What’s New in Work and Family
Karen Corday October 9th, 2009
New from the Network:
- Policy Briefing Series: The Effect of the Recession on Work and Family
- Work and Family Encyclopedia: Co-worker Backlash and Support: Responses to Work-Family Policies and Practices
- Who’s Who in Work and Family: Rebecca Slan-Jerusalim, Melissa Warner, and Gretchen Webber
- Several new updates to Family-Friendly Employers, featuring employers selected as “the best” in several categories
National Work and Family Month at the Huffington Post:
Several fellow Sloan grantees have posted recently at the Huffington Post in honor of October being National Work and Family Month:
- Ellen Galinsky: Healthier Employees and Cost Savings: Expanding Our Definition of Wellness at Work
- Donna Klein: How We Have Failed Working Families, and What We Can Do About It
- David Gray: National Work and Family Month: The New Emphasis on Fatherhood
- Kathie Lingle: Seven Ways You Can Win the Battle to Control Your Own Life
New, free work-life content online:
- U.S. Census Bureau: America’s Families and Living Arrangements, 2007
- Bureau of Labor Statistics: Employment Situation Summary
- Bureau of Labor Statistics: Women in the Labor Force: A Databook (2009 ed.)
- IZA: Racial Differences in Fringe Benefits and Compensation
- Kaiser Family Foundation: The Crunch Continues: Medicaid Spending, Coverage and Policy in the Midst of a Recession
Thanks for the links recognizing family friendly employers. The article from Kathie Lingle on Seven Ways You Can Win the Battle to Control Your Own Life was terrific!
Thanks Karen, you have provided a wealth of information with these links, the article “Seven ways you can win the battle to control your life” was very helpful.