Helping Faculty Find Work-Life Balance: The Path Toward Family-Friendly Institutions

Acknowledgments.

The Authors.

Introduction.

Organization of the Book.

1 Crafting a Career.

The Increase of Expectations.

Lacking Clarity and the Paradox of Flexibility.

Exemplary Institutions.

Policy Meets Faculty.

Recommendations.

2 Making It Work: Having Life Partners.

Division of Labor.

Dual Careers.

Exemplary Institutions.

Policy Meets Faculty.

Recommendations.

3 Parenting.

Exemplary Institutions: Child Care.

Exemplary Institutions: Child Leave.

Policy Meets Faculty.

Recommendations.

4 Thriving in Academe.

Inherent Factors.

Colleagues.

Policies.

Culture.

Resources.

Significant Others.

Faculty Ingenuity.

5 Summary and Conclusions

Recommendations and Successful Strategies.

Appendix A Methods.

Appendix B Additional Findings from the Men's Study.

Resource A Exemplary Institutions.

Resource B Exemplary Policies.

Resource C Key Organizations, Readings, and Websites.

References.

Index.