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Author Hamelin, Marilyse

Title Motherhood, The Mother of All Sexism : a Plea for Parental Equality
Published Chicago : Baraka Books, 2019

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Description 1 online resource (180 pages)
Contents Intro; Contents; FOREWORD. STILL A WOMAN'S BURDEN; BUILDING ON QUEBEC'S EXPERIENCE IN PARENTAL EQUALITY; DEAR READERS; MOM'S THERE ... ; A COSTLY IMBALANCE; NOT AN ELDORADO; QUEBEC AS BUILDING BLOCK; INTRODUCTION. DAYS OF ANGER; CHAPTER 1. MOTHERHOOD AND THE JOB MARKET: THE DOMINION OF DISCRIMINATION; A DISTINCT SOCIETY?; BALANCING WORK AND FAMILY: THE EMPLOYER PERSPECTIVE; CHAPTER 2. WHY ARE MOTHERS STILL THE DEFAULT PARENT?; A MOTHER'S INVISIBLE WORK; MOMS DO IT ALL; THE MYTH OF "FREE CHOICE"; MOTHERS AREN'T BORN, THEY'RE CREATED; YOU JANE, ME TARZAN; ARE STAY-AT-HOME MOMS STIGMATIZED?
EQUALITY IS A MYTHCHAPTER 3. INVOLVED DADS: OBSTACLES AND PREJUDICE; INVOLVED DAD, REJECTED DAD?; ENDING THE GHETTOISATION OF WOMEN; GUYS' REALM, GIRLS' REALM; SWIMMING AGAINST THE CURRENT; IS DIVISION OF LABOUR NATURAL?; FOR A TRULY INVOLVED DAD; CHAPTER 4. SHARING PARENTAL LEAVE-A RADICAL STEP?; TRANSFERRABLE LEAVE THAT'S RARELY TRANSFERRED; FEAR OF CHANGE; IS QUEBEC LATE TO THE GAME?; FRANCE'S ATTEMPT AT EQUALITY; WHAT A JOKE ... ; RECONFIGURING THE EXISTING MODEL; THINK BIG!; LEVELLING DOWN?; A PLEA FOR GREATER FLEXIBILITY; CHAPTER 5. ARE GENERATIONY/MILLENIAL PARENTS MORE EQUAL?
DOING AWAY WITH THE IMAGE OF THE CONTROLLING WIFEHAVE ROLES REALLY CHANGED?; CONCLUSION. NECESSARY CHANGES; A COMPLEX REALITY; ENDURING CONCERNS; A COMMENDABLE INITIATIVE; POLITICAL WILL IS KEY; A LEAP FORWARD; APPENDIX; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; NOTES; BUILDING ON QUEBEC'S EXPERIENCE IN PARENTAL EQUALITY; INTRODUCTION. DAYS OF ANGER; CHAPITRE 1. MOTHERHOOD AND THE JOB MARKET: THE DOMINION OF DISCRIMINATION; CHAPITRE 2. WHY ARE MOTHERS STILL THE DEFAULT PARENT?; CHAPITRE 3. INVOLVED DADS: OBSTACLES AND PREJUDICE; CHAPITRE 4. SHARING PARENTAL LEAVE-A RADICAL STEP?
CHAPTER 5. ARE GENERATION Y/MILLENIAL PARENTS MORE EQUAL?CONCLUSION. NECESSARY CHANGES; Also available from Baraka Books
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Subject Parenting.
Parenting
Parenting
Form Electronic book
Author Drimonis, Toula
Aaronson, Arielle
ISBN 9781771861656
1771861657