Introduction / Michele A. Paludi and Presha E. Neidermeyer -- Juggling act: parents and employers in the twenty-first century / Billie Dziech -- Work/life integration: impact on women’s careers, employment, and family / Michele A. Paludi ... [et al.] -- Redefining the U.S. family to include gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered individuals: parents and employers in the twenty-first century / Eros R. DeSouza -- Culture and work/life balance: is there a connection? / Presha E. Neidermeyer -- Pregnancy discrimination: laboring under assumptions in the workplace / Julie Manning Magid -- Finding and keeping the best and brightest--flexible policies in a small workplace / Cristine Cioffi -- Career paths and family in the academy: progress and challenges / Bianca L. Bernstein and Nancy Felipe Russo -- Integrating work/life: resources for employees, employers, and human resource specialists / Michele A. Paludi and Carmen A. Paludi