What’s New
Karen Corday October 10th, 2008
New from the Network:
- Two new leaders were added to the Who’s Who in Work and Family database: Kenneth Hudson and Pamela Lirio.
Work and Family News Headlines:
- Presidential Campaigns Address Work Life Policy Issues in First Ever Discussions With Business Leaders
The Wall Street Journal’s Market Watch reports on the results of a conference call between the Families and Work Institute and policy leaders from both Barak Obama and John McCain’s presidential campaigns. Transcripts of the call are available on the Families and Work web site. - New Survey Asks: Does Work/Life Still Matter?
Life Meets Work and Ask Liz Ryan ask people to fill out their survey, “Flexing, Floundering, or ‘Just Fine, Thanks’: Work/Life Issues in America.” The results will be presented via a free webinar on October 28th.
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Work and Family News from Around the Globe:
- Keeping Women on the Career Ladder
Mark Hunter of the England’s Times reports on businesses’ attempts to retain women despite the diffuculty of balancing work and family and a lack of female mentors in workplaces. - Strapped Retirees Forced to Find Jobs: Cash Flow Blow
Jared Lynch of Australia’s The Standard writes that Western District Employment Access reports an increase in the number of older people looking for work in order to offset the effect of falling share prices on their retirement funds.
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