Work Hours

Mothers ‘Working’ from Home: Setback or Salvation?

In this commentary, Nancy Folbre, director of the Program on Gender and Care Work at the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a Stone Center Affiliated Scholar, discusses the unequal impact of remote work on women.

2021-08-13T12:53:45-04:00June 9, 2021|

The Economics of Work-Life Conflict

In this video, Heather Boushey and Janet Gornick discuss why resolving work-life conflicts is as vital for individuals and families as it is for our country’s productivity.

2019-09-25T21:51:57-04:00April 26, 2016|

Women’s Employment, Unpaid Work, and Economic Inequality

N. Folbre, J.C. Gornick, H. Connolly, and T. Munzi. In Income Inequality: Economic Disparities and the Middle Class in Affluent Countries. J.C. Gornick and Markus Jäntti (eds). pp. 234-260. Palo Alto: Stanford University Press. 2013.

2020-08-17T13:51:43-04:00August 1, 2013|
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