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August issue of the Network News: Next Generation Corporate Citizenship, an interview with Bradley K. Googins.

Here are just a few of the articles recently added to the Literature Database that our affiliates may access full-text with a free password. It’s easy to affiliate if you haven’t done so already. If you have, and you need the password, please e-mail us at wfnet@bc.edu.

• Breaugh, J., & Frye, N. (2008). Work-family conflict: The importance of family-friendly employment practices and family-supportive supervisors. Journal of Business and Psychology, 22(4), 345-353.

• Campione, W. (2008). Employed women’s well-being: The global and daily impact of work. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 29(3), 346-361.

• Goodman, W.B., Crouter, A.C., Lanza, S.T., & Cox, M.J. (2008). Paternal work characteristics and father-infant interactions in low-income, rural families. Journal of Marriage and Family, 70(3), 640-653.

Work and Family News Headlines:

• Women Battling Infertility Find a Friend in Court
  Sue Shellenbarger of the Wall Street Journal reports in her Work & Family column that a federal appeals court has ruled that women who take time off from work for infertility treatments may invoke the Pregnancy Discrimination Act against adverse action.
• Senator Biden on Work-Life Issues
  Adria B. Martinelli of the Delaware Employment Law blog writes about Democratic vice-presidential nominee Joe Biden’s work-and-family experience as a working parent and as a policy maker.

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Work and Family News from Around the Globe:

• Kids Home Alone, Inadequate After School Care Blamed
  Gillian Cannon of Australia’s LiveNews.com reports on research from the National Foundation for Australian Women that found three percent of children aged fice to nine and one in five children aged ten to fifteen were home alone after school.
• Energetic Boomers Far From Retiring
  Heather Douglas of Canada’s Calgary Sun discusses Baby Boomers’ common lack of interest in retiring and offers suggestions to the government to accomodate older workers and benefit workplaces.

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