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Book Review: Careers and Motherhood Challenges and Choices: How to Successfully Manage Your Career through Pregnancy, Birth and Motherhood

Book Review: Careers and Motherhood Challenges and Choices: How to Successfully Manage Your... BOOK REVIEWS CAREERS AND MOTHERHOOD CHALLENGES AND CHOICES: HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY MANAGE YOUR CAREER THROUGH PREGNANCY, BIRTH AND MOTHERHOOD Karen Mitchell, McGraw-Hill Australia (2004), 348pp., ISBN 00747 13825, $29.95 n her foreword, Pru Goward, the Federal Sex This text is best viewed as a resource for dipping I Discrimination Commissioner, described this book into and out of. It assists women to work through the as ‘the encyclopedia of motherhood’, qualifying that it particular challenges they face, whether it be discrim- is especially suited to professional and executive ination in the workplace, problems with breast- women. feeding, preparing for giving birth, rearranging the Hopefully it was not her intention to imply that family finances or travelling with children. women in everyday jobs might not benefit from the In dealing with the problems, Mitchell incor- insights and advice contained therein. Regardless of porates a mix of facts and opinions, which may be one’s profession or class, being a woman in 21st considered dry and weighty, and possibly even century Australia is highly problematic. Women pedantic. This is not helped by lack of a sense of from all walks of life face similar issues when they ‘story’ in the retelling of information http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian Journal of Career Development SAGE

Book Review: Careers and Motherhood Challenges and Choices: How to Successfully Manage Your Career through Pregnancy, Birth and Motherhood

Farthing, Julie
Australian Journal of Career Development , Volume 14 (1): 2 – Apr 1, 2005
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SAGE
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© 2005 Australian Council for Educational Research
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1038-4162
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2200-6974
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10.1177/103841620501400109
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BOOK REVIEWS CAREERS AND MOTHERHOOD CHALLENGES AND CHOICES: HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY MANAGE YOUR CAREER THROUGH PREGNANCY, BIRTH AND MOTHERHOOD Karen Mitchell, McGraw-Hill Australia (2004), 348pp., ISBN 00747 13825, $29.95 n her foreword, Pru Goward, the Federal Sex This text is best viewed as a resource for dipping I Discrimination Commissioner, described this book into and out of. It assists women to work through the as ‘the encyclopedia of motherhood’, qualifying that it particular challenges they face, whether it be discrim- is especially suited to professional and executive ination in the workplace, problems with breast- women. feeding, preparing for giving birth, rearranging the Hopefully it was not her intention to imply that family finances or travelling with children. women in everyday jobs might not benefit from the In dealing with the problems, Mitchell incor- insights and advice contained therein. Regardless of porates a mix of facts and opinions, which may be one’s profession or class, being a woman in 21st considered dry and weighty, and possibly even century Australia is highly problematic. Women pedantic. This is not helped by lack of a sense of from all walks of life face similar issues when they ‘story’ in the retelling of information

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Published: Apr 1, 2005

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