Monthly Archives: January 2010

Don’t lose the family in the headlines about the State of the Union

By Ellen Galinsky | Published: January 27, 2010
Cross-posted from Huffington Post: In listening to the political commentators prepare for the State of the Union Address tonight, most of them are telling the President that he must reframe the discussion, have courage, and focus on jobs, jobs, jobs. I think that the President is doing something quite courageous that SADLY may be missed in the [...]
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Helping in the Face of Disaster

By Carol Bryce Buchanan | Published: January 25, 2010
On January 14th, Ellen Galinsky, President of Families and Work Institute, sent an email to Institute friends and colleagues asking them to tell us in a sentence or two what they or their organizations were doing to: • send aid to Haiti; • support Haitian American employees and their families in the US and in the Caribbean; • support American and [...]
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New Findings from the Kaiser Family Foundation Give “Joined at the Hip” New Meaning

By Ellen Galinsky | Published: January 20, 2010
The Kaiser Family Foundation has released its latest study today on the media use of young people, 8-18. Here are some of their headlines: Over the past five years, there has been a large increase in media use among young people. Five years ago, the Kaiser Family Foundation found that young people spend 6 1/2 hours [...]
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Homemade Playdough and other snow-day projects

By Morra | Published: January 18, 2010
Here in Boston it’s a snowy, cold day and we’re inside. On a day like today you need an activity that engages kids and the grown-ups. A project to stick with for a little while, no pun intended. A friend suggested the toddler and I make homemade play-dough today. So I asked for recipes on [...]
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A Tale of Two Worlds: High School and B-School

By Ellen Galinsky | Published: January 15, 2010
From the Huffington Post today: I’ve spent the past eight years immersed in the science of early learning, working with researchers from the world’s great universities. We have distilled this science into seven essential life skills you can teach your children (not typical academic achievement-oriented skills. Real life skills). The result of this journey is Mind [...]
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“The House of Work Is a Tear-Down”

By Morra | Published: January 14, 2010
Arresting title, and absolutely thought-provoking post from Chrysula Winegar here: “Adjusting for both factors (of access to better childcare and equal pay for the same work), I still will not be enticed back into full time work right now. Possibly not ever. I simply do not want to be away from my children for all those [...]
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Why Did Alec Baldwin Want to Return to Meryl Streep?

By Morra | Published: January 12, 2010
We loved this Huffington Post piece from Sharon Meers, co-author of Getting to 50-50. Sharon asks, “Why does Alec Baldwin fall back in love with ex-wife, Meryl Streep, in the new movie “It’s Complicated?” All the problems (AKA, three kids) are now gone, she’s no longer stressed out — and that’s very sexy. It turns [...]
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Surgeon General “struggles” with her weight

By Morra | Published: January 11, 2010
The US Surgeon General, Dr. Regina Benjamin said this morning on Good Morning America, “I’m just like 67% of Americans- I struggle with my weight, just like them.” During the confirmation process this past summer, Benjamin came under fire and many accused her of being “too fat to be Surgeon General.” But from her interview [...]
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Sleep is for the Strong

By FWInews | Published: January 6, 2010
In the Huffington Post, Arianna Huffington and Glamour Magazine Editor Cindi Leive  launched a “sleep challenge” for the women of America. They challenge us to get a good night’s sleep each night for a month- what a good idea. FWI responded to the challenge with a suggestion, why not launch the challenge at your place [...]
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Research highlights from Working Mother Congress 2009

By Carol Bryce Buchanan | Published: January 4, 2010
On December 15th, FWI hosted an “encore” of the research panel “New Results/Next Steps” convened for the 2009 Working Mother WorkLife Congress. The panel gives an excellent perspective on why flexible work options are so important to companies and employees. You can download the presentation here, or listen to a podcast of the call. We were [...]
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