http://familiesandwork.org/blog/2009/06/14/talking-womenomics-with-claire-shipman-and-katty-kay/ Work Life flexibility at work work life balance families and work Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:59:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://familiesandwork.org/blog/2009/06/14/talking-womenomics-with-claire-shipman-and-katty-kay/comment-page-1/#comment-71 Wilma Ham Tue, 14 Jul 2009 01:16:13 +0000 http://familiesandwork.org/blog/?p=38#comment-71 Could this be a sign of a maturing knowledge workforce where both employers and employees are testing the waters to finally give up the believe that keeping people on a short chain is the only way to control what they produce. I always wondered why employers were so afraid to discern for themselves if staff still produced away from the office or when working less hours. If they know their business it would be obvious, wouldn't it? I think we as women also need to support the employer to deal with our changing requests and preempt their fears and inability to deal with their confusion and insecurity in these vasly changing times. It also is a 'hassle' to change the status quo and it requires energy that people are not always willing to spend on issues like this. If everybody gave up mistrusting everyone and started to believe that most of us do want to add value, we could have a total different discussion when it comes to coordinating the demands of work and life. However I find it a very important one to have. Could this be a sign of a maturing knowledge workforce where both employers and employees are testing the waters to finally give up the believe that keeping people on a short chain is the only way to control what they produce.
I always wondered why employers were so afraid to discern for themselves if staff still produced away from the office or when working less hours. If they know their business it would be obvious, wouldn’t it? I think we as women also need to support the employer to deal with our changing requests and preempt their fears and inability to deal with their confusion and insecurity in these vasly changing times. It also is a ‘hassle’ to change the status quo and it requires energy that people are not always willing to spend on issues like this.
If everybody gave up mistrusting everyone and started to believe that most of us do want to add value, we could have a total different discussion when it comes to coordinating the demands of work and life.
However I find it a very important one to have.

]]> http://familiesandwork.org/blog/2009/06/14/talking-womenomics-with-claire-shipman-and-katty-kay/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Where in the News is FWI? | Families and Work Institute Blog Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:58:38 +0000 http://familiesandwork.org/blog/?p=38#comment-70 [...] life as a working mother and, as of recently, the sole breadwinner of her family. She mentions the CLC conference call with Katty Kay, Claire Shipman, and FWI held this past June and follows up with several of FWI’s findings related to traditional gender [...] [...] life as a working mother and, as of recently, the sole breadwinner of her family. She mentions the CLC conference call with Katty Kay, Claire Shipman, and FWI held this past June and follows up with several of FWI’s findings related to traditional gender [...]

]]> http://familiesandwork.org/blog/2009/06/14/talking-womenomics-with-claire-shipman-and-katty-kay/comment-page-1/#comment-69 Womenomics: A Bill of Goods or New World Order? « This Mommy Gig Mon, 13 Jul 2009 04:34:17 +0000 http://familiesandwork.org/blog/?p=38#comment-69 [...] Shipman and Kay spent 90 minutes with Families and Work Institute (FWI) staff and Corporate Leadership Council members, they heard of FWI’s latest research that shows men [...] [...] Shipman and Kay spent 90 minutes with Families and Work Institute (FWI) staff and Corporate Leadership Council members, they heard of FWI’s latest research that shows men [...]

]]> http://familiesandwork.org/blog/2009/06/14/talking-womenomics-with-claire-shipman-and-katty-kay/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Jumping Back on the Ladder: Talking With Harvard’s Christine Heenan | Women and Work Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:33:50 +0000 http://familiesandwork.org/blog/?p=38#comment-42 [...] I read Christine’s story in the book Womenomics I thought, great, another “success” story about a high-powered woman who jumps off the [...] [...] I read Christine’s story in the book Womenomics I thought, great, another “success” story about a high-powered woman who jumps off the [...]

]]> http://familiesandwork.org/blog/2009/06/14/talking-womenomics-with-claire-shipman-and-katty-kay/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Jumping back on the ladder- a conversation with Harvard’s Christine Heenan « MomsRising Blog Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:00:31 +0000 http://familiesandwork.org/blog/?p=38#comment-11 [...] I read Christine’s story in the book Womenomics I thought, great, another “success” story about a high-powered woman who jumps off the [...] [...] I read Christine’s story in the book Womenomics I thought, great, another “success” story about a high-powered woman who jumps off the [...]

]]> http://familiesandwork.org/blog/2009/06/14/talking-womenomics-with-claire-shipman-and-katty-kay/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Jumping back on the ladder- a conversation with Harvard’s Christine Heenan | Families and Work Institute Blog Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:55:33 +0000 http://familiesandwork.org/blog/?p=38#comment-10 [...] I read Christine’s story in the book Womenomics I thought, great, another “success” story about a high-powered woman who jumps off the [...] [...] I read Christine’s story in the book Womenomics I thought, great, another “success” story about a high-powered woman who jumps off the [...]

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