In 1992 I moved to New York, got married, and starting working in the media department (ok, as the media department) for Families and Work Institute. Families and Work, which recently folded, was a research institute, not an advocacy group, but at the time we were a small, passionate, unabashedly liberal staff. So I well […]
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Happy 2017! Here’s What U.S. Employees Still Need
Happy New Year, everyone! Back at Thanksgiving, I wrote a post about work-life-related progress in 2016. This week, like many of us, I’m thinking ahead. I’m not much of a believer in New Year’s resolutions, and, in any case, the kinds of things I’m thinking about aren’t in my (sole) power to bring about, so […]
Why Some Wonkish New Policy Guidelines from EEOC Make My Heart Soar
For those of you keeping track, I apologize for the long delay since my last post. I was completely overwhelmed with “great-place-to-work” application season and I had no creative energy for anything else. Things should be a bit calmer for the next sixth months or so, so you’ll be hearing from me a lot more. […]
Best of the Interwebs
When I’m not working for hire or writing my blog, I spend a certain amount of time perusing the “interwebs,” as my daughter would (sarcastically) say. If you don’t follow me on Twitter or LinkedIn, you may not know that I’ve been on a mission over the past few months to dig up and post […]
