This edited book brings together empirical studies of the work-life nexus with a specific focus on men's working time arrangements, how men navigate and traverse paid work and family commitments, and the impact of public and organizational policies on men's participation in work, leisure, and other life domains. The book is innovative in that it presents both macro (institutional, how policy affects practice) and micro (individual, from men's own perspectives) level studies, allowing for a rich and contrasting exploration of how men's participation in paid work and other domains is divided, conflicted, or integrated. Taking an international focus, Men, Wage Work and Family contrasts various public and organizational policies and how these policies impact men's opportunities and participation in paid work and non-work domains in industrialised countries in Europe, North America, and Australia.

1. Introduction: Locating Men in the Work--Life Nexus Paula McDonald, Emma Jeanes 2. The Work--Family Dilemmas of Japan's Salarymen Scott North 3. The Gender Equal Father? The (Welfare) Politics of Masculinity in Sweden, 1960-2010 Åsa Lundqvist 4. Men's Work--Life Choices: Supporting Fathers at Work in France and Britain? Abigail Gregory, Susan Milner 5. Inside the Glass Tower: The Construction of Masculinities in Finance Capital Raewyn Connell 6. Time Greedy Workplaces and Marriageable Men: The Paradox in Men's Fathering Beliefs and Strategies Pamela Kaufman, Kathleen Gerson 7. Men, 'Father Managers', and Home--Work Relations:
Complexities and Contradictions in National Policy, Corporations and Individual Lives Jeff Hearn, Charlotta Niemistö 8. Emotional Dimensions of Fathering and Work-Life Boundaries Berit Brandth 9. All Roads Lead to Hearth and Home: How Young Professional Men Envision the Work, Leisure and Community Nexus Robert M. Orrange 10. Happiness under Pressure: The Importance of Leisure Time Among Fathers in Dual-Earner Households Peter Brown, Helen Perkins List of Contributors Notes Index

Paula McDonald is Senior Lecturer in the Business Faculty at Queensland University of Technology, Australia.

Emma Jeanes is Senior Lecturer at the Exeter Business School, University of Exeter, UK.