Book · 2005 · Social Science
Competing Devotions
Career and Family among Women Executives
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I mentioned one already by Mary Blair Loy called competing devotions career and family among women Executives this is a groundbreaking interview study with women Executives in the financial services industry.
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Competing Devotions by Mary Blair-Loy is a sociological study that investigates the intense demands of career and family among women executives. During an interview on The Ezra Klein Show in an episode titled The Deep Conflict Between Our Work and Parenting Ideals released on March 22, 2024, Caitlyn Collins recommended the book. Collins noted that she had already mentioned this groundbreaking interview study focusing on women executives working within the demanding financial services industry. The author explores the powerful cultural schemas that compel successful professional women to navigate deeply conflicting ideals regarding intensive work devotion and intensive mothering. Through extensive qualitative interviews, the research illuminates the personal toll exacted by corporate environments that demand complete loyalty while simultaneously expecting women to shoulder traditional domestic responsibilities. The recommendation highlighted the structural and cultural barriers that continue to impede gender equality in elite professional spheres, emphasizing that individual solutions remain inadequate to resolve systemic workplace contradictions. Collins pointed to the work as a vital resource for understanding the complex realities faced by modern working mothers striving to balance high-powered careers with family life.
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Caitlyn Collins I mentioned one already by Mary Blair Loy called competing devotions career and family among women Executiv… 1
“I mentioned one already by Mary Blair Loy called competing devotions career and family among women Executives this is a groundbreaking interview study with women Executives in the financial services industry”