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First Ever Presidential Platforms on Work Life Issues
Top Leadership from the Obama and McCain teams presented their approach to work life and responded to your questions on workplace and workforce issues. Participants heard decision makers discuss issues such as flexibility and the role of government in providing or encouraging work life assistance.
Press Release announcing Presidential Campaigns Address Work Life Policy Issues in First Ever Discussions with Business Leaders
Read Families and Work Institute's President Ellen Galinsky's Background Call to Action (.doc)
| Obama Campaign Notes (PDF) |
McCain Campaign Notes (PDF) |
| Karen Kornbluh (.doc) | John Bash (.doc) |
| Wendy Grubb (.doc) |
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| Jay Khosla (.doc) |
Follow the media coverage of these calls and their notes.
Date |
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Media Outlet |
10/9/08 |
The Juggle (WSJ.com blog) |
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10/10/08 |
Motherlode (NYTimes.com blog) |
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10/10/08 |
The Huffington Post |
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10/13/08 |
Work & Life - Kathie Lingle's Work Life Blog (AWLP.org) |
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10/13/08 |
YourOnRamp.com |
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10/14/08 |
The Huffington Post |
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10/14/08 |
Examiner.com |
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10/14/08 |
Parental Guidance (StarLedger.com blog) |
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10/14/08 |
Corporate Voices for Working Families Blog |
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10/16/08 |
On Parenting (WashingtonPost.com blog) |
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| 10/17/08 | Obama Campaign Offers Substance on Work-Life Issues | FastCompany.com |
| 10/22/08 | Next President and Your Work+Life Fit-Highlights and Concerns | FastCompany.com |
| 10/23/08 | Putting Family First is Hard Work | ChicagoTribune.com and ChicagoTribune Print Edition |
| 10/31/08 | Candidates Differ On Relief For Working Families | NPR.org |
| 11/4/08 | Do you know where your candidate stands on family-friendly work? | Nine to Thrive (SeattleTimes.com blog) |
Families and Work Institute (FWI) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization that studies the changing workforce, family and community. As a preeminent think-tank, FWI is known for being ahead of the curve, identifying emerging issues, and then conducting rigorous research that often challenges common wisdom, provides insight and knowledge, and inspires and leads to change. Our purpose is to create research to live by. For more information and for a complete listing of FWI’s publications, please visit our Web site at: www.familiesandwork.org
FWI’s Corporate Leadership Circle (CLC) offers a unique opportunity for leadership companies to stay ahead of the curve on issues that relate to the changing workforce, family, and community through conference calls, an annual Briefing, media and PR alerts, discounted conferences and publications, “Cluster Calls,” and “Thought Leader Briefs.” http://familiesandwork.org/site/support/clc.html
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