Index

Mervi Rajahonka (South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences, Finland)
Dorota Kwiatkowska-Ciotucha (Wroclaw University of Economics and Business, Poland)
Miet Timmers (Odisee University of Applied Sciences, Belgium)
Urszula Załuska (Wroclaw University of Economics and Business, Poland)
Kaija Villman (South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences, Finland)
Veerle Lengeler (Emino, Belgium)
Tim Gielens (Odisee University of Applied Sciences, Belgium)

Working Women in the Sandwich Generation: Theories, Tools and Recommendations for Supporting Women's Working Lives

ISBN: 978-1-80262-504-2, eISBN: 978-1-80262-501-1

Publication date: 21 February 2022

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Rajahonka, M., Kwiatkowska-Ciotucha, D., Timmers, M., Załuska, U., Villman, K., Lengeler, V. and Gielens, T. (2022), "Index", Working Women in the Sandwich Generation: Theories, Tools and Recommendations for Supporting Women's Working Lives, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 143-146. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80262-501-120221011

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Copyright © 2022 Mervi Rajahonka, Dorota Kwiatkowska-Ciotucha, Miet Timmers, Urszula Zaluska, Kaija Villman, Veerle Lengeler and Tim Gielens


INDEX

Note: Page numbers followed by “n” indicate notes.

Acceptance strategy
, 17

Analysis of variance (ANOVA)
, 113

Applied research methods
, 33–36

Authenticity
, 57

Baby boomers
, 2, 139

Bayesian Information Criterion (BIC)
, 36

Binary oppositions, 48n4

Bismarck Model
, 110

Boundary management strategy
, 17–18

Careers
, 55–58

Celebrated maturity
, 39

Central and Eastern European Model, Poland with
, 110

Chi-square tests
, 113, 116–117

Club sandwich
, 2

Co-development process
, 102

Coaching process
, 138

Codes functioning
, 37

Competence improvement of working mature women
, 5

Comprehensive support model
, 84

Computer Assisted Web Interview research (CAWI research)
, 7, 111

Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)
, 6

research
, 33–34, 40, 42, 44

Continental Conservative Model, Belgium with
, 110

Coping strategies
, 5, 14–15, 132

acceptance strategy
, 17

boundary management strategy
, 17–18

help-seeking strategy
, 18

personal governance strategy or priority strategy
, 19–20

planning strategy
, 19

self-care strategy
, 20

super-sandwich strategy
, 22–23

time focus strategy
, 20–21

value strategy
, 22

COVID-19
, 90

pandemic
, 99, 102

time
, 140

Creative work–family management
, 73

Cult of youth and change
, 37

Daily job
, 73

Data triangulation
, 4

DigiJoko training programmes
, 59

Dynamic capabilities (DC)
, 54

Emotional support
, 73

Employment
, 52

Enslaved maturity
, 38–39

European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions research (EU-SILC research)
, 116

Evidence-based material
, 5

Exchange of ideas
, 88

Experience
, 37

Family limitations
, 37

Family Supportive Supervisor Behaviour (FSSB)
, 7, 72, 134, 136

conceptual models
, 72–73

training for SVs of WSG
, 73–78

Family-friendly workplace strategies
, 136

Fear
, 37–38

Flemish Time4Help programme
, 74

Flexibility
, 132

45+ polish women at home and in labour markets

characteristics of sample of mature women and sample of employers
, 35

perception of mature women
, 36–39

research and applied research methods
, 33–36

situation of mature women in Poland
, 40–47

Generation X
, 2, 139

Gross domestic product (GDP)
, 3

Group training
, 89

Help-seeking strategy
, 18

Human capital (HC)
, 52

concepts and conceptualisations
, 53–54

Humiliation
, 37–38

ICT
, 87

Idealistic achievement phase
, 58

Independent maturity
, 38

Informal care
, 140

Interekon project, 126n1

Intra-role strategies
, 15

Investigator triangulation
, 4

IQS Sp. z o o., 48n3

Kaleidoscope model
, 60

Learning
, 55, 61, 104

‘Learning by sharing’ method
, 96

Learning to become oneself (personal development)
, 55

Learning to collaborate
, 55

Learning to do things (skills)
, 55

Learning to know things (knowledge)
, 55

Liberal Model, Great Britain with
, 110

Lifelong learning
, 5, 132, 134, 137

concepts and conceptualisations of
, 54–55

Loyalty
, 37

Mature women
, 32

entrepreneurship
, 3

perception of
, 36–39

situation of mature women in Poland
, 40–47

Methodological triangulation
, 4

Millennials
, 2

‘Mounted’ maturity
, 39

Non-governmental organisations (NGOs)
, 138

NVIVO software
, 15

Online service
, 86

for mature women
, 88

Optimistic attitude
, 103

Organising education for mature women
, 85

Outside of work
, 88

Pearson’s Chi-square test
, 113–115

Peer groups
, 103, 133–134

Perception of mature women
, 36–39, 132

Personal governance strategy
, 19–20

Personal problem solving
, 73

Planning strategy
, 19

Poland

current professional situation
, 42–44

life situation and taking care of personal development
, 40–42

situation of mature women in
, 40

Time4Help project
, 83–93

values
, 44–47

Polish mature women
, 32

Polish model
, 133

Polish–Finnish–Flemish partnership
, 3

POWR. 04.03.00–00–0017/18 project, 48n1

Priority strategy
, 19–20

Proactive work–family management
, 73

Qualitative research methods
, 33, 59

Quantitative research
, 33

Reinventive contribution phase
, 58

Remote work
, 137

Research
, 33–36

design
, 58–60

report
, 92

Resource-based view (RBV)
, 54

Resources
, 14

Retirement
, 38

Role modelling
, 73

Sandwich generation (SG), 1–3, 14, 74, 84, 109, 131 (see also Working sandwich generation (WSG))

characteristics of main sample and boost sample
, 112

comparisons of countries
, 5

occurrence and intensity
, 113–117

representatives
, 134

research and methodology
, 111–113

in terms of demographic and professional characteristics
, 117–123

transnational cooperation
, 3–4

women’s jobs
, 6

Scandinavian Social Democratic Model
, 4, 110

Self-assessment questionnaire
, 24–27

Self-care strategy
, 20

Self-improvement
, 88

Seminars
, 86

Semiotic research
, 36–39

Semiotic Solutions sp. j., 48n2

Shame
, 37–38

Shared learning process
, 102

Sign, 48n5

Southern European Model, Italy with
, 110

Stagnation in full-time job
, 38

Study circles as example of tailored training programmes
, 96–97

Super-sandwich strategy
, 22–23

Supervisors (SVs)
, 72, 133

Supportive work–family organisational culture
, 73

Tailored training and coaching programmes
, 101, 133

Theory triangulation
, 4

Time focus strategy
, 20–21

Time4Help Finland project
, 59, 95

cases
, 101–104

research design and empirical findings
, 98–101

study circles as example of tailored training programmes
, 96–97

Time4Help project
, 3, 7, 31, 37, 83

final model version
, 92–93

in Poland
, 83

test version of model
, 84–89

testing in target groups
, 89–92

Training programme and materials
, 85–86

Transnational cooperation
, 3–4

Triangulation
, 4

Tukey HSD test
, 113

12-part taxonomy
, 15

Value strategy
, 22

Verbatim transcribed interviews
, 15

Women’s careers
, 57

Women’s Self-Assessment Tool
, 86

Work
, 52, 74, 88

Work–family conflict (WFC)
, 71

Work–family issues
, 73

Working sandwich generation (WSG)
, 2–3, 13, 52, 72, 111, 131

careers and work–life balance of women
, 55–58

changing world of work
, 52–53

concepts and conceptualisations of HC
, 53–54

concepts and conceptualisations of lifelong learning
, 54–55

coping strategies
, 17–23

findings
, 60–62

FSSB training for Svs. of
, 73–78

recommendations
, 135–141

research and methodology
, 15–17

research design
, 58–60

Work–life balance of women
, 55–58

Workshops
, 87

Young women
, 57