Research briefs, news, and event recaps related to work-life balance.
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.
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.
This study examines how working fathers overcome barriers to work-family balance using three different strategies.
In conversation with GATE Faculty Fellow Sonia Kang and economist Claudia Goldin on her book "Career and Family: Women’s Century-Long Journey toward Equity" | Feb 28, 2022
Sarah Kaplan tells The National Post about why condo developers are opting to include daycares into their new developments.
Former GATE Postdoctoral Fellow Kim de Laat joins the Inclusion Infusions podcast which recognizes GATE's Feminist Recovery Plan for Canada while speaking about parenting in the pandemic.
Sarah Kaplan discusses how societal structure and gender roles can lead women to adjust their paid responsibilities or leave the workforce altogether in this piece for the Calgary Journal.
In conversation with Sarah Kaplan, Erin Kelly and Phyllis Moen, draw from their Fortune 500 experience to chat about why too much work and too little time is hurting workers and companies―and how a proven workplace redesign can benefit employees and the bottom line. | January 25, 2021
Gender bias and discrimination often prevent women from advancement throughout their careers. This study looks at how professional women enact a strategy of “intentional invisibility” to achieve their career goals when encountering structural gender inequality.
In conversation with Sonia Kang, Christine Beckman and Melissa Mazmanian discuss the real reasons we feel inadequate in the face of our dreams, and a call to celebrate how we support one another in the service of family and work in our daily life.
