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| Work and Family Through an International Lens |
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Lewis: How did you become interested in work-family issues outside of western countries?
Aryee: Well, it was the context in which I found myself as well as my interest in careers and the experiences of minorities. I have lived in Ghana, Canada, Singapore and Hong Kong. I’ve visited Australia and a number of countries in southeastern Asia and now live in Britain. When I was working in Singapore, I noticed that the careers of educated women were falling behind their male counterparts. Women in Singapore who are pursuing careers face the same hurdles as those in western countries. I wanted to find out more, which led me to examine work-family issues. In Singapore, both work and family are extremely important. Because of labor shortages, the government has always encouraged and enticed women—especially educated ones—into the workforce. At the same time, to maintain current population levels, women are also encouraged to reproduce. Caught between these two conflicting messages, women experience considerable work-family conflict....
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Most Desirable Initiatives With Regard to Work-Life Balance
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The Sloan Work and Family Research Network maintains an
online database which contains the citations and annotations of work-family research publications.
One year ago, there were 6,534 citations in the Literature Database. As of August 2006, we now have over 7,720 citations.
Each month, we highlight up to 10 publications that have recently been entered into this database.
Click here to see this month's selections
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Related to Work and Family Through an International Lens |
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Work-Family Project
The Center on the Everyday Lives of Families
By Tamar Kremer-Sadlik
Director of Research
The Center on the Everyday Lives of Families (CELF) is an interdisciplinary research project involving scholars from Anthropology (Linguistic; Cultural-Medical; Psychosocial; and Archaeology), Clinical Psychology, Applied Linguistics, and Education. Employing a variety of research methodologies from these fields, this project documents working families' everyday lives through the collection of various types of data...
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Tamar Kremer-Sadlik |
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Call for Papers, Proposals and Awards |
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Special Issue: Gender, Work and Organization
Deadline for Submission: September 30, 2006
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Gender, Work and Organization : Fifth International Interdisciplinary Conference
Deadline for Submission: November 1, 2006
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| Conference Announcements |
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 Global Perspectives - 11th Annual Conference of the International Telework Academy
Where: Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada - When: August 28 - 31, 2006
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Global Perspectives - Conference Board: 7th European Work-Life and Diversity Conference
Where: Radisson SAS Hotel, Berlin, Germany - When: October 19-20, 2006 |
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Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Ph.D., Principal Investigator |
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Judi Casey, MSW, Director |
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Karen Corday, MSLIS, Research Associate |
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Christina Matz, MSW and Sandee Shulkin, MSW, Co-Project Managers |
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E-mail: wfnetwork@bc.edu
Phone: 617-552-1708
Fax: 617-552-9202 |
Mailing Address:
Sloan Work and Family Research Network
Boston College
605 McGuinn Hall
140 Commonwealth Avenue
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
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Isssue 6 of the Policy Leadership Series, 
