Julie Schwartz Weber November 20th, 2009
Today is a special day at the Sloan Work and Family Research Network. We have just published our 20th policy brief on work-family matters! Our latest brief, “Opportunities for Policy Leadership on Fathers,” discusses the current state of policy relating to working fathers and explores legislative trends in the United States. This brief also compares policies in other countries around the world, many of which are on the cutting edge of implementation of father-specific policies.
It is our hope that this new brief and our previous 19 briefs are helpful resources that provide you with objective, high quality policy information on current work-family issues. Highlights of our policy brief collection include briefs on flexible work schedules, military families, paid family leave, paid sick days, part-time work, and telework.
And, if there is a work-family topic in which you are interested that we have not yet addressed over the past four years of providing work-family policy briefs, please let us know! We are here as a resource for you.
Judi Casey November 19th, 2009
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has provided full financial support for the Sloan Work and Family Research Network for the past thirteen years. This generous support has allowed us to provide all of our resources, events and publications free of charge. Our current grant will end in June 2010. This spring, we will apply for one final transition grant which if approved will move us toward self-sufficiency. To that end, we have begun exploring different revenue generating business models to ensure the future viability of the Network.
During this transition phase, we want input from you! This is an opportunity for our users to participate in the creation of the next generation of the Network. Here’s how you can get involved:
- Please complete the online survey that we will be conducting in early December. We will notify you via email when the survey is available and the link will also be available on our new Transition Page. Tell us your ideas about revenue producing activities, recommendations on how to manage our transition to self-sufficiency, and thoughts about how the Sloan Network can become more valuable to our audiences.
- Distribute the link to the survey to any colleagues or organizations that are invested in the future of the Network and encourage them to give us their ideas.
- Share your comments and thoughts about the transition. You can use the comments box below.
- Visit our new Transition Page for updated information about our activities and progress.
The Network has evolved into the premier online destination for work and family information. Visits to the site have tripled to over 300,000 this past year, and just last week, we hit a weekly all time high of 11,000 visits! This transition to self-sufficiency provides an exciting opportunity to build on our past successes.
We need your help to continue to provide the one-stop shopping for high-quality resources that you’ve come to rely on for your work. I hope that we can count on your support, and we welcome your feedback!
Karen Corday November 13th, 2009
New from the Network:
Who’s Who in Work and Family
New, free work-family content online:
Jennifer Lawless October 30th, 2009
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National Work and Family Month at the Huffington Post:
Karen Corday October 16th, 2009
New from the Network:
- Please take our new poll: Compared to before the recession, has your overall (mental and physical) health improved, declined, or stayed the same? Available on our home page or blog.
National Work and Family Month at the Huffington Post:
New, free work-life content online:
Featured Guest Blogger October 7th, 2009
Mary Curlew is a Policy Assistant for the Sloan Work and Family Research Network.
The Statutes by Theme series joins our already successful Policy Briefing and Bills by Theme series. Our aim in providing this series is to give legislators and other interested groups a concise, timely, and user-friendly way to find statutes related to work and family topics such as breastfeeding in the workplace, telework, and flexible work schedules.
More specifically, this new product will:
- highlight related statutes in one particular state;
- make it easier to compare legislation between states; and
- illustrate varying legislation language and content
We hope you find this new product helpful. Please take a look and let us know what you think!
Karen Corday October 2nd, 2009
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Big news:
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Karen Corday September 25th, 2009
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New, free content in work-life:
Karen Corday September 18th, 2009
New from the Network:
- Please take our new poll: At your workplace, do you experience tension between workers of different generations around work style and expectations? Available on our home page or at our blog.
- Who’s Who in Work and Family: Our own Policy Specialist, Julie Weber
- New Statutes by Theme, which are presented primarily for state policy makers to help provide an overview of the laws that have been passed in various states that are relevant to work and family issues: Breastfeeding and the Workplace, Flexible Work Schedules, and Telework.
New, free work-life content online:
Karen Corday September 11th, 2009
New from the Network:
- Please take our new poll: At your workplace, do you experience tension between workers of different generations around work style and expectations? Answer on our home page or on the blog.
- Who’s Who in Work and Family: Jamie Ladge
- All of the maps from the Policy Briefing Series are now in one place on Mapping State Policies.
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