-First Century

Rosalind C. Barnett
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Rosalind C. Barnett: Women's Studies Program at Brandeis University

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1999, vol. 562, issue 1, 143-158

Abstract: With the coming of the new century, talk of change and new beginnings is everywhere—the new family, the new workforce, the new corporation, the new employee-employer contract. In the midst of all this talk of change, however, policies and practices in the work-life area remain surprisingly the same. No innovative ways of framing the issues have captured the imagination of policymakers; no dramatically new approaches have been embraced to meet the needs of changed constituencies. The author argues that this stagnation is due to well-entrenched but out-of-date assumptions about men and women, work and family. These assumptions have served to severely limit the development of creative approaches to corporate work-family policies. The challenge for the new century is to break the hold of these assumptions and find fresh approaches to work-life issues. The aim of this article is to articulate one such fresh approach.

Date: 1999
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DOI: 10.1177/000271629956200110

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