October 3, 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
Children Benefit From Parents' Work Flexibility
"Workplace flexibility isn't just a convenience for working parents. It can help to solve work-family tensions that affect children. Experts on parenting, child development and work/life balance met for a panel discussion sponsored by Georgetown University Law Center and the New America Foundation on Friday to discuss this issue."
Women Doctors, Their Ranks Growing, Transform Medicine
"Nearly half of medical school students nationwide are now female, and as they enter the profession, they are making patient care friendlier and therefore may be less likely to get sued than male physicians. Women physicians also are more likely to serve minority, urban, and poor populations and are twice as likely to go into primary care. But women physicians' desire to balance work and home life has also caused a seismic shift in practice patterns…”
Out of the Office, Into the Home
A Q&A on telecommuting with Jeff Davidson, president of Breathing Space Institute, a consulting firm that focuses on time management.