August 15, 2006
The Workplace Flexibility 2010 News Roundup is a compilation of the latest news articles, reports and other materials related to workplace flexibility. The News Roundup appears twice-weekly. If you have questions about any of the items, please contact Jennifer Hedrick at jlh62@law.georgetown.edu.
Articles
Employers Trying Unusual Workplace Arrangements to Attract Quality Workers
"As retiring baby boomers cut into the workforce and younger workers whose lifestyles demand something besides the 9 to 5 workday, employers are turning to unconventional workplace arrangements to attract and retain quality workers. Other flexible workplace strategies include: non-traditional schedules, job sharing, compressed workweeks and time off options.” Mentions Ellen Galinsky.
Reinventing the 'Mommy Track'
"Tired of the elusive promise of workplace flexibility and rushing home in time to eat take-out dinner and put the kids to bed, women are discovering that they have had enough of the ever-lengthening workday that leaves little time for life outside the office. They're leaving the corporate world in search of a work-life seesaw that they have more control over, and one that tips in favor of family.”
Press Releases
The 'Good Life' Elusive for Middle Class Working Couples with Children
"In research to be presented at the American Sociological Association's annual meeting, Phyllis Moen, McKnight Presidential Chair in Sociology at the University of Minnesota, says that middle class couples who both work struggle to compete in job environments designed for single earners with no family responsibilities. According to Moen, couples still are operating under outdated work policies and practices and institutional and organizational rules designed for a one earner, one homemaker model.”