FLEXTIME AND CRUNCH TIME

From: The Record (Bergen County, NJ) | Date: July 7, 1996 | Copyright information


The Record (Bergen County, NJ)

07-07-1996

FLEXTIME AND CRUNCH TIME -- WORKING PARENTS FEEL THE SQUEEZE
Date: 07-07-1996, Sunday
Section: REVIEW & OUTLOOK
Edition: All Editions -- Sunday

WHAT do America's working parents want? In a word: time.

Job security and adequate wages are important, too. But day to day,
the top priority, particularly for working mothers, is finding the time
to balance the sometimes conflicting demands...

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