Humans have always been caregivers. Yet caregiving for children,
the sick, and the elderly is shockingly undervalued and
underaccommodated. Given how little value is placed on caregiving,
the work-life movement has been stalled for decades, stuck on women
and their children like a skipping record. There are more women in
the workforce, but not significantly more in the top leadership
positions. Most importantly, many women- and increasingly some
men-experience their efforts to have careers and care for
dependents as a battle against themselves or their own wellbeing.
Most of this conversation is centered on helping mothers succeed in
the workplace, with little attention to how we think about
caregiving more broadly. Commonly construed as a duty, obligation,
or responsibility, caregiving is, for many people, something very
different: a goal, a desire, an ambition. Society's failure to
acknowledge caregiving as an ambition on par with career
aspirations has created real consequences, including a troubling
lack of caregiving for each other, stubborn gender gaps in
leadership, and widespread dissatisfaction with life. This
evidence-based, reflective, and practical book on caregiving
ambition pushes beyond the "mommy wars" that divide women, and
increasingly men, by how they care, uniting them instead on why and
how much they care. 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. This book shows the path forward: an
honest discussion about caregiving ambition will make our
individual and collective lives more humane, caring, and
productive.
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