Introduction

[1] Finding from a 2011 study by the Families and Work Institute, cited in Kenneth Matos and Ellen Galinsky, Workplace Flexibility in the United States: A Status Report (New York: Families and Work Institute, 2011), 12; http://familiesandwork.org/downloads/WorkplaceFlexibilityinUS.pdf.

[2] Harris poll conducted October 16–19, 2008, cited in Harris Interactive, “Leisure Time Plummets 20 Percent in 2008 —Hits New Low,” December 4, 2008, http://www.harrisinteractive.com/vault/Harris-Interactive-Poll-Research-Time-and-Leisure-2008-12.pdf.

[3] Statistics from the 2012 Stress in America survey, cited in “Stress by Gender,” American Psychological Association, accessed December 14, 2013, http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/stress/2012/gender-report.pdf.

[4] Dictionary.com, s.v. “influence,” accessed April 4, 2014, http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/influence.

[5] Linda Dillow, What’s It Like to Be Married to Me? (Colorado Springs: David C Cook, 2011), 32.