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Organizations: 4ERA
A national, non-partisan, single-issue grassroots organization. Their mission is to build solidarity among Americans for ratifying and promulgating the Equal Right Amendment to the US Constitution. BrazenCareerist
"A career center for Generation Y," BrazenCareerist is an extensive website featuring over 150 bloggers blogging about how to build and develop a career as a Gen Y professional. Everything from how to invest to how to be smart in office politics. Building a Better Legal Profession
Building a Better Legal Profession is a national grassroots movement (we love those!), started by students at Stanford Law School, that seeks market-based workplace reforms in large private law firms. The organization ranks law firms using firms' self-reported data on billable hours, pro bono participation, and demographic diversity. They encourage those choosing between firms to exercise their market power and engage only with the firms that demonstrate a genuine commitment to these issues. Business Councils for Peace
Business Councils for Peace helps women in regions of conflict and post-conflict build businesses to sustain their families and strengthen their abilities to foster peace. Catalyst: Research and Advisory Organization to Advance Women in Business
A leading nonprofit corporate membership research and advisory organization working globally with businesses and the professions to build inclusive environments and expand opportunities for women and business. The Center for WorkLife Law
The Center for WorkLife Law is a nonprofit research and advocacy organization. The Center works with employees, employers, attorneys, legislators, journalists, and researchers to identify and prevent Family Responsibilities Discrimination (employment discrimination against workers who have family responsibilities). Center for Work-Life Policy
The Center for Work-Life Policy (CWLP) undertakes research and works with employers to design, promote, and implement workplace policies that increase productivity and enhance personal/family well-being. Corporate Voices for Working Families
A non-partisan, non-profit corporate membership organization created to bring the private sector voice into the public dialogue on issues affecting working families. The Evolution of Dad
"The Evolution of Dad is a documentary-in-progress about what it means to be an involved, contemporary American father. The film will explore how fatherhood has evolved over time, what its impact has been on family and society; and lastly, how fatherhood will likely continue to evolve." You can view the trailer now. Families and Work Institute
A nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization that studies the changing workforce and workplace, the changing family and the changing community. MomsRising.org
"MomsRising is working to bring together millions of people who share a common concern about the need to build a more family-friendly America. Started in May of 2006, MomsRising has gained over 140,000 citizen members and is rapidly growing. More than 85 national and state organizations have signed on to be aligned with MomsRising. MomsRising offers easy entry into citizen advocacy and is bringing the power of online organizing to motherhood and family issues." National Fatherhood Initiative
"National Fatherhood Initiative's mission is to improve the well being of children by increasing the proportion of children growing up with involved, responsible, and committed fathers." Take Back Your Time
"Take Back Your Time is a major U.S./Canadian initiative to challenge the epidemic of overwork, over-scheduling and time famine that now threatens our health, our families and relationships, our communities and our environment." The Sloan Work and Family Research Network
The Alfred P. Sloan Work and Family Research Network is an excellent online destination for information about work and family. "The Network serves a global community interested in work and family research by providing resources and building knowledge. It’s the place to find high quality research and reports, easy-to-read summary sheets and briefs, as well as work and family topic pages – all in one location" Wellesley Centers for Women
An interdisciplinary community of scholars engaged in research, training, analysis, and action. When Work Works
"When Work Works is a nationwide initiative to highlight the importance of workforce effectiveness and workplace flexibility as strategies to enhance businesses' competitive advantage in the global economy and yield positive business results."
Who Does She Think She Is?
A documentary by Director Pamela Tanner Boll (Executive Producer of Academy Award Winning documentary Born Into Brothels), that takes an in-depth look at what it really means to be an artist and a mother. Articles: TIME Magazine: "What Gen Y Really Wants"
by Penelope Trunk "The first challenge for the companies that want to hire the best young workers is getting them in the door. They are in high demand--the baby boomers are retiring, and many Gen X workers are opting out of long hours--and they have high expectations for personal growth, even in entry-level jobs." Read on. The New York Times: "Who's Cuddly Now? Law Firms"
by Lisa Belkin "'What is happening now is not just about the needs and demands of women,' said Lauren Stiller Rikleen, who directs the Bowditch Institute for Women’s Success. Law is responding to a confluence of factors, said Ms. Rikleen [...] First, clients, reacting to spiraling legal costs, have begun insisting on flat-fee deals. In addition, 'you can’t ignore the generational piece,' Ms. Rikleen said. On one end of the spectrum are baby boomers, nearing retirement and mindful of the flexible schedules that did not exist at the start of their careers. At the other end are Gen Y workers, some nearing 30 and in want of a life." Read on. The New York Times Magazine: "When Mom and Dad Share It All"
by Lisa Belkin "They would not be the kind of parents their parents had been — the mother-knows-best mold. Nor the kind their friends were — the 'involved' dad married to the stressed-out working mom. Nor even, as Marc put it, 'the stay-at-home dad, who is cooed at for his sensitivity but who is as isolated and financially vulnerable as the stay-at-home-mom.' Instead, they would create their own model, one in which they were parenting partners. Equals and peers. They would work equal hours, spend equal time with their children, take equal responsibility for their home." Read on.
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