Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION -- TWENTY-FIRST-CENTURY WORKERS AND FAMILY LIFE -- 1 THE LONG REACH OF THE JOB -- 2 MULTITASKING AMONG WORKING FAMILIES -- 3 COMING TOGETHER AT DINNER -- THE MISFIT BETWEEN OLD WORKPLACES AND A NEW WORKFORCE -- 4 CUSTOMIZING CAREERS BY OPTING OUT OR SHIFTING JOBS -- 5 KEEPING ENGAGED PARENTS ON THE ROAD TO SUCCESS -- 6 ELDERLY LABOR SUPPLY -- WORKPLACE FLEXIBILITY -- 7 EMPLOYER-PROVIDED WORKPLACE FLEXIBILITY -- 8 WILL THE REAL FAMILY-FRIENDLY EMPLOYER PLEASE STAND UP -- 9 WORKPLACE FLEXIBILITY FOR FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES -- 10 THE ODD DISCONNECT -- WORKPLACE FLEXIBILITY -- 11 LIMITING WORKING TIME AND SUPPORTING FLEXIBILITY FOR EMPLOYEES -- 12 PARENTS' EXPERIENCES OF FLEXIBLE WORK ARRANGEMENTS IN CHANGING EUROPEAN WORKPLACES -- 13 WORK HOURS MISMATCH IN THE UNITED STATES AND AUSTRALIA -- 14 RENEWED ENERGY FOR CHANGE -- 15 FLEXIBLE EMPLOYMENT AND THE INTRODUCTION OF WORK-LIFE BALANCE PROGRAMS IN JAPAN -- 16 GOVERNMENT POLICIES SUPPORTING WORKPLACE FLEXIBILITY -- CONCLUSIONS -- Notes -- References -- Contributors -- Index.