THE 24-HOUR FAMILY
Polly Ghazi
£9.99
'A passport to freedom from the crazy must-have world wished on us by media images and shopping malls. Genuinely inspiring.'
Independent on Polly Ghazi's previous book, Downshifting
Do you work around the clock? Feel as if you're married to your job? Only see your children at weekends?
As we move towards a 24-hour economy, more and more people are juggling long and unsociable working hours. Many working parents have come to feel that life is an assault course - a deeply unhealthy situation, not just for families but also for society.
How do parents and employers actually make work-life balance happen? The 24-Hour Family offers a work-life road map, packed with practical tips to enable parents to combine work and parenting. With reference to the latest research and best practice, and drawing on many original case studies, Polly Ghazi offers the solutions working parents have been waiting for:
• Part-time, job-share, flexible hours - what's out there and what's best for you?
• How will your needs change as your kids grow from toddlers to teenagers?
• What are the barriers to work-family balance and how can you overcome them?
• How can you persuade your employer that felxibility and balance are good for the organisation as well as good for you?
Polly Ghazi
is the former environment and Whitehall correspondent for the Observer. In addition, she has been a freelance journalist for the Guardian, Express, Sunday Times, Red and Eve and is the best-selling author of Downshifting.