What’s New

Karen Corday November 14th, 2008

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Who’s Who in Work and Family: Shanny Peer
Number 13 in the Effective Workplace Series: Employed Parents Caring for Children with Disabilities

The Best Places to Raise Your Kids
Business Week presents their second annual round-up of the best places in America to raise children. The list considers towns with at least 50,000 residents with a median family income of $40,000 to $100,000 and uses the following criteria: “school performance; number of schools; household expenditures; crime rates; air quality; job growth; family income; museums, parks, theaters, and other amenities; and diversity. We weighted school performance and safety most heavily, but also gave strong weight to amenities and affordability.”
Working Poor and Young Hit Hard in Downturn
Erik Eckholm of the New York Times reports that the share of 16- to 19-year olds fell by 8 percent over the last year, “often causing hardship for poor families and causing youths to miss experience that, studies show, will gain them better jobs in the future.”

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Working on a Well-Balanced Life
Donatella Cavagnoli of Australia’s The Age discusses the need for formal work and family government policies.
What’s Worse Than the Mommy Wars?
Sarah Hampson writes for the U.K.’s Globe and Mail about the ways in which spousal support after a divorce can hurt both men and women, particularly in terms of women’s careers.

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