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The Work and Family Researchers Network is the premier 501(c)(3) nonprofit professional association for work-family scholars and leaders.
United States
Joined May 2011
Submissions due 12/1 for the 2026 @WFRN Pre-conference-Understanding Cognitive Labor and the Mental Load on June 17. Convenes scholars/practitioners to advance empirical, theoretical, and applied research on mental and emotional components of care work.
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CALL FOR EXTENDED ABSTRACTS Understanding Cognitive Labor and the Mental Load Half-day Pre-Conference at the Work and Family Researchers Network (WFRN) Meeting June 17, 2026 • Montreal, Canada...
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CONGRATULATIONS to the 2026 @WFRN Early Career Fellowship Recipients. This program is designed to deliver a variety of supports for advancement to secure senior-level positions, as well as assist with attendance at the 2026 Conference.
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The WFRN Welcomes 2026 Early Career Fellowship Recipients! To date, 170 early-career scholars have participated in the WFRN’s Early Career Fellowship Program. This program is designed to deliver a...
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Looking for high-quality work-family articles? Access more than 400 peer-reviewed work-family articles nominated for the Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award. New library makes it easier to discover, organize, and cite high-impact work-family scholarship.
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The Center for Families at Purdue University has launched a powerful new resource to support work-family research: the Kanter Zotero Library. This curated collection includes the over 400 peer-revi...
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RESEARCH ARTICLE. Open Access Starting a Proactive Workday by Reattaching to Work: How Reattachment and Supervisor Support for Self-Management Prompt Daily Proactivity Bonnie Hayden Cheng, Yaxian Zhou, Sabine Sonnentag First published: 10 August 2025
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Proactive behavior is important in today's organizations. To mobilize psychological resources needed for proactive motivation, employees benefit from reattaching to work at the start of the workday....
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Check Out @WFRN Work-Family Syllabi. We’ve built this collection of work and family syllabi to help faculty from every discipline bring these important topics into their courses.
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Welcome to our Virtual Library of Work and Family Syllabi! We've built this collection of work and family syllabi to help faculty from every discipline bring these important topics into their...
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Looking for New Teaching Ideas? You will find many activities and assignments on the @WFRN newly redesigned Teaching Activities webpage.
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Teaching Resource Topics Teaching activities and other resources are available by topic. Activities can also be searched by keyword using the search function at the right: If you
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@WFRN Virtual Conference is almost here. Best Practices in Community-Engaged Research for Work-Family Scholars. Nov 13 or 14, depending on your time zone. This session highlights best practices and successful examples for work-family scholars.
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Register now for the next Work and Family Researchers Network Virtual Conference Series Event - Best Practices in Community-Engaged Research for Work-Family Scholars Dates/Times: Honolulu, USA –...
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@WFRN Virtual Conference. Best Practices in Community-Engaged Research for Work-Family Scholars. Coming soon, 11/13 or 11/14, depending on time zone. This session highlights best practices and successful examples for work-family scholars.
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WFRN Virtual Conference Series Upcoming Events Best Practices in Community-Engaged Research for Work-Family Scholars Dates/Times: Honolulu, USA – Thu, Nov 13, 2025 at 2:00-3:30pm HST Los Angeles,...
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The Parental-Happiness Fallacy https://t.co/Fzz7K9vLf7 via @@Yahoo
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Where commentary on moms’ satisfaction goes wrong
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What Women Really Want: Work Boundaries
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Discussion of women in the workplace often focuses on flexible hours, but what’s actually needed is shift work — pioneered by the medical profession.
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Register this weekend! Best Practices in Community-Engaged Research for Work-Family Scholars. @WFRN
Register NOW for the upcoming Virtual Conference on Nov 13, 2025 at 7:00-8:30pm (NY EDT). Best Practices in Community-Engaged Research for Work-Family Scholars. Check out these great presenters: https://t.co/mf9CCsaRUj,
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Latest @WFRN Fast Facts Issue Brief “Workplace Barriers and Black Mothers.” Explores 6 compelling questions concerning the intersection of motherhood and employment as experienced by African American women:
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Read the newest WFRN Fast Facts Issue Brief "Workplace Barriers and Black Mothers" by Dionna Tillery and Heather M. Helms In this Fast Facts issue brief, Dionna Tillery and Heather M. Helms identify...
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The Vanier Institute of the Family proudly releases Family Identity, a new publication that explores the increasing diversity and evolving complexity of families in Canada, with a focus on family wellbeing.
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The Vanier Institute of the Family is a national, independent, think tankdedicated to understanding families and family life in Canada.
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The hidden pitfalls of flexibility: how work flexibility can promote strain and work–family conflict through telepressure Managerial Psychology 40(8):
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Call for Grad Student Preconference Applications. Grad Student Preconf 6/17/26 at Concordia U in Canada during @WFRN 8th Biennial Conf. Workshops - help grad students form meaningful connections with diverse scholars, learn about publication strategies.
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Call for Graduate Student Preconference Applications On June 17, 2026 the Work and Family Researchers Network will hold a Graduate Student Preconference at Concordia University in Montreal Canada...
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Mind the Gap: An Integrative Review of the Causes of the Gender Pay Gap. Open Access. Beth A. Livingston, Sujin Jeong, Felice B. Klein, Anushka Chakroborty in Journal of Org Behavior First published: 22 October 2025
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The gender pay gap (GPG) is often discussed in policy, media, and across multiple academic literatures. Scholars of the GPG have focused significant attention on the causes and generated an extensi...
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Some interesting open-access articles in the Journal of Marriage and Family: Volume 87, Issue 5, including parental leave, parenting, childcare, and European perspectives, among others.
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Click on the article title to read more.
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Scientific Reports is now inviting submissions of original research for the "Remote Work and Mental Well-being" collection. Deadline May 28, 2026. Lots of details:
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Scientific Reports is now inviting submissions of original research for the Remote work and mental well-being collection. To submit your manuscript for consideration as part of this Collection,...
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