Author: Tracy Brower
Demanding Family-Friendly Work Practices: Rewriting the Script – A Response
In this idyllic example (see Gilmor’s full article), Gilmor, quits her job in order to spend more time with her family and in the process lands an ideal role that allows her to perfectly balance work and life. How would I rewrite this script? Infuse reality. Most men and women can’t quit their jobs. They […]
The Economic Importance of Women’s Rising Hours of Work: Cheers for the Trend and Cheers for the Recommendations! – A Response
See article in American Progress More women are working. More mothers are working. Women and mothers are working more hours and this makes a tremendous contribution not only to household incomes, but also to our overall U.S. economy. It is good news for families and good news for our society. The implications of increasing work […]
How my Husband and I Finally Achieved Equality at Home: The Myth of Equality – A Response
See article in The Guardian Equality is a myth. It is statistically true that women do more work at home than men. This is not true for all women or all men or all families, but according to statistics it is true for most. It is also statistically true that sharing of the demands at […]
5 Simple Office Policies that Make Danish Workers Way More Happy than Americans – A Response
See article in Fast Company It turns out there are 5 simple things companies can do to have happier workers and the results that come from happier workers. They can establish reasonable working hours. They can lower power distance (give less orders and make more suggestions of workers). They can provide generous unemployment benefits (so […]
End the Gender Pay Gap with Work Flexibility – A Response
See article by Jennifer Parris Women are paid 77 cents for every dollar men earn, but this research suggests that it’s really all about time spent working more than it’s about gender. Those who make greater pay tend to work continuously (not taking time off to raise children), work more hours per day and week, […]
Mindsets About Women Need a Reboot – A Response
See article by Galinsky Ellen Galinsky is a rock star, as far as I’m concerned. She has articulated mindsets that need to shift. Here they are: FROM stay at home mothers are June Cleaver TO stay at home mothers are diverse. FROM stay at home mothers remain stay at home mothers TO stay at home […]
What Marissa Mayer Doesn’t (and Does) Get About White-Collar Work – A Response
See Wired Magazine article From wired Magazine “When Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer banned her employees from working at home earlier this year, she sparked a culture war over How We Work Today. “Speed and quality are often sacrificed when we work from home,” the head of Yahoo HR wrote in a memo. “We need to […]