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21 Oct 09

Why don't more dads work part-time? | Life and style | The Guardian

  • Tom, 37, is one of those unreconstructed fathers whose world-view flies in the face of today's report from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) which suggests the majority of working fathers are unhappy with their work-life balance. The Fathers, Family and Work report found that that 62% of fathers thought that dads should spend more time caring for their children.
  • But maybe working fathers – and their employers – would benefit from reducing their hours. The EHRC report found that six out of 10 fathers work more than 40 hours a week. Yet a recent survey of American human resources directors by researchers at Brigham Young University in Utah, found that where city [ie local authority] employees had been offered flexitime or part-time contracts, 64% said the new working patterns improved morale, and 41% said they improved productivity.
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12 Apr 09

Creative Class » Blog Archive » I Do! You Do? - Creative Class

  • One of the more controversial ideas in Richard’s Creative Class theory is the Gay Index. To review, he doesn’t say that gays cause creativity, but that their acceptance by the straight community is a sign of tolerance which is important to creative class folks. Well, it looks like a lot of America is becoming more tolerant.

    With Iowa and Vermont becoming the third and fourth states to allow same-sex marriage this week, there is obviously a trend.

Women hold up half the sky

Goldman Sachs piece on the importance of educating women to development...

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