What’s New
Karen Corday January 30th, 2009
New From the Network:
- Do you Twitter? Whether you do or not, you may now follow us at http://twitter.com/sloannetwork! We’re just getting started, but I will be “tweeting” our site updates as well as popular press headlines about work-family issues!
- Thought Leaders Conference Call: Be a Better Leader, Have a Richer Life
The purpose of Total Leadership is to improve performance in all four domains of life: work, home, community, and self by creating mutual value among them. Please join us in a conversation with Stewart D. Friedman and Kathy Smith-Willman on Thursday, March 5th, at 2:00 pm. To register, please email wfnet@bc.edu with you name, title, organization, email, and phone. - January issue of the Network News: A Historical Perspective on Work and Family. Judi and Karen interviewed Susan Seitel of WFC Resources.
- Recent Network Poll Results
Interested in seeing the results of our Network polls? Results are now available on the site.
Work and Family News Headlines:
- Obama Touts Middle-Class Task Force Led by Biden
Philip Elliott of the Associated Press reports on the formal announcement of a new White House task force, led by Vice President Joe Biden. Goals for the task force include “expanding opportunities for education and training; improving the work-family balance; restoring labor standards, including workplace safety; and protecting retirement security.” - Obama Signs Equal Pay Law
Athena Jones of MSNBC reports that President Barak Obama signed the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act on January 29th. The law extends the statute of limitations for suing an employer for equal pay.
Work and Family News from Around the Globe:
- More Than a Million Pensioners Forced to Work to Top Up Shrinking Benefits
Harry Wallop of the United Kingdom’s Telegraph reports that “figures from the Office for National Statistics, published on Tuesday, paint a stark picture of pensioners becoming increasingly reliant on their savings and on having to go out to work.” - Britain Needs a Shorter-Hours Culture
David Spencer of the United Kingdom’s Guardian calls for a change in traditional orthodox economic theory to a more radical approach that would readjust work time to reduce the jobless rate and improve work life quality.
