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Canadian Government Looking to Reduce the Impact of Mental Illness in the Public Service: Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa Citizen story published on March 15, 2010.
March 17, 2010
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New Statistics Canada Article on Long-Distance Caregiving
A new article from Statistics Canada looks at long-distance caregivers - adults who care for an aging parent who lives far away.
March 10, 2010
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Flexible Working Arrangements Linked to Health Outcomes
New study published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews links flexible work arrangements with modest improvements in health status.
February 23, 2010
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New Canadian Study on Home-Based Workers Use of Boundaries
A new Canadian qualitative study provides insight into the strategies home-based workers use to create boundaries between their home and work lives.
January 31, 2010
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Raising the Global Floor
Raising the Global Floor is a new book that measures how well 190 governments around the world meet the needs of working women, men, and their families.
December 7, 2009
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Statistics Canada Study Documents the Prevalence of Part-time Work in Canadian Families
A new study from Statistics Canada documents changes in working patterns in Canadian two-parent families.
November 30, 2009
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Gender Bias Bingo. A Zany Brainy Approach to a Serious Topic
The Gender Bias Learning Project uses an unconventional and engaging approach to gender bias through it's website genderbiasbingo.com.
November 11, 2009
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Rural America Women Have Less Access to Family-Friendly Workplace Policies: Report
A new policy brief by Rebecca Glauber, a Carsey Institute faculty fellow and assistant professor of sociology at the University of New Hampshire, shows that rural working mothers have less access to parental leave, medical insurance and other family-friendly policies.
October 6, 2009
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Unionization Leads to Family-Friendly Workplace Policies: New Report
Unions have a positive impact on family-friendly workplace policies, according to a new report from the University of California at Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education and the Berkeley-based Labor Project for Working Families.
October 1, 2009
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New Report on Work-Family Balance in Latin America and the Caribbean
A new report prepared by the International Labour Organization and the United Nations Development Program addresses work and family balance issues impacting families in Latin America and the Caribbean.
September 14, 2009
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