This volume presents research on women's experiences, attitudes and perceptions, considering their work roles and in the context of their lives outside work. It explores the various choices women may opt to take, and the resources they may use, and presents options they may wish to consider over the course of their working lives. The research presented here is varied and the methods used include cross-sectional and longitudinal research, reviews of literature, as well as experiences and practical suggestions from clinical, organisational, health and occupational health psychologists, in addition to occupational safety and health practitioners. It looks at women who are part-time employees, those in vulnerable positions in the informal economy to women in mainstream, full-time employment. The chapters present theoretical underpinnings of how, what, when and where women approach work options, approach life and approach living. The overarching factor that links these chapters is the focuson women as a vital resource in the world economy, with an exploration of the options that are available to them and how these could be maximised to retain a productive and healthy female workforce.

This volume presents research on women’s experiences, attitudes and perceptions, considering their work roles and in the context of their lives outside work. It explores the various choices women may opt to take, and the resources they may use, and presents options they may wish to consider over the course of their working lives. The research presented here is varied and the methods used include cross-sectional and longitudinal research, reviews of literature, as well as experiences and practical suggestions from clinical, organisational, health and occupational health psychologists, in addition to occupational safety and health practitioners. It looks at women who are part-time employees, those in vulnerable positions in the informal economy to women in mainstream, full-time employment. The chapters present theoretical underpinnings of how, what, when and where women approach work options, approach life and approach living. The overarching factor that links these chapters is the focuson women as a vital resource in the world economy, with an exploration of the options that are available to them and how these could be maximised to retain a productive and healthy female workforce.

PART I: INTRODUCTION: WOMEN AND WORK.- Chapter 1: Women’s Contribution to the Workplace; Roxane L. Gervais.- PART II: WOMEN IN DEVELOPING ECONOMIES: EXPLORING WORK CHOICES AND RESOURCEFULNESS.- Chapter 2: Women’s Resourcefulness in the Informal Economy: Evidence from Jordan; Haya Al-Dajani, Sara Carter and Colin Williams.- Chapter 3: Work-family interface: Studying Dhaka City Executives; Syed S M Sadrul Huda.- PART III: CHALLENGES, CHOICES AND CONSTRAINTS.- Chapter 4: Making the Best of a Bad Job? Women and Part-time Work in the United Kingdom; Dr. Clare Lyonette, Beate Baldauf and Heike Behle.- Chapter 5: Understanding the Precariousness of the Glass Cliff: An Examination of Social and Global Context; Dr. Floor Rink, Michelle Ryan and Janka Stoker.- Chapter 6: Support for Female Physicians at a University Hospital: What do Differences between Female and Male Physicians tell Us; Heidi Siller, Angelika Bader and Margarethe Hochleitner.- PART IV: BALANCING WORK: WOMEN’S CHOICESAND THEIR LIVES OUTSIDE WORK.- Chapter 7: Managing the Work-home Interface: The Experience of Women Academics; Gail Kinman.- Chapter 8: Working it Out: Balancing Work and Care after the Birth of a First Child; Wendy Boyd, Prudence M. Millear, Karen L. Thorpe and Sue Walker.- Chapter 9:

Building Capacity for Positive Communication: A Web-Based Mother-Daughter Communication Resource to Support Work-Family Balance; Mary Katsikitis, Christian Jones, Melody Muscat and Kate Crawford.- Chapter 10: Age and Experience: A Comparison of Work and Family Demands across the Lifespan; Prudence M. Millear.- PART V: WOMEN’S LIFE CHANGES AND WELL-BEING AT WORK.- Chapter 11: Menstruation as a Work Stressor: Evidence and Interventions; Roxane L. Gervais.- Chapter 12: The Relevance of Menopause to the Occupational Safety and Health of Employed Women; Prudence M. Millear and Roxane L. Gervais.- Chapter 13: Workplace Adjustments and Accommodations - Practical Suggestions for Managing the Menopause: An Overview and Case Study Approach; Jennifer Webster.- PART VI: EXPLORING THE FUTURE FOR WOMEN AND WORK.- Chapter 14: Women at Work: Challenges for the Future; Roxane L. Gervais.