Workfamily Balance

Changing a Workaholic Culture: Sloan Awards Announced

Katherine Reynolds Lewis | Posted 01.09.2012

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Katherine Reynolds Lewis

"People work the same amount of hours we were working before, but we're getting much more done," she says. "There aren't people there on the weekends. People have gotten a comfort level that face time is not what's necessary."

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Focus on Money Misses Mark on Why Women Work

Sarah Damaske | Posted 01.01.2012

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Sarah Damaske

My research found that even though women emphasize the importance of financial needs in their explanations of their work, money is not the driving force behind their workforce decisions.

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Celebrating Work-Family Month

Sarah Damaske | Posted 12.25.2011

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Sarah Damaske

While women are working more, there remains considerable diversity in their work-family experiences. Those of us championing Work-Family Month should recognize that this diversity demands a range of policy recommendations.

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We Need to See Men Care

Morra Aarons-Mele | Posted 12.20.2011

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Morra Aarons-Mele

Until we see more men at the grocery store on weekdays, at the nursing home and kissing the skinned knees of their sons and daughters, power between women and men will not be equal.

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Sorry I Missed Your Anniversary! Thanks for Keeping Families Afloat.

Joan Williams | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joan Williams

This July marked the sixth anniversary of the nation's first state law that provides comprehensive paid family leave. Is family leave just a frill? Hardly. In a recession, having it makes a significant economic difference for families.

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Even in a Recession, Flex Makes (Dollars and) Sense

Nanette Fondas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Low-Wage Workers, Flexible Work Arrangements, Workplace, Flextime, The Custom-Fit Workplace, Women in Business, Work-Life Balance, Workplace Flexibility, Work/Family Balance, Mothers, Business, Business News
Nanette Fondas

Flex time, job-sharing, compressed schedules, and telecommuting: these workplace practices are needed now more than ever as we juggle the demands of work and other life commitments in a global, 24/7 economy.

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Class Creeps Into Our Times

Joan Williams | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joan Williams

What a difference a generation makes. William Kristol's replacement on The New York Times' editorial page, Ross Douthat, brings a class consciousness that has been lacking in the Times for as long as I can remember.

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What Depresses Women? The Choices They Have

Joan Williams | Posted 11.17.2011

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Joan Williams

Having a child is the worst economic decision a woman can make, in part, because workplace discrimination against mothers is the strongest and most open form of gender discrimination.

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Kisses for My President: Work/Family Balance in the White House and in Your House

Elizabeth Gregory | Posted 05.25.2011

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Elizabeth Gregory

While this political season won't yield a woman president, it has seen a movement of women into the political forefront as never before.

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