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The coronavirus pandemic is a stressful time for everyone. Here are some ways employers can help their employees through this crisis.
Flexibility and planning are key to managing boundaries if you’re working from home and have to look after kids.
How does a family of five with different priorities and attention spans get work done and still have fun in the same small space?
COVID-19 has forced many of us to do the daily shift from home. An anthropologist who observed a group of remote workers raises some concerns and shares some tips.
The search for meaning in their work is inevitable for employees seeking job satisfaction. Defining that meaning, however, can mean different things for different people.
Flexible work has the potential to solve many issues that see people fall out of the workforce but many companies still struggle to do it right.
New research shows Australians are working non-standard hours, and the job of scheduling a social life around them falls disproportionately to women.
Progress has been made toward gender parity in science fields. But explicit and implicit barriers still hold women back from advancing in the same numbers as men to the upper reaches of STEM academia.
Do you often forget where you put the keys or what you were looking for in the fridge? It’s not necessarily a sign of cognitive decline – it might just come down to being tired, stressed or worried.
Average commuting times for Australians have increased by 23% in 15 years. And those with long commutes are less satisfied with their work, working hours, work-life balance and even pay.
Celebrity chefs often preach about the ease of home cooking and meal planning. But for most mothers juggling a job, child care, housework and meal prep, this is virtually impossible.
For many working women, motherhood is a major interruption to their career. Some eventually work their way back up to full-time work, but there are many other paths that women might follow.
Sen. Warren is proposing universal child care as a way to rein in the soaring costs of raising a family. A sociologist explains what’s driving the trend.
Flexible working is seen as a solution to the gender pay gap but cultural norms are getting in the way.
Our obsession with busyness is about managing relationships – not just time.
The media interest in the New Zealand leader, who gave birth this summer, is an illustration of the difficulties faced by women who choose to pursue a career without sacrificing their lives as mothers.
Progress has been made toward gender parity in science fields. But explicit and implicit barriers still hold women back from advancing in the same numbers as men to the upper reaches of STEM academia.
Non-stop working cultures comes at the expense of the quality of our lives and our health.
Without affirmative action through gender quotas and targets, we will have another 30 years of glacial progress on gender equity in academia.
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Professor and Lincoln Professor of Ethics in Public Affairs, Arizona State University
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Professor of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Kent
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Associate Professor Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds
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PhD Candidate in Anthropology, UCL
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Professor of Organisational Psychology and Health, University of Manchester
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Emeritus Professor University of South Australia, University of South Australia
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Professor of Sociology and Founding Director of The Future of Work Lab, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Quantitative Social Science, UCL
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Professor of Organizational Behaviour, University of Guelph
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