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Changing Fatherhood in the 21st Century: Incentives and Disincentives for Involved Parenting
This study investigates work- and family-related factors that act as incentives or disincentives to fathers' involvement in the lives of their children.
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Category:
Family Economics > Work/Family Balance
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Center for Working Families
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May 01, 2002
Abstract
This study examined stay-at-home fathers and their integration of work and family.
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Category:
Family Economics > Work/Family Balance
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Mens Studies Press
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September 22, 2004
Stress In America
This survey explored the amount and type of stress Americans experience as well as its effects on their health, work and relationships.
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Category:
Family Economics > Work/Family Balance
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American Psychological Association
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October 24, 2007
The End of the Fertility Transition in the Developed World
This paper examines the effects of changes in the timing of childbearing on fertility rates in the developed world.
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Category:
Family Economics > Work/Family Balance
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Population Council
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September 2002
Population Policy Dilemmas in Europe at the Dawn of the Twenty-First Century
This paper discusses some of the political and social problems Europe faces as a result of declining birthrates.
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Category:
Family Economics > Work/Family Balance
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Population Council
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March 2003
The Global Baby Bust
This paper examines the problem of falling birthrates in the developed world as well as the economic and social consequences that may result.
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Category:
Family Economics > Work/Family Balance
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The Council on Foreign Relations
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May/June 2004
Work Stress and Job Performance
Using data from the 2002 Canadian Community Health Survey and the National Population Health Survey, this study examines effect of work stress on productivity.
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Category:
Family Economics > Work/Family Balance
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Statistics Canada, Labour and Household Surveys Analysis Division
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December 2007
What's at the Heart of the Canadian Family?
This study asked roughly 4000 Canadians at different life stages about their perceptions of family life today.
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Category:
Family Economics > Work/Family Balance
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Institute of Marriage and Family Canada
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September 20, 2007
Navigating Family Transitions: Evidence from the General Social Survey 2006
This paper explores life transitions that are common to Canadian families including the birth or adoption of a child, maternal/paternal leave, common-law marriage dissolution, traditional marriage dissolution and families' use of support services during these times of transition.
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Category:
Family Economics > Work/Family Balance
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Statistics Canada
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June 13, 2007
Taking the Next Step: What Can the U.S. Learn About Parental Leave from New Zealand?
This article explores New Zealand's national legislation on unpaid parental leave and compares it to parental leave practices in the United States.
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Category:
Family Economics > Work/Family Balance
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Center for Law and Social Policy
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December 2004
Work-life Balance
This fact sheet provides statistical information about how working families in Great Britain balance work and family life.
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Category:
Family Economics > Work/Family Balance
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Family and Parenting Institute
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November 2006
Health is Cool Volume 2: 2007 Survey on Canadian Attitudes towards Physical and Mental Health at Work and Play
This survey of 1508 Canadians examines public opinion about stress, work-life balance and mental health.
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Category:
Family Economics > Work/Family Balance
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Desjardins Financial Security
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May 7, 2007
Time Escapes Me: Workaholics and Time Perception
Using results from the General Social Survey, this study attempts to develop a demographic profile of self-identified workaholics.
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Category:
Family Economics > Work/Family Balance
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Statistics Canada
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May 2007
Canadian Families and the Internet
This report highlights the results of a telephone survey examining the use of the Internet by families.
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Category:
Family Economics > Work/Family Balance
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Royal Bank of Canada
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January 23, 2002
A Balancing Act: Sources of Support, Child Care, and Hardship Among Unwed Mothers
This report examines single mothers' patterns of reliance on social support, the child care arrangements they make, and the particular physical, emotional, and economic challenges that these women face.
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Category:
Family Economics > Work/Family Balance
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Columbia University School of Social Work
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2002
Quantity Time: Do Children Want More Time with Their Full-Time Employed Parents?
This paper assesses children's perception of the amount of time spent with working parents.
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Category:
Family Economics > Work/Family Balance
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Center for Working Families
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April 01, 2002
Work–Life Conflict in Canada in the New Millennium: A Status Report
This book looks extensively at work–life conflict and, more specifically, at role overload, work to family inference, family to work interference, and caregiver strain.
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Category:
Family Economics > Work/Family Balance
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Health Canada
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October 01, 2003
Australian Social Trends 1999: Family - Family Functioning: Looking After the Children
This report calculates the time parents spend being involved in their child's care and related activities.
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Category:
Family Economics > Work/Family Balance
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Australian Bureau of Statistics
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January 26, 2000
The Wage Penalty for Motherhood
This article looks at the impact of motherhood on women's income.
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Category:
Family Economics > Work/Family Balance
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American Sociological Review
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April 01, 2001
Ideologies of Motherhood and Experiences of Work: Pregnant Women in Management and Professional Careers
This study of pregnant career women in management explores the way in which the level of supportiveness in their workplace environment affects their beliefs about their ability to balance their identities as worker and mother during and after pregnancy.
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Category:
Family Economics > Work/Family Balance
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Center for Working Families
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May 01, 2002
Conscious Decisions, Unconscious Paths: Pregnancy and the Importance of Work for Women in Management
This paper examined the relative importance of work and family for pregnant women in management positions.
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Category:
Family Economics > Work/Family Balance
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Center for Working Families
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April 01, 2001
Time Spent with Family During a Typical Workday, 1986 to 2005
This study examines the decline of time workers spend with family during work days between 1986 and 2005.
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Category:
Family Economics > Work/Family Balance
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Statistics Canada
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February 2007
Converging Gender Roles
This paper reports that men and women are increasingly sharing economic and domestic responsibilities within the Canadian Family.
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Category:
Family Economics > Work/Family Balance
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Statistics Canada
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July 2006
Employer Supports for Parents with Young Children
This paper looks at the ways in which employers have responded to increasing maternal employment by introducing programs and policies to help parents with young children balance work and family.
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Category:
Family Economics > Work/Family Balance
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The Future of Children
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2001
Australian Social Trends: Family and Community - Family Functioning: Balancing family and Work
This document looks at trends in parental employment and the issue of work-family balance.
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Category:
Family Economics > Work/Family Balance
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Australian Bureau of Statistics
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June 03, 2003
The Impacts of Non-Parental Care on Child Development
This report examines the impact of increasing use of non-parental care.
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Category:
Family Economics > Work/Family Balance
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Human Resources Development Canada
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August 1999
Making Ends Meet: Six Programs that Help Working Families and Employers
This paper reviews six programs intended to support working families: the Earned Income Tax Credit, food stamps, child care, health care, child support, and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.
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Category:
Family Economics > Work/Family Balance
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Center for Law and Social Policy
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June 01, 2002
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