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Karen Corday October 17th, 2008
Work and Family News Headlines:
- From Coast to Coast and Overseas, Parents, Students, Educators, Community Leaders, and Policy Makers Rally to Keep the Lights on Afterschool
The Wall Street Journal’s Market Watch ran a press release announcing the annual Lights On Afterschool event, sponsored by the Afterschool Alliance. - Do Babies Matter in Science?
Mary Ann Mason writes for the Chronical of Higher Education about maternal discrimination in academia and encourages researchers to look at the career and family outcomes of female Ph.D.’s.
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Work and Family News From Around the Globe:
- Mompreneurs Giving Birth to New Trend
Naomi Carniol of the Toronto Star interviews three women who started home-based businesses after having children. - Women Key to Labour Shortage: CCIWA
Emily Piesse of Australia’s WA Business News writes about a new report that suggests that Australia could meet 80 percent of its worker shortfall if the participation rate of female workers was comparable to that of the top ten developed nations.
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