Work and Family Researchers Network

Women's Employment - Institutions and Women's Employment

r.nieuwenhuis@utwente.nl — Fri, 25 May 2012 19:41:02 +0000

Type of News Item:

Press Release

Title of News Item:

Women's Employment - Institutions and Women's Employment

Source:

Journal of Marriage and Family

Link to News Item:

http://www.rensenieuwenhuis.nl/womens-employment-institutions-and-demographics/

Women’s employment increased dramatically during recent decades. Nevertheless, women’s employment falls behind that of men. One key explanation for that discrepancy is that mothers are less likely to be employed than women without children. In a recent publication in the Journal of Marriage and Family, it was shown that government policies can have a substantial impact on the degree to which women combine motherhood with employment.

Single and Off the Fast Track

caseyju — Thu, 24 May 2012 18:30:50 +0000

Title of News Item:

Single and Off the Fast Track

Source:

Wall Street Journal

Link to News Item:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304791704577420130278948866.html?e...

Much of the research on work-life conflict focuses on harried working mothers trying to juggle everything, desperate for more time, with lots of reasons to leave work early. But an even higher proportion of single women yearn for more free time; 68% of childless women say they would prefer having more time over more money, compared with 62% of women with children, according to a 2011 More magazine survey of 500 college-educated professional women over 34.

A New Obstacle For Professional Women: The Glass Escalator

caseyju — Thu, 24 May 2012 18:25:43 +0000

Type of News Item:

News Article

Title of News Item:

A New Obstacle For Professional Women: The Glass Escalator

Source:

Forbes Women

Link to News Item:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jennagoudreau/2012/05/21/a-new-obstacle-for-professi...

A new analysis by the New York Times today shows that more men are entering female-dominated professions like teaching and nursing, in an effort to achieve job stability, financial security and more time for family life.

Working Longer: Creating a 21st Century Workplace for the 21st Century Workforce

caseyju — Thu, 24 May 2012 16:12:22 +0000

Type of News Item:

Blog

Title of News Item:

Working Longer: Creating a 21st Century Workplace for the 21st Century Workforce

Source:

Huffington Post

Link to News Item:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kathleen-e-christensen/aging-workforce_b_1535408.h...

Two things are clear, though: First, the only segment of the workforce that has grown steadily since the late 1980s involves those 55 years and older; and, second, that means that there are now more older Americans in the workforce than ever before. This trend is only going to increase over the coming years. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, by 2020, one out of every four working Americans will be 55 and older.

WFRN Conference Nuts and Bolts

caseyju — Thu, 24 May 2012 13:41:59 +0000

Type of News Item:

Other

Title of News Item:

WFRN Conference Nuts and Bolts

Source:

Work and Family Researchers Network

Link to News Item:

https://workfamily.sas.upenn.edu/sites/workfamily.sas.upenn.edu/files/Important%...

Please review the important WFRN Conference Information about:

1. Registration

2. Audio-visual Equipment

3. Session and Presentation Length

4. Conference at a Glance

5. Hotel Rooms

6. Meeting Rooms

7. Dining

Conference at a Glance Now Available for Work and Family Researchers Network Inaugural Conference

caseyju — Thu, 24 May 2012 13:11:46 +0000

Type of News Item:

Meeting

Title of News Item:

Conference at a Glance Now Available for Work and Family Researchers Network Inaugural Conference

Source:

Work and Family Researchers Network

Link to News Item:

https://workfamily.sas.upenn.edu/sites/workfamily.sas.upenn.edu/files/Conference...

Conference at a Glance

Plenary Sessions

Thursday, 6 PM: Presidential Session
Judi Casey, Jerry A. Jacobs

Friday, 10 AM: International Comparisons
Jody Heymann, Janet Gornick, Anne Hegewisch

Friday, 6 PM: Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award Presentation
Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth, Brad Harrington

Forget Wellness…How is your personal life??

rachel.jordan@brighthorizons.com — Tue, 22 May 2012 18:54:56 +0000

Type of News Item:

Blog

Title of News Item:

Forget Wellness…How is your personal life??

Source:

Solutions at Work blog from Bright Horizons

Link to News Item:

http://blogs.brighthorizons.com/saw/?p=1137

Forget Wellness…How is your personal life??

By Lucy English, PhD, Senior Consultant, Horizons Workforce Consulting

Many organizations are embracing the paradigm of well-being as a useful way to bring previously disparate efforts together in one place, and to understand where there may be weak places in the organizations’ people support strategy.

Susan Lambert Has Her Say on Workforce Scheduling

caseyju — Tue, 22 May 2012 18:13:13 +0000

Type of News Item:

News Article

Title of News Item:

Susan Lambert Has Her Say on Workforce Scheduling

Source:

Workforce

Link to News Item:

http://www.workforce.com/article/20120507/NEWS02/120509957/susan-lambert-has-her...

As head of the Workforce Educational Organization's academic advisory committee, Susan Lambert is helping to shape its professional certification on scheduling and other workforce management matters to take into account employer and employee views.

The Number of Those Working Past 65 Is at a Record High

caseyju — Tue, 22 May 2012 17:59:58 +0000

Type of News Item:

News Article

Title of News Item:

The Number of Those Working Past 65 Is at a Record High

Source:

NY Times

Link to News Item:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/19/business/economy/number-of-those-working-past-...

THE retirement dream seems further away for a lot of baby boomers, and they appear to be responding to that by holding on to their jobs if they can. But that may have worsened the employment prospects for younger workers.

Aging Today: Family Caregiving & the Older Worker

caseyju — Tue, 22 May 2012 17:44:05 +0000

Type of News Item:

Statistic/Fact Sheet

Title of News Item:

Aging Today: Family Caregiving & the Older Worker

Source:

Sloan Center on Aging & Work

Link to News Item:

http://www.bc.edu/content/bc/research/agingandwork/archive_pubs/FS29.html?utm_so...

Increasing numbers of older adults are involved in caregiving and financial support of their parents, spouses, adult children and grandchildren. Many older adults today find that they need to continue to work in order to help family members financially, while others need flexibility in their work schedules to meet caregiving demands. Some find that they need to cut back on their hours or retire prematurely in order to provide caregiving.