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CENTERPIECE: News and Views
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October 2020 Overload and Burnout Jennifer Sabatini Fraone, Director of Corporate Partnerships Even before the start of the pandemic, work overload was emerging as a concern for employers and employee
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CenterforWork&Family Read our latest CENTERPIECE newsletter - this month we focus on #Overload #Burnout and #MentalHealth articles and resources and feature exciting upcoming events in our Distinguished Speaker Series 84d
Job burnout is a billion-dollar problem. Can we fix it, despite COVID-19?
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Labor Day is here — a perfect time to reflect on job burnout, a problem that’s gotten worse with the pandemic. But the current workplace upheaval is also an opportunity to make real change, says UC Berkeley researcher Christina Maslach.
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CenterforWork&Family Job burnout is a billion-dollar problem. Can we fix it, despite COVID-19? With workplaces disrupted by the pandemic, it’s the perfect opportunity to rethink work cultures. #stress #burnout #COVID19 #Culture #overload via 84d
How Men Can Confront Other Men About Sexist Behavior
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What being a “good guy” really looks like.
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CenterforWork&Family How Men Can Confront Other Men About Sexist Behavior - great advice from our December Distinguished Speaker Series presenters and Brad Johnson #GoodGuys #maleally #genderequity 91d
Switzerland Just Passed Paid Paternity Leave. Where Does That Leave the US?
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Nowhere good!
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CenterforWork&Family Switzerland Just Passed Paid Paternity Leave. Where Does That Leave the US? #fatherhood #parentalleave #worklife #workfamily 111d
CENTERPIECE: News and Views
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September 2020 Reflections on Work & Life Brad Harrington, Executive Director Greetings to all as we enter the fall of 2020 and continue to navigate the complexities of Coronavirus that have impacted
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CenterforWork&Family Learn more about the topics we are focusing on and new resources and programming for our BC Workforce Roundtable Members in the September CENTERPIECE newsletter #racialjustice #genderequity #womensadvancement #worklife #remotework #futureofwork #COVIDー19 115d
How Burnout Became the Norm for American Parents
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Overwhelmed and overworked parents are on the brink. They need to cut themselves some slack.
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CenterforWork&Family How Burnout Became the Norm for American Parents #worklife #workfamily #parenting #stress #burnout #mentalhealth 116d
Caring for the carers
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More than 17 million Americans are looking after disabled elders they love, and many of them pay a steep price in stress, frustration and depression. What can be done to improve their lives?
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CenterforWork&Family Caring for the carers #caregiving #stress #wellbeing #worklife #workfamily 118d
The paid-leave pioneers: A few Japanese dads have sparked a child-care revolution
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The country’s paternity leave is among the most generous in the world. These men are trying to inspire dads to actually use it.
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CenterforWork&Family The paid-leave pioneers: A few Japanese dads have sparked a child-care revolution Thanks for including #TheNewDad #fatherhood #research more at 122d
“We were shocked”: RAND study uncovers massive income shift to the top 1%
Rick Wartzman - Fast Company 125d 12 tweets
The median worker should be making as much as $102,000 annually—if some $2.5 trillion wasn’t being “reverse distributed” every year away from the working class.
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CenterforWork&Family Just how far has the working class been left behind by the winner-take-all economy? ‘We were shocked’: RAND study uncovers massive income shift to the top 1% #income #inequality 124d
Remote Work Doesn’t Have to Mean All-Day Video Calls
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Three rules from a company that’s been fully remote since 2014.
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CenterforWork&Family Remote Work Doesn’t Have to Mean All-Day Video Calls #remotework #workfromhome #flexibility #collaboration&hellip 124d
Alexis Ohanian: Why now is the time to destigmatize paternity leave, for good
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The pandemic has shone a bright light on unequal parenting expectations. But there is a solution, says the Reddit cofounder.
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CenterforWork&Family Alexis Ohanian: Why now is the time to destigmatize paternity leave, for good we agree 💯 and #TheNewDad research support this! #fatherhood #paternityleave #worklife #parenting #genderequity 125d
Do You Know Why Your Company Needs a Chief Diversity Officer?
Harvard Business Review 126d 1 tweets
Six questions to ask before you fill the role.
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CenterforWork&Family Do You Know Why Your Company Needs a Chief Diversity Officer? #inclusion #strategy #culture 126d
Men and Women Agree: During the COVID-19 Pandemic Men Are Doing More at Home - Council on Contemporary Families
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CenterforWork&Family Men and Women Agree: During the COVID-19 Pandemic Men Are Doing More at Home - Council on Contemporary Families 131d
The Pandemic Is the Perfect Time for a Parents Revolution
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Parents are scrambling to sort out child care. What if they had a massive lobby in D.C. looking out for their needs?
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CenterforWork&Family The pandemic is the moment to launch a parents revolution. #childcare #worklife #workfamily #crisis #COVID19 #remotelearning #parenting 137d
How company leaders can promote racial justice in the workplace
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Embrace four principles to turn today’s diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives into sustained progress.
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CenterforWork&Family Employees and customers are looking to senior leaders to speak with conviction about the company’s zero-tolerance policy for racism and injustice. via 142d
The future of flexible working, according to 6 companies
World Economic Forum 143d 1 tweets
Six business leaders share how they're embracing trust, freedom and new leadership styles to ensure remote working works for everyone.
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CenterforWork&Family The future of flexible working, according to 6 companies via #futureofwork #remotework #virtualteams #worklife #engagement 143d
CENTERPIECE: News and Views on Child Care
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CenterforWork&Family Check out our Summer CENTERPIECE newsletter - this month focusing on Child Care news and resources via #research #worklife #workfamily #childcare #parenting #COVID19 158d
The House That Remote Work Advocates Built
Entrepreneur 158d 1 tweets
The foundation of the current remote work surge has been growing and building for more than a decade.
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CenterforWork&Family The House That Remote Work Advocates Built via Our first study on #workflex was published in 2000 + "telecommuting" study in 2002! The challenges and recommendations still resonate #remotework 158d
Work-Life & Flexibility
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CenterforWork&Family The House That Remote Work Advocates Built via Our first study on #workflex was published in 2000 + "telecommuting" study in 2002! The challenges and recommendations still resonate #remotework 158d
I’m A Working Parent And I Feel Like I’m Failing At Everything Right Now
Venessa Wong - BuzzFeed News 169d 6 tweets
Thanks to COVID, that fleeting dread most working parents experience now and then about being an utter failure is the new status quo.
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CenterforWork&Family Working Parenthood Is A Terrible Deal Right Now #worklife #workfamily #parenting 166d