Many regard the ways in which paid work can be combined or
'balanced' with other parts of life as an individual concern and a
small, rather self-indulgent problem in today's world. Some feel
that worrying about a lack of time or energy for family
relationships or friendships is a luxury or secondary issue when
compared with economic growth or development. In the business world
and among many Governments around the world, the importance of paid
work and the primacy of economic competitiveness, whatever the
personal costs, is almost accepted wisdom. Profits and short term
efficiency gains are often placed before social issues of care or
human dignity.
But what about the impact this has on men and women's well
being, or the long-term sustainability of people, families, society
or even the economy? Drawing from interviews and group meetings in
seven diverse countries - India, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway,
South Africa, the UK and USA - this book explores the multiple
difficulties in combining paid work with other parts of life and
the frustrations people experience in diverse settings. There is a
myth that 'work-life balance' can be achieved through quick fixes
rather than challenging the place of paid work in people's lives
and the way work actually gets done. As well as exploring
contemporary problems, this book attempts to seed hope and new ways
of thinking about one of the key challenges of our time.
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