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Welcome to the Center for Work & Family! Since its founding in 1990, Boston College Center for Work & Family (CWF) has been a national leader in helping organizations create effective workplaces that support and develop healthy and productive employees. We provide a bridge linking the academic community to leaders in employment settings who are committed to promoting workforce effectiveness. We are fortunate to count many of the world's most progressive companies in the work/life arena as our members. We are pleased to be an important part of the Carroll School of Management and Boston College, which are consistently ranked among the top 35 business schools and universities in the United States. More importantly, Boston College provides an environment that promotes both scholarly thinking and a commitment to social action, an ideal combination for the focus of our important work. Thank you for visiting with us. Brad Harrington, Executive Director
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Learn more about The Center for Work & Family! We welcome you to view our new BCCWF YouTube video library! The New Dad: Exploring Fatherhood within a Career Context Just in time for Father's Day, a new study focusing on the complex and changing role of fathers in the modern American family has been released by the Boston College Center for Work & Family on June 15, 2010. This study provides a deeper understanding of the struggles fathers face as they embrace their roles as breadwinner and caregiver. Download the study report The New Dad or contact the Center for Work & Family for additional information cwf@bc.edu Sampling of media coverage: Boston Globe 1 & 2, Boston Herald, Reuters, MSNBC, New York Times 1 & 2, Miami Herald, Baltimore Sun, China Daily, Calgary Herald, Fast Company, Working Moms, CNN | Op-ed by CWF Executive Director Brad Harrington: Huffington Post Conversation with Brad Harrington on YouTube _________________________________ 2009 Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award Winner Announced The 2009 Kanter Award for Excellence in Work-Life Research was presented at the World at Work Total Rewards Conference on May 18, 2010 in Dallas, TX. The winner Life Course Patterns of Career-Prioritizing Decisions and Occupational Attainment in Dual-Earner Couples by Joy Pixley was published in Work and Occupations. For more information read the new Kanter Award publication, a business-focused brochure which synthesizes the Top 10 Takeaways from Kanter finalists and features a summary of the winning article, author interview, and a full listing of all 20 nominated articles, or read the Press Release. __________________________________
20 Years of Work-Life We are very excited to announce that Deere & Company will be the Signature Sponsor for our 20th Anniversary Celebration on September 30, 2010. We are honored by the support of our corporate partners including Kraft Foods, Marriott International, Merck, Chevron Corporation, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Dell, IBM, United Parcel Service, Pearson Education and FM Global. Check our 20th Anniversary Celebration Website for frequent updates. For CWF Executive Director's vision for the Future of the Work-Life Field, read the Sloan Network Blog. ________________________________ Brad Harrington discusses "The Case for Flexibility" view Youtube Video _____________________________ The Shriver Report: Center for Work & Family Executive Director Brad Harrington is lead author of the chapter 'Got Talent? It Isn't Hard to Find' on women in the workplace for the new Shriver report 'A Woman's Nation.' Read the chapter, co-authored by Carroll School of Management PhD Jamie Ladge, here. Read Brad's Sloan Network Blog, view his presentation at the Center for American Progress (Click on 'Business Unusual'), or watch his video on the A Womans Nation Youtube channel.
View MSNBC Coverage, the A Woman's Nation Website Miami Herald or Huffington Post article. __________________________________ New Emerging Markets EBS and web conference We are proud to release Work-Life in Brazil, the third issue in our new Executive Briefing Series exploring Emerging Markets, sponsored by CWF Global Workforce Roundtable Member Johnson & Johnson. This issue follows Work-Life in China and Work-Life in India. Visit our site in the coming months for issues focusing on Work-Life in Russia. CWF hosted a webconference on October 7, 2009 focusing on Work-Life in the Emerging Markets. We are happy to share the Presentation and Audio Recording (or download mp3) from that event NEW CWF Partner Profile on Work- Life Communications We are exited to share a NEW Center for Work and Family Partner Profile on Work-Life Communications. This concise new publication features best practices from Dell, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Verizon Wireless. __________________________________
Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award Winner Announced The 2008 Kanter Award for Excellence in Work-Life Research was presented at the World at Work Total Rewards Conference on June 2, 2009 in Seattle, WA. The winner Getting a Job: Is there a motherhood penalty? by Shelley Correll, Stephen Benard and In Paik was published in the American Journal of Sociology. For more information read the new Kanter Award publication, a business-focused brochure which synthesizes the Top 10 Takeaways from Kanter finalists and features a summary of the winning article, author interview, and a full listing of all 20 nominated articles, or read the Press Release or BusinessWeek article.__________________________________ Welcome New Members! We are very excited to welcome Deere & Company and IBM as Center Members, and Walt Disney Theme Parks & Resorts to the Work & Family Roundtable! _______________________________ Work-Life Webconference The Center for Work & Family held a webconference on Tuesday, September 9 from entitled Meeting the Needs of Today's Workforce: Culture, Flexibility and Careers. Led by CWF Executive Director Brad Harrington, the conference presented important issues revealed through our research and the implications for organizations in the future.View Presentation and Listen to Audio Recording (or download mp3 version) ___________________________________
Overcoming the Implementation Gap: How 20 Leading Companies are Making Flexibility Work. We are excited to announce that the Executive Summary of this report is now available. The full 150+ page report is available for purchase. Please contact Meredith Ross at meredith.ross@bc.edu or 617-552-2868 to request a copy of the Executive Summary or to order the full report. The study is featured in the May 2008 WFC Resources Trend Report. __________________________________ Work-Life Evolution Study released: The Work/Life Evolution Study explored change in workforce management strategies over time in order to develop a better understanding of what will move the field forward. To read the full report, download the Report PDF . For more information about the Evolution study click here or view Results of the Work-Life Evolution Study presentation. ___________________________________ Center Director Brad Harrington co-authored Career Management & Work-Life Integration: Using Self-Assessment to Navigate Contemporary Careers |
