College and University Reference Guide to Work-family Programs
| Author | : Dana E. Friedman |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 212 |
| Release | : 1996 |
| Genre | : Family & Relationships |
| ISBN | : |
College And University Reference Guide To Work Family Programs
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Establishing the Family-Friendly Campus
| Author | : Jaime Lester |
| Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
| Total Pages | : 159 |
| Release | : 2023-07-03 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 1000976963 |
The impact of changing demographics in higher education, and the importance of family-friendly policies, is well documented. There is an urgent need to keep PhDs in the higher education sector, to recruit talented scholars into academia, and retain them over the course of their academic careers. The key is instituting policies to enable all constituencies to balance work and personal responsibilities.This book covers the range of issues faced by all generations in academe, from PhD students, to the “sandwich generation” (those caring for children and aging parents simultaneously) through to older faculty and administrators. It addresses the causes for women faculty with children leaving the academy at a disproportionately higher rate than men, the conflicts women face between academic work and motherhood, and the difficulties they encounter in reentering the academy after having left the professoriate. In examining the need for family-friendly policies, this book documents the “best practices” currently in use at institutions across the United States. Each chapter highlights practices and programs from a variety of institutions and institutional types that address the needs of a more inclusive family-friendly campus and offers suggestions to others who are implementing similar change on their campuses. These examples provide context so that readers no longer have to develop practices in isolation, and without evidence of their effectiveness.The editors suggest that the most successful campuses are those that utilize a work-life systems framework to meet the needs of its employees. They also point to future growth trends, including expanding the focus from faculty and staff to incorporate all in the campus communityThis book offers guidance to department chairs, deans, faculty, administrators, and graduate students on setting a family-friendly agenda, and models for implementation.Contributors include: Emily Arms -- Kathleen Beauchesne -- Jill Bickett -- Sharon A. Dannels -- Mariko Dawson Zare -- Karie Frasch -- Marc Goulden -- Jeni Hart -- Caryn Jung -- Jaime Lester -- Sharon A. McDade -- Jean McLaughlin -- Mary Ann Mason -- Sharon Page-Medrich -- Kate Quinn -- Margaret Sallee -- Randi Shapiro -- Angelica Stacy -- David L. Swihart -- Gloria D. Thomas -- Darci Thompson
The Corporate Reference Guide to Work-family Programs
| Author | : Ellen Galinsky |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 456 |
| Release | : 1991 |
| Genre | : Day care centers |
| ISBN | : |
Based on a telephone and mail survey of 188 companies conducted between 1988 and 1990, describes 76 work-family programmes introduced by companies and rates the 188 companies according to a "Family-Friendly Index".
The Flexible Workplace
| Author | : Christine Avery |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
| Total Pages | : 220 |
| Release | : 2000-10-30 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 0313004196 |
Flextime, telecommuting, compressed work week, job sharing, downshifting, and hot desking—these terms are infiltrating our vocabulary at an increasing rate, keeping pace with change in the workplace. Although there is a large body of literature on the changing nature of work and workplace flexibility, there is no handbook that synthesizes the research on all aspects of this topic. Pulling together the vast literature on this subject, Avery and Zabel explain the concept of flexible work, trace the origin and growth of this workplace trend, and review the research on a range of flexible work arrangements. Workplace flexibility is international in scope. Companies, both in the United States and abroad, have become increasingly interested in implementing flexible work arrangements. The authors include a chapter on companies in North America, Western Europe, and the United Kingdom that have been leaders in implementing flexible work arrangements. They identify areas ripe for additional research, suggest a broad array of resources, and discuss strategies for locating additional information, including relevant databases, Internet resources, organizations, and search terms. This is a valuable handbook for managers, researchers, and students working or studying in the areas of human resource management, industrial/organizational psychology, and the sociology of work.
The Changing Realities of Work and Family
| Author | : Amy Marcus-Newhall |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 320 |
| Release | : 2009-01-30 |
| Genre | : Psychology |
| ISBN | : 144430528X |
Changing Realities of Work and Family is aninterdisciplinary volume that examines the multiple realities ofwork and family from academic, commercial, and politicalperspectives. The book Brings together works by an extraordinary list of contributors,including Jane Swift, former governor of Massachusetts;practitioners from industry; the leading attorney in discriminationagainst mothers and pregnant women; and outstanding academics frompsychology, business, economics, and human relations Examines work and family in the political arena, gay andlesbian workers, work and family as it relates to age, singlemothers, and the role of culture and community Includes original empirical articles written expressly for thiswork, in which the most current research on the field of work andfamily will be presented Provides “real world” examples of the intersectionof work and family in such fields as business, government, and thelaw
Equal Rites, Unequal Outcomes
| Author | : Lilli S. Hornig |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 382 |
| Release | : 2012-12-06 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 9401000077 |
Thirteen years ago, in June 1988, the Radcliffe Classof1953 celebrated its 35th Reunion. Amidst the festivities, we who participated repeatedly asked ourselves the same two questions: Is Harvard as sexist as it was when we were undergraduates? If not, what is the status ofwomen at Harvard today? To find the answers we formed an ad hoc committee and charged the members to report back to the class in five years. The committee interviewed selected senior and junior Harvard faculty, Harvard and Radcliffe administrators, students, and alumni/ae. We identified and studied Harvard and Radcliffe reports on their institu tions and on their student organizations. We contributed to and participated in a 1990 Radcliffe Focus Group, "ASurveyofAlumnae and Undergraduate Perceptions. " We found that the University was not as sexist in 1988 as it had been in 1953. Yet the status ofwomen, though improved, remained quite unequal to thatofmen. (Radcliffe College was organizationally separate from Harvard University until 1977, when a "non-merger merger" was implemented. However, Radcliffe had no fac ulty of its own and employed Harvard faculty to teach its students, in strictly separate classes until World War II. The merger effort was com pleted in 1999 with the complete integration ofthe two institutions and the formation ofthe Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, a "tub on its own bottom" like other Harvard graduate and professional schools. ) In 1993 the Class of'53 voted unanimously to form the Commit tee for the EqualityofWomen at Harvard (CEWH).
Employers, Families, and Education
| Author | : |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 36 |
| Release | : 1997 |
| Genre | : Business and education |
| ISBN | : |
Family involvement in education is good for business, critical to children's school achievement, and important in creating strong and vibrant communities. This report discusses the role of businesses and employers in helping partners and family members be more involved in children's learning. Throughout the report, programs at specific companies are highlighted. The introduction, "Better Education Is Everybody's Business," notes that President Clinton's "Call to Action for American Education in the 21st Century" provides a focus for needed changes in education, while encouraging local initiative and business involvement. The next chapter, "Business' Bottom Line," discusses how employers can support employees who need to balance the demands of work and home and the research indicating that parents have a powerful influence on students. The third chapter, "Integration of Work, Family and Education," discusses company policies that support family and employee involvement in education, including flextime, part-time work options, telecommuting, and time off for school activities. This chapter also discusses how companies support families through worksite and offsite programs, including child care programs, employer-sponsored seminars, parenting and training programs, family support and information groups, resource and referral services, newsletters and Web sites, and literacy training for adults. The fourth chapter, "Community Based Efforts," notes that employers are providing resources, funding special school projects, establishing volunteer/mentor programs at many schools, and initiating public awareness campaigns about the importance of education and parent involvement. The report concludes with a discussion of the Partnership for Family Involvement in Education, an initiative to promote children's learning through the development of family-school-community partnerships. A Statement of Commitment is included, which employers can fill out and mail to the Partnership for Family Involvement in Education. Contains 14 references and a resource list of organizations, programs, and companies. (LPP)
Working Families Flexibility Act of 1997
| Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and the Workforce |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 248 |
| Release | : 1997 |
| Genre | : Collective bargaining |
| ISBN | : |
Women and Men at Work
| Author | : Irene Padavic |
| Publisher | : Pine Forge Press |
| Total Pages | : 236 |
| Release | : 2002-07-09 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 9780761987109 |
Author order on title cover reads Irene Padavic and Barbara Reskin.
