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Something’s Got to Give is a comprehensive overview of the challenges faced by employees and employers as they try to respond the increasing demands of eldercare, childcare, and work.
List of contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter One: The Perfect Storm: Caregiving in Canada and Other Western Economies
Chapter Two: Profiling Canadian Caregivers: Who are they? What do they do? Why do they do it?
Chapter Three: Too Much To Do in Too Little Time: Balancing Caregiving, Employment and Childcare
Chapter Four: And so? Impact of Caregiving on Employees Who Provide Care
Chapter Five: And so? Impact of Caregiving on the Organizational "Bottom Line"
Chapter Six: Surviving (Even Thriving On) the "Rollercoaster Ride From Hell": Coping with Caregiver Strain
Chapter Seven: I'll Get By With a Little Help From My Friends: Coping with Caregiver Strain
Chapter Eight: A Call to Action
About the author
Linda Duxbury is a professor in the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University. She has been recognized as one of Deloitte’s Women of Influence (2009) and has spent the past two decades completing major studies on balancing work and family life in the public, private and not-for-profit spheres.
Summary
Something's Got to Give is a comprehensive overview of the challenges faced by employees and employers as they try to respond the increasing demands of eldercare, childcare, and work.
