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"In an era of seemingly unprecedented feminist activism, enlightenment, and change, data shows that one area of gender inequality stubbornly persists: the disproportionate amount of parental work that falls on women, no matter their background, class, or professional status. All the Rage investigates the cause of this pervasive inequity to answer why, in households where both parents work fulltime and agree that tasks should be equally shared, mothers'...
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Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
xvii, 249 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"The solution to the overload many modern moms feel, The Manager Mom Epidemic shows you how to build a happier family by firing yourself from the 'house manager' position and making each member of the family, from your husband to your youngest child, feel responsible for helping make family life run smoothly. Easy-to-understand and accessible for even the most overwhelmed parent, this book focuses on concrete plans and strategies to ensure Mom (or...
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Verso
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
282 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
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"This is a book primarily about housework and childcare, and its omission from most conversations about the future of work, and in particular in discussions about a 'post-work' future. It encompasses a history of the evolution of work within the home, of cultural standards around cleanliness, hygiene and parenting, and of single-family dwellings and their various short-lived utopian alternatives. It draws from both the actual history of work within...
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxvi, 319 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Presents a guide for new moms coping with the demands of the real world after childbirth, offering advice on everything from returning to work and maintaining a work/life balance to breastfeeding and obtaining childcare.
"The Fifth Trimester is your new best friend: a brilliant, tells-it-like-it-is guide to help moms cope with all the demands of the real world after Baby arrives. The first three trimesters (and the fourth--those blurry newborn days)...
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English
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"Modern parenting presents fresh challenges, including unrelenting time pressures, lack of support systems, and work demands, that often leave parents drained and worn-out. Erin Leyba, the mother of three young children, has been counseling parents on these issues for almost twenty years. She has developed techniques that help parents not only cope but also feel joy -- in their parenting and in their relationships with their partners. Leyba draws...
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English
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This ready-to-use business guide targets mothers who dream of starting a profitable business. The author, who is well-established in the 'momprepreneur' market, and a successful entrepreneur herself, will speak directly to the complex needs of entrepreneurial parents with topics from business planning to work-life management. This step-by-step business guide is a kick-start tool for any mom who dreams of starting and running her own business.
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Publisher
Oceano
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
Primera edición.
Physical Desc
280 pages ; 24 cm
Language
Español
Description
"Con sólo una frase, Randi Zuckerberg te cambiará para siempre la idea del balance ideal entre la vida y el trabajo. Inc. Magazine Muchas veces queremos abarcarlo todo y no nos da la vida. Nos sentimos culpables si no tenemos tiempo suficiente para dedicarlo a la familia, salir con amigos, hacer ejercicio, dormir bien y, además, ser exitosos profesionalmente. Intentamos, inútilmente, equilibrar nuestras múltiples actividades, y nos sentimos rebasados...
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English
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National money expert Kimberly Palmer looks at the intriguing range of choices women are making today as they balance the reality of rising expenses with their desire for satisfying professional and family lives. Drawing on diverse experiences, Smart Mom, Rich Mom provides inspiring stories from the front lines of working motherhood and career advice for staying in the fame on your own terms.
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Publisher
B & H Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
ix, 195 pages, 16 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Candace Cameron Bure has grown up before our eyes and we've watched as she's balanced life in Hollywood with her faith for many years. But that all reached new heights when she was given the opportunity to join the cast of Dancing With the Stars. Being on the show was one of her dreams come true; and with that dream came the opportunity to display her Christian faith in front of millions of people, through an intense season of stretching beyond...
11) Night job
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2018
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
What is it like to work at night, while the rest of the city is asleep? Newbery Medalist Karen Hesse's quietly powerful story of a boy and his father is tenderly brought to life by G. Brian Karas in this luminous tribute to an enduring, everyday sort of love.
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Publisher
Drawn & Quarterly
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
162 pages : black and white illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
What happens when a childhood hobby grows into a lifelong career? The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist, Adrian Tomine's funniest and most revealing foray into autobiography, offers an array of unexpected answers. When a sudden medical incident lands Tomine in the emergency room, he begins to question if it was really all worthwhile: despite the accolades and opportunities of a seemingly charmed career, it's the gaffes, humiliations, slights,...
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Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
ix, 339 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Fair Play: a time- and anxiety-saving system that offers couples a completely new way to divvy up domestic responsibilities. Rodsky interviewed more than five hundred men and women from all walks of life to figure out what the invisible work in a family actually entails and how to get it all done efficiently." -- inside front jacket cover.
"A revolutionary, real-world solution to the problem of unpaid, invisible work that women have shouldered for...
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Publisher
Portfolio / Penguin
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
xiv, 208 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Bestselling author, motivational speaker, entrepreneur, and life and business coach Romi Neustadt has a message for women: You CAN have it all--just not at the same damn time. Romi Neustadt is a mom of two, a wife, a daughter, bestselling author, speaker, entrepreneur, and coach. What's more, she's achieved these things without a staff of 10, the ability to sleep two hours a night or driving herself batsh*t crazy. She's figured out the key to having...
Author
Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
xiv, 305 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Indra Nooyi, the trailblazing former CEO of PepsiCo, offers clear-eyed insight and a call to action for how our society can really blend work and family--and advance women--in the twenty-first century"--
Author
Publisher
FaithWords
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 239 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Too often we remain in jobs that stifle our souls and leave us on the runway of opportunity with the engine of our deepest passion stalled, watching others make their personal vision a reality and build a legacy for their children -- the opposite of what God intends for us. But it's never too late to get your dreams off the ground! If you long to maximize your unique abilities and aptitudes, if you strive to combine personal fulfillment with professional...
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