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CIS Microfiche Accession Numbers: CIS 89 H401-23 ; Microfiche. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Describes trends in the dual‐career research literature, which
shows that conflicting demands of home and work are exacerbated when
both partners strive for upward career progression, disadvantaging women
more than men, and adversely affecting their work performance.
Directions for future work in the area are indicated, including more
studies of women managers. Employers have a key role to play in
enhancing both organizational and individual benefits, by acknowledging
the interrelationship between home and work, and the conflicting demands
and loyalties facing dual‐career couples, and adopting innovative and
flexible work options.

With the increased opportunity of women's education and employment, the numbers of dual-career couples are increasing in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. As a result, these couples are confronting various types of problems every day, as they need to maintain both the work and family role demands simultaneously. After an extensive literature review, the study was initiated to explore the challenges of dual-career couples in terms of Dhaka, Bangladesh. A structured questionnaire was used as a means of data collection and the survey was conducted on 155 dual-career couples (N = 310) in Dhaka. Principle component analysis revealed nine challenges that are encountered by dual-career couples. These challenges include childcare, family-work conflicts, work-family conflicts, marital relations, dependency on others for housekeeping and childcare, personal well-being, family activity maintenance, housekeeping, and social relationship maintenance.

In today's industrialized societies, the majority of parents work full time while caring for and raising their children and managing household upkeep, trying to keep a precarious balance of fulfilling multiple roles as parent, worker, friend, & child. Increasingly demands of the workplace such as early or late hours, travel, commute, relocation, etc. conflict with the needs of being a parent. At the same time, it is through work that people increasingly define their identity and self-worth, and which provides the opportunity for personal growth, interaction with friends and colleagues, and which provides the income and benefits on which the family subsists. The interface between work and family is an area of increasing research, in terms of understanding stress, job burn out, self-esteem, gender roles, parenting behaviors, and how each facet affects the others. The research in this area has been widely scattered in journals in psychology, family studies, business, sociology, health, and economics, and presented in diverse conferences (e.g., APA, SIOP, Academy of Management). It is difficult for experts in the field to keep up with everything they need to know, with the information dispersed. This Handbook will fill this gap by synthesizing theory, research, policy, and workplace practice/organizational policy issues in one place. The book will be useful as a reference for researchers in the area, as a guide to practitioners and policy makers, and as a resource for teaching in both undergraduate and graduate courses.

"Der Beitrag stellt den Stellenwert der Dual-Career-Strategien an deutschen Hochschulen vor und ordnet sie in eine gender- und diversity-gerechte Personalentwicklung ein. Dual-Career-Strategien tragen dazu bei, den Anteil von Frauen in der Wissenschaft zu erhöhen. Ein diversity-orientiertes Argument besteht darin, dass die Unterstützung der Dual Career Couples dazu beiträgt, die Humanressourcen in ihrer Vielfalt zu erschließen, was innovative Forschung fördert und im (inter-)nationalen Wettbewerb der Hochschulen von Vorteil ist. Abschließend gibt der Beitrag Hinweise darauf, wie Dual-Career-Strategien in der Praxis gender- und diversity-gerechter Personalpolitik an Hochschulen umgesetzt werden können." (Autorenreferat)