Conceptualising Women’s Working Lives : Moving the Boundaries of Discourse

Intro -- Conceptualising Women's Working Lives: Moving the Boundaries of Discourse -- DEDICATION -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Preface -- Author Biographies -- Part 1: Challenge and Change -- 1. Understanding Women's Working Lives -- 2. Expanding the Discourse: A Dual Model of Working for Women's (and Men's) Lives -- 3. A Relational Cultural Paradigm as a Theoretical Backdrop for Considering Women's Work -- 4. Patterns and Paradoxes in Women's Careers -- Part 2: Transitions and Life Stages -- 5. Workable Solutions: The Intersubjective Careers of Women with Families -- 6. Midlife Career Transitions for Women -- 7. Older Women's Careers: Systemic Perspectives -- Part 3: Specific Fields -- 8. A Social Constructionist Perspective of Women's Career Development: A Study of Professional Women in Sri Lanka -- 9. Australian Women in the Academy: Challenges and Aspirations -- 10. Women's Aspirations Towards "STEM" Careers: A Motivational Analysis -- 11. Changing the Discourse of Women's Work: Challenges and Future Directions -- Subject index.