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Work-Family and Small Businesses |
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Bruce Phillips of the National Federation of Independent Businesses discusses work-family in the context of small business owners. |
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Work and Family Graphic
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This graphic show Self-Employment Demographics, 1995-2005 |
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The Sloan Foundation Corner |
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Donna Klein of Corporate Voices for Working Families writes about a new workplace lactation program. |
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Work-Family and Small Businesses
An Interview with Bruce Phillips
by Karen Corday and Julie Schwartz Weber |
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Bruce Phillips |
Corday:
In general, how do small businesses approach work-family balance issues? Has there been a shift in these approaches in the past generation?
Phillips:
Small businesses tend to make decisions on a case-by-case,
individual basis. They don’t like generalized or mandated government rules, because they often can’t afford to comply with them. If you are, for example, selling cruises on the Internet or writing life insurance policies as a small business owner or employee, you may be able to take advantage of telecommuting and working at home, flexibility in hours, flexibility in benefits, and other such arrangements. If the small business is a retail store, however, someone has to be there to open, run, and close the store, making these types of flexibility difficult or impossible for both the owner and the employees.
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Work-Family Project |
Corporate Voices for Working Families and Abbott Nutrition Workplace Lactation Program for Hourly Workers Benefits Businesses and Working Families
by Donna Klein
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Corporate Voices for Working Families, Abbott Nutrition and Working Mother Media are working together to help solve a problem facing many working mothers – the need for breastfeeding support in the workplace.
The three organizations, in partnership with other companies, have launched an outreach program aimed at giving employers the information and tools they need to establish workplace lactation programs. A key component of the outreach effort – Workplace Lactation Programs: Good for Working Families. Good for Business – is a Workplace Lactation Toolkit.
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| LITERATURE UPDATES |
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 9,090 citations in the Literature Database. As of November 2008, we now have over 10,050 citations.
Each month, we highlight up to ten publications that have recently been entered into this database.
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| UPCOMING ISSUES |
Take part in The Network News. Upcoming issues of The Network News will feature:
- Eileen Brennan and Julie Rosensweig on parents caring for children with disabilities
- Susan Seitel on the history of work and family
- Yelizavetta Kofman, The Lattice Group and Jennifer Deal, Center for Creative Leadership, on Generation Y and work-family
Is your work related to any of these topics? If so, please contact us. |
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Judi Casey, MSW, Director / Principal Investigator |
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Karen Corday, MSLIS, Information Services Specialist |
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Jennifer Lawless, Graphic Designer / Communications Specialist |
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Lauren Leonard, Administrative Assistant |
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Sandee Shulkin, MSW, Project Manager |
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Julie Weber, J.D., Policy Specialist |
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