Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-250) and index.

Introduction: diversifying the model, demystifying the approach : the work-family debate reopened / Catherine Krull and Justyna Sempruch -- Part 1: transcending the prevailing myths -- Destabilizing the nuclear family ideal : thinking beyond essentialisms, universalism, and binaries / Catherine Krull -- Intergenerational care work : mothering, grandmothering, and eldercare / Nancy Mandell and Sue Wilson -- Maternal employment, childcare, and public policy / Maureen Baker -- Part 2: integrating family and work -- Work, care, resistance, and mothering : an indigenous perspective / Donna Baines and Bonnie Freeman -- "I am the patient and compassionate cashier" : learning through unpaid household work for paid work / Margrit Eichler -- Employment in the new economy and the impact on Canadian families / Ann Duffy and Norene Pupo -- What impedes fathers' participation in care work? Theorizing the community as an institutional arena / Andrea Doucet -- Addressing the interlocking complexity of paid work and care : lessons from changing family policy in Quebec / Patrizia Albanese -- Part 3: feminist-informed family initiatives and family visions -- Beyond the "cultural" landscape of care : queering childcare, caregiver, and work / Justyna Sempruch -- Working-time regimes, flexibility, and work-life balance : gender equality and families / Judy Fudge -- The increasing invisibility of mothering / Margaret Hillyard Little -- Epilogue: a feminist vision for caring-employment integration in Canada / Susan A. McDaniel.