Research briefs, news, and event recaps related to work-life balance.
The incomplete revolution for equal work
Men’s time spent on household labour is starting to meet that of women’s – but women still perform most of the work.
How to separate work from home, when working from home
GATE's Senior Research Associate Carmina Ravanera spoke to the National Post about why women in the workforce want to preserve their remote work options.
Flexible work, cheaper child-care give women workers a boost
GATE's Senior Research Associate Carmina Ravanera spoke to BNN Bloomberg about flexible work and how cheaper child-care can give women workers a boost.
Hybrid work may be a way forward, but not all communities stand to gain
GATE's report, The Future of Work: Will Remote Work Help or Hinder the Pursuit of Equality, was featured in The Varsity.
When it comes to inequality, remote work is a double-edged sword — especially for women
GATE Director Sarah Kaplan speaks to Canadian Business about "The Great Breakup" between women workers and their noninclusive work environments.
The Future of Work. New Report from Institute for Gender and the Economy Looks at Remote Work and the Pursuit of Equality.
A new report from GATE looks at who has benefited from remote and hybrid work models and what organizations and governments can do to ensure those currently disadvantaged by the current models can also benefit.
Working together apart: How to make flex work work for you:
GATE Faculty Research Fellow Sonia Kang joins the Citrix Remote Works podcast to discuss flexible work policies and how they can become burdensome when policies around scheduling or work expectations haven’t been thought through.
Podcast: Positively Exhausted – Stories of Toxic Positivity in the Workplace
Toxic positivity—the idea that the best way to cope with a challenging situation is to put a positive spin on it—is a coping strategy often promoted in companies. In this podcast limited series, GATE MBA Fellow Simone Lima investigates the effects of toxic positivity on employees, especially women, and on company culture.
We need to make sure telecommuting does not exacerbate gender disparity
Global authorities have proposed interventions to improve the telecommuting experience, such as establishing work–life boundary strategies, and maintaining regular social interactions. However, the potential negative gendered consequences of remote work remain under-acknowledged.
How work design affects gender inequality
This study suggests that traditional bureaucratic work practices can in fact provide more flexible work design compared to the post-bureaucratic practices that are meant to be empowering for workers.