Working Women in the Sandwich Generation

Theories, Tools and Recommendations for Supporting Women’s Working Lives

AvMervi Rajahonka,Dorota Kwiatkowska-Ciotucha

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

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Beskrivning

The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online.Women more often than men take care of their ageing relatives together with their own children or grandchildren. These Sandwich Generation (SG) women constitute an expanding vulnerable group on the labour market at higher risk of discrimination, work-family conflict, burnout, and withdrawal from the labour market and unemployment. Working Women in the Sandwich Generation helps present a clearer view of how to support this group both now and in the future.Beginning with a presentation of quantitative and qualitative research that sheds light on the SG situation in Poland, Finland and Flanders, this volume provides insights into various components from the SG life domains such as personal development and learning, connection to the labour market, coping strategies, resources, and energy drainers. In the second part the book provides tools for SG women, their supervisors, educators, and coaches to help manage challenging situations and improving wellbeing at work. Working Women in the Sandwich Generation then introduces the results of international comparative research the purpose of which was to identify and characterise the SG in five European countries before concluding with recommendations for supervisors and policy makers in supporting SG women.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2022-02-21
Mått:152 x 229 x 9 mm
Vikt:240 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Emerald Points
Antal sidor:160
Förlag:Emerald Publishing Limited
ISBN:9781802625042

Utforska kategorier

Ledarskap och motivation inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap
Genusvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Mervi Rajahonka, PhD in Economics, works as RDI Specialist in the field of Digital Economy in South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences, Finland.Dorota Kwiatkowska-Ciotucha is PhD in Economics, and Professor at Wroclaw University of Economics and Business in the Department of Logistics, Poland.Miet Timmers is MA in History and MS in Population and Development and works as Lecturer and Researcher at Odisee University of Applied Sciences in Brussels, Belgium.Urszula Załuska is PhD in Economics, and Assistant professor in the Department of Logistics at Wroclaw University of Economics and Business, Poland.Kaija Villman is MMus in Arts Management, and Project Manager in the field of Digital Economy in South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences, Finland.Veerle Lengeler is 'Sandwich Coach' at Emino, Belgium, providing career counselling to employees from the Sandwich Generation.Tim Gielens is senior researcher in sustainable HR within the research center "Sustainable Entrepreneurship" (CenSE) at Odisee, Belgium, and also a guest professor in HRM.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction; Mervi Rajahonka, Dorota Kwiatkowska-Ciotucha, Miet Timmers, Urszula Załuska, and Kaija VillmanPart A. TheoriesChapter 1. How Do They Manage? Coping Strategies of the Working Sandwich Generation in Flanders; Miet Timmers and Veerle LengelerChapter 2. 45+ Polish Women at Home and in the Labour Markets; Dorota Kwiatkowska-Ciotucha and Urszula ZałuskaChapter 3. Sandwich Generation Women in Search for Meaningful Work and Life; Mervi Rajahonka and Kaija VillmanPart B. Tools and CasesChapter 4. Family Supportive Supervisors Behaviour for the Sandwich Generation: Considerations for Training Practice; Miet Timmers and Tim GielensChapter 5. Tools Developed in and Lessons Learned From the Time4Help Project in Poland; Dorota Kwiatkowska-Ciotucha and Urszula ZałuskaChapter 6. Cases and Lessons Learned From the ‘Time4Help’ Project in Finland; Kaija Villman and Mervi RajahonkaPart C. International Comparative ResearchChapter 7. Sandwich Generation in the Workplace – International Comparative Research; Dorota Kwiatkowska-Ciotucha and Urszula ZałuskaPart D. ConclusionChapter 8. Discussion, Conclusion and Recommendations; Mervi Rajahonka, Dorota Kwiatkowska-Ciotucha, Miet Timmers, Urszula Załuska, and Kaija Villman