Category Archives: Generation and gender

Gen Y Women Are Influential

By Morra | Published: November 1, 2009
A new study of 1,018 women ages 18-49 finds Gen Y or Millennial women are highly influential to women of other generations, especially when it comes to word of mouth recommendations: Gen Y women are a major force in determining cultural trends and setting the pace for style. The survey found that 92% of Gen Y [...]
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Penelope Trunk on generations and work

By Morra | Published: July 28, 2009
There are four generations in the workforce right now: Matures, Baby Boomers, Generation X, and the Millennials. The 2008 National Study of Employers found that overall there are more similarities than differences in values across the four generations. Still, each generation has its own characteristics and its own mythology. See FWI “resident Millennial” Nicole Giuntoli’s [...]
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Three Millennial Myths…..DEBUNKED!

By Nicole G | Published: July 24, 2009
Millennials, Gen Y, and the MyPod Generation are all names for young men and women under 29. My name is Nicole Giuntoli and I am the resident Millennial at the Families and Work Institute. I graduated from Georgetown University in 2007 and many of my observations are based of the personal experiences of my friends [...]
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Where in the News is FWI?

By FWInews | Published: July 13, 2009
Families and Work Institute weekly media highlights. Work-Life Integration: Womenomics: A Bill of Goods or New World Order? Laura P. Thomas discusses themes from Womenomics and how those themes play out in her 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 [...]
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Where in the news is FWI?

By FWInews | Published: July 6, 2009
Families and Work Institute media highlights from June 29 – July 3, 2009. Work-Life Balance: A Male Perspective Click Here to listen to this WAMU American University Radio interview which “examines the [work-life] concerns of young working men and looks at how employers are beginning to respond.” Featured in this interview are Ellen Galinsky, President, Families and [...]
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Where in the news is FWI?

By FWInews | Published: June 24, 2009
This is the debut of a weekly series highlighting where Families and Work Institute appears in the national media. Expecting Mothers: The New Normal: Maternity Leave This piece by ABC’s Good Morning America draws attention to current Maternity Leave policies in the United States and highlights the struggles of pregnant women throughout the workforce during the recession. [...]
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