Working Dads

To Get More Women in the Boardroom, We Need More Men at Home

Frances Rosenbluth | Posted 05.14.2012

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Frances Rosenbluth

In the U.S. women occupy fewer than 15% of the seats on corporate boards, and only 2.6% of chief executive offices of Fortune 500 companies. In Europe, the numbers are even worse. But for women to really get ahead in the boardroom, we need a quota on how much time men spend helping out at home.

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Want Something Done? Maybe You Shouldn't Give It To A Busy Mom

Lisa Belkin | Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: Multitasking, Memory Problems, Working Fathers, Working Mothers, Working Dads, Forgetting Things, Working Moms, Parents News
Lisa Belkin

Maybe that's what makes women cranky -- the realization that we are not nearly as efficient as men think they are. Or maybe it is because, as the Sociology Association study found, women do more of this serially-multiple-tasking, and while some feels productive, some more feels overwhelming.

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A Father's Day Gift: Celebrating Working Dads

Jeff Levick | Posted 08.18.2011

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Jeff Levick

On this Father's Day, while we still have a long way to go to catch up with our working mother counterparts, I'd like to celebrate the working fathers for their hard work and for trying to do it all.

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The Dutch Have Daddy Days -- Why Not Us?

Rex Flexibility | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Workplace-Flexibility, Working Dads, White House Forum on Workplace Flexibility, Working Mothers, Daddy Days Work-Life Balance, European Vacation, European Work Standards, Parental Support, Safety Next, Days Off, Parents-Dads, Business News
Rex Flexibility

The idea that a man could work thirty hours a week, be a successful professional and still take one day off to hang out with his kids simply isn't in our frame of reference. Why not?

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Working Dads: Hidden Heroes in the New Fatherhood Movement

Dana H. Glazer | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: New Fatherhood, Stay-at-Home Dads, Father-Caretakers, Fatherhood, Parenting, Working Dads, Dads, Parents-Dads, Healthy Living News
Dana H. Glazer

After speaking with dozens of working dads, one thing is blazingly clear: working dads of today are feeling the stress of work/family balance in ways that previous generations never experienced.

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