http://blog.parentwellbeing.com.au/2009/11/18/mums-stay-at-home-or-work-thats-not-really-the-issue/ Helping parents achieve a better quality of life Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:52:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://blog.parentwellbeing.com.au/2009/11/18/mums-stay-at-home-or-work-thats-not-really-the-issue/#comment-6337 MFC Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:30:07 +0000 http://blog.parentwellbeing.com.au/?p=621#comment-6337 It is a difficult problem. I wouldn't say Shulman has come to the wrong conclusion. I think truly she is being a realist. Having said that, the much bigger problem is not offering flexible work but having infrastructure in place to provide non-traditional work situations for both men and women regardless of having children or not. Many organizations offer flexible work options in principle but many don't really support it. To create a true environment of flexible options, childcare, remote management, etc. need to be clearly laid out and supported. We are going in the right direction over all, but there is still a LONG way to go. It is a difficult problem. I wouldn’t say Shulman has come to the wrong conclusion. I think truly she is being a realist. Having said that, the much bigger problem is not offering flexible work but having infrastructure in place to provide non-traditional work situations for both men and women regardless of having children or not. Many organizations offer flexible work options in principle but many don’t really support it. To create a true environment of flexible options, childcare, remote management, etc. need to be clearly laid out and supported. We are going in the right direction over all, but there is still a LONG way to go.

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