Burggraf, S. (1997). The feminine economy and economic man: Reviving the role of family in the post-industrial age. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley.
The family is an important unit of society, and as Burggraf argues it needs to be an important unit in the economy as well.  By supporting the family economically, society will place more importance in it.

Fletcher, J. K. (1999). Disappearing acts: Gender, power, and relational practice at work. Cambridge, MA, London: MIT Press.
Emotional intelligence and relational behavior are often viewed as inappropriate.  However, they are viewed as inappropriate because they both deal with powerful images in gender.

Folbre, N. (2001). Invisible heart: Economics and family values. New York: New Press
Adam Smith’s idea of an “invisible hand” that pushes the economy around goes very well with the idea of an “invisible heart”: the care system for children, aged, and ill people. “Invisible heart” was propelled by the women of society.  However, with women entering the workforce, the “invisible heart” system suffers, creating inequality and problems for the “invisible hand”.

Tannen, D. (1994). Talking from 9 to 5: How women’s and men’s conversational styles affect who gets heard, who gets credit, and what gets done at work. New York: Morrow.
Based on interviews, the discussion of how genders communicate in the work place provides insights on how the genders are different in what they say and how communication is perceived.

Williams, J. (2000). Unbending gender: Why family and work conflict and what to do about it. New York: Oxford University Press.
A call for mothers to be treated equally in the workplace if women are to be treated equally in the workplace.