Centre for Families, Work & Well-Being

The Centre for Families Work & Well-being

is an innovative, interdisciplinary research and educational centre responding to dramatic changes in family patterns, paid work, and broader economic and political structures.

Faculty, staff and graduate students work on projects relevant to individual and family well-being, the interface between work and family, and contextual factors that affect workplace productivity and community supports. Research topics include organizational health, caregiving and work, father involvement, social support and community development.

The Centre's core strengths include strategic research, policy analysis and best practices development.

Upcoming Event.....

CFWW's Roundtable - The Changing Workplace: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

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In the News.....

The mom-dad 'work gap'

By Dr. Donna Lero

In 2012 many Mother's Day headlines focused on the fact that mothers still do more child care and housework than fathers. This year, the Centre for Families, Work and Well-Being at the University of Guelph has flipped that question to ask: Why are mothers still doing less paid work than fathers?

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