Working Fathers

Shocking Number Of States Fail Working Mothers

The Huffington Post | Jessica Samakow | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Best States for Working Mothers, Paid Leave, Maternity Leave, Worst States for Working Mothers, Expecting Better: A State-by-State Analysis of Laws That Help New Parents, Working Fathers, Working Mothers, Expecting Better, National Partnership for Women & Families, Parents News

Eighteen states got the grade of "F" in a new analysis on workplace rights for new parents. According to a report by the National Partnership for Wome...

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Why Women May Become 'The Richer Sex'

Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: David Boss, Gender Gap, Work Life Balance, War Between The, Liza Mundy the Richer Sex, Working Mothers, Working Fathers, The Richer Sex, Slidepollajax, Liza Mundy, Women News

We’ve heard a lot about the downfall of marriage lately; less than half of adults in the U.S. are married, according to the latest 2011 PEW Study. ...

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Decoding The Mysteries Of The Father-Daughter Bond

Dr. Peggy Drexler | Posted 02.11.2012

Read More: Fathers and Daughters, Fathers, High-Achieving Women, Black Fathers, Working Fathers, Daughters, Women News

What has a new time of unfettered female achievement done to the centuries-honed relationship between fathers and daughters; particularly the balance of power?

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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

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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What About The Men?

Ideas, TIME | Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: Career, Time Magazine, Working Fathers, Working Parents, Work-Life Balance, Fatherhood, National Work and Family Month, Judith Warner, Women News

"What About the Men?" was the title of a Congressional briefing last week timed to commemorate National Work and Family Month. "What about them?" you ...

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Work and Family, Culture and Policy: What Works

Mary Curlew | Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: National Work and Family Month, Working Mothers, Parental Leave, Work-Life Balance, Working Parents, Working Fathers, Work Family, Parents News

From the aging population and the need for work-life balance for both genders, to the struggles of the working class to adapt to a weak economy, culture is part and parcel of the top five issues affecting working families today.

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1,000 Caring Fathers Counter Media Stereotypes

Brad Harrington | Posted 08.24.2011

Read More: Work-Life Balance, Parenting, Working Fathers, The New Dad, Fathers, Work-Family-Issues, Fatherhood, Supportive Workplace, Parents-Dads, Business News

Last week, the Boston College Center for Work & Family released the results of a study we completed on nearly 1,000 American fathers. "The New Dad: C...

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A Father's Day Gift: Celebrating Working Dads

Jeff Levick | Posted 08.18.2011

Read More: Father's Day Stories, Dads, Working Fathers, Work-Life Balance, Father's Day, Working Dads, Father's Day 2011, Working Moms, Family, Business News

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 High-Tech Industry Must Adapt to the Reality of Dual-Career Couples

Caroline Simard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: High Tech Companies, Dual-Career Couples, Work-Life Balance, Workplace Flexibility, Working Fathers, Working Mothers, Family, Technology News

Only when issues facing working parents stop being solely framed as a woman's issue will we see workplaces where family is no longer framed as an inconvenience and a barrier to advancement.

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Finally, a Reality Show for Men

Tom Matlack | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Tom Morello, Fatherhood, Reality TV, Prison, Manhood, Two and a Half Men, Working Fathers, Life Lessons, Boston, Healthy Living News

The male stick figures presented by popular culture, often either Navy Seal macho or Two and a Half Men ignorant, confuse our boys.

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"Mommy Trap" Author: Supporting Families Not A Priority For McCain

Paula B. Mays | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women, John McCain, Family Values, Working Fathers, Working Mothers, Working Women, Election 2008, Barack Obama, Home News

This issue of working families with children is always a contentious one in this country. As the number of working and highly educated women has dra...

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