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MARIAL CENTER COLLOQUIUM Kathleen Gerson (Professor of Sociology, New York University) Children of the Gender Revolution: Work and Family Change in the Lives of a New Generation Wednesday, November 15, 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m Does the rise of new domestic arrangements represent family decline or the expansion of options? Are young women and men seeking a return to "traditionalism" or new ways of integrating family and work? Drawing on in-depth interviews with a diverse group of young women and men, Professor Gerson will argue that a gender lens provides a way to transcend these ongoing debates. New generations view their families as "trajectories," whose shape depends on the degree of gender flexibility in breadwinning and caretaking. Yet, despite widening support for more flexible, egalitarian gender strategies, most face daunting institutional obstacles. This mismatch between ideals and opportunities is fueling a new gender divide, in which women see a growing need for economic autonomy and men are drawn to neo-traditional arrangements. New generations are thus forging paths that, while innovative, do not reflect their most cherished values. Kathleen Gerson, Professor of Sociology at New York University, has published widely in the areas of gender, work, and family change and regularly contributes to policy efforts and media coverage of these issues. A recipient of the Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award for Excellence in Work-Family Research, she has received grants from the Sloan Foundation, the Russell Sage Foundation, and the National Science Foundation. She recently served as Chair of the Family Section of the American Sociological Association and currently sits on the board of the Council on Contemporary Families. Her books include Hard Choices: How Women Decide About Work, Career, and Motherhood; No Man's Land: Men's Changing Commitments to Family and Work; and The Time Divide: Work, Family, and Gender Inequality (with Jerry A. Jacobs), which was named a "best business book" by Strategy Business magazine and received honorable mention for the Mirra Komarovsky Book Award. She is currently at work on a new book, which examines young adults' experiences growing up in changing families and strategies for coping with persisting work-family dilemmas.
DIRECTIONS TO THE MARIAL CENTER The MARIAL Center is located on the 4th floor of the main building of Emory's Briarcliff Campus,
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