| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Part I: The Caregiving Ambition -- 1. An Abundance of Ambition -- 2. Why Work–Life Won’t Work -- 3. Providing, Not Just Provisioning -- Part II: Why Care? -- 4. Careless -- 5. The Stubborn Caregiving Gaps -- 6. The Robots Are Coming -- Part III: Taking Care -- 7. A “Freedom-to” Work–Care Agenda -- 8. The Case Against the Business Case -- 9. Lessons for Living Ambitiously -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
Caregiving is essential for both maintaining cultures and building human capital. Yet unfortunately caregiving (paid, unpaid) is seriously and systemically undervalued. The undervaluation of caregiving leads naturally to the undervaluation of caregiving ambition, the strong desire of many women and men to not just care for others out of duty or obligation but with passion and ambition. The more society tries to categorize—and limit—caregiving as an obligation rather than as an ambition, the more it rings false, the harder it becomes to fulfill both caregiving ambition and career ambition, and the more truly ambitious people feel stuck. The work–life movement, and the bevy of human resources managers, researchers, and consultants who are part of it, will remain stuck in place—as will the gender gaps in leadership—if society doesn’t take people’s caregiving ambitions seriously. Through firsthand quantitative and qualitative empirical research, plus a wealth of research reviewed, the authors bring together psychological theories and cutting-edge management research to illuminate how ignoring caregiving as an ambition perpetuates the status quo. Too many women, and increasingly men, battle themselves, trying to balance their career ambitions and caregiving ambitions, while employers and governments only recognize the former, which helps explain the persistently low representation of women among business, political, and other types of leadership. This book shows the path forward: honest discussion about caregiving ambition will make individual and collective lives more humane and caring |
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"Whom would you call "ambitious" or, for that matter, a "big success"? Someone who starts her career in a good mid-level job and, over the years, works her way up to CEO and a seven-figure salary? An actor who keeps plugging away with bit parts in commercials and local theater but eventually becomes an A-list Hollywood star with a luxurious Hollywood lifestyle?"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 31, 2022) |
| Subject |
Goal (Psychology)
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Caring.
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Success.
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Achievement
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Caring
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Goal (Psychology)
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Success
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Pittinsky, Todd L., author.
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| LC no. |
2021049880 |
| ISBN |
0197512429 |
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9780197512449 |
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0197512445 |
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9780197512432 |
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0197512437 |
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9780197512425 |
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