Unit D Blog #35

The EEOC's document about "Best Practice" in regards to employees dealing with caregiver/work and family balance. I think that this document is a very important piece of information to say the least. We can easily see that balance of family and work is an issue that many Americans have to deal with. The majority of the people that deal with this issue however is women, and as the article more specifically stated, women of color. This is a major issue, because the article also shows how many mothers are left to work and provide for their kids entirely on their own individual income. Since this issue is so prevalent in today's society, some form of assistance should be provided for these women. The EEOC asks for employers to do more than merely the bare minimum when it came for assisting the employees who have a busier home life, such as a person who cares for a disabled family member, spouse, etc. I think this article should go a long way in getting some employers to think critically about the situation in which many of their employees have to handle at home. The article also goes into detail about how the current economic state of the country has been especially tough on the industries such as construction, and as the article stated, investment banking. This means that women are providing much of the financial support for many families in situations such as this. I believe that with more of a push on a hot button issue such as this, serious change could be made, but it all starts with employers, and their willingness to support this proposition. We can only hope that these companies and businesses will be considerate to these mothers and others in care giving situations.