Teaching Work and Family: An American Sociological Association Resource Manual, Co-Editors: Stephen Sweet, Ithaca College and Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Boston College
Deadline for Submission: July 1, 2006

An increasing amount of curricular content is being devoted to the ways work and family roles intersect, as well as the synergistic and reciprocating dynamics that link workplace and family functioning. We seek articles and notes that detail challenges and strategies of teaching work-family, as well as course syllabi, assignments, classroom activities, and film discussion ideas. Recommendations of articles to reprint are also welcomed. Submit materials (via e-mail in MS Word format) to Stephen Sweet, ssweet@ithaca.edu. This project is funded by a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Special Issue: Gender, Work and Organization

Theme: “Women and Men in Management: Issues for the 21st Century”

Deadline for Submission: September 30, 2006

Possible subjects include: “The gender structuring of management and organisations; issues in managerial career development; leadership issues; the role of gender in the way managers conduct themselves; gender mainstreaming, and the presence, absence and development of policies (formal and informal) on gender; alternative forms of working at managerial levels; international comparisons of women and men in management; managerial diversity and employment; managerial cultures.” Please submit papers of approximately 7,000 words, and include a summary and three to five keywords.

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To submit papers, e-mail Adelina Broadbridge at: a.m.broadbridge@stir.ac.uk.

Global Perspectives-

The conference will take place at Keele University, Stratforshire, England on June 27th-29th, 2007. Possible topics include: “The concept of 'career', gender and friendship, professionalism and professional identity, feminist theory, methodology, ethics and organizations, colonialism in organizations, complexity and diversity in the workplace, sexualities in organization, men and masculinities, identity and subjectivity, power and resistance, home/tele working, gender and technologies, alternative organization, management, managers and management practice, eroticism and embodiment, romance, love and organization, new managerialism, harassment and discrimination, race and ethnicity, social exclusion, intimacy and organization.” Please submit stream leader proposals of no more than 1500 words or paper abstracts of no more than 500 words.

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Conference Announcements

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Global Perspectives-

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Global Perspectives- OIC Human Capital Management Conference

Theme: “Developing Talent and Performance Improvement: A Leap Forward”
Where: Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia - When: June 14 - 16, 2006

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Global Perspectives-

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Global Perspectives-

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Global Perspectives- International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE): 15th Annual Conference
Where: University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia – When: July 7-9, 2006

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Global Perspectives- International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences

Theme: “Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Gender”
Where: University of the Aegean, Island of Rhodes, Greece – When: July 18-21, 2006

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Global Perspectives- International Sociological Association World Congress of Sociology

Theme: “The Quality of Social Existence in a Globalising World”
Where: Durban, South Africa - When: July 23 - 29, 2006

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Conference Board: Corporate Community Involvement Conference
Theme: “Connecting to the Business ”
Where: Marriott  at Metro Center, Washington, DC - When: July 26-28, 2006

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American Psychological Association: 2006 Convention
Where: New Orleans, LA - When: August 10-13, 2006

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Global Perspectives- 11th Annual Conference of the International Telework Academy

Theme: “E-Networks in an Increasingly Volatile World”
Where: Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada - When: August 28 - 31, 2006

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19th Annual Benefits Management Forum and Expo
Where: Hyatt Regency, Chicago, IL - When: September 17-19, 2006

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Global Perspectives- Conference Board: 7th European Work-Life and Diversity Conference
Theme: “Solving Europe's Productivity Puzzle: What Role for Work-Life and Diversity?"
Where: Radisson SAS Hotel, Berlin, Germany - When: October 19-20, 2006

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