2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'The competing interests of employers, working parents, and very young
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children collide in decisions over work schedules, child care
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arrangements, promotions, children''s sicknesses, and overtime hours.
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With the rising number of women in the labor force, more and more
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employers are concerned about how their workers balance work and family
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priorities. This article examines the supports that employers provide to
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help parents with young children juggle demands on their time and
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attention. It reviews the availability of traditional benefits, such as
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vacation and health insurance, and describes family-friendly
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initiatives. Exciting progress is being made in this arena by,leading
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employers, but coverage remains uneven:
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. Employers say they provide family-friendly policies and programs to
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improve, staff recruitment and retention, reduce absenteeism, and
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increase job satisfaction and company loyalty. Evaluations demonstrate
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positive impacts on each of these valued outcomes.
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. Employee benefits and work/family supports seldom reach all layers of
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the work force, and low-income workers who need assistance the most are
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the least likely to receive or take advantage of it.
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. Understandably, employer policies seek to maximize productive work
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time. However, it is often in the best interests of children for a
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parent to be able to set work aside to address urgent family concerns.
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The author concludes that concrete work/family supports like on-site
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child care, paid leave, and flextime are important innovations.
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Ultimately, the most valuable aid to employees would be a
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family-friendly workplace culture, with supportive supervision and
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management practices.'
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affiliation: 'Friedman, DE (Corresponding Author), Bright Horizons Family Solut, Watertown,
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MA USA.
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Bright Horizons Family Solut, Watertown, MA USA.'
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author: Friedman, DE
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author_list:
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- family: Friedman
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given: DE
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.2307/1602810
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files: []
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issn: 1054-8289
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journal: FUTURE OF CHILDREN
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language: English
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month: SPR-SUM
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number: '1'
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number-of-cited-references: '35'
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pages: 63-77
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papis_id: eb6d3c592683108b4f280b2e01c65343
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ref: Friedman2001employersupports
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times-cited: '28'
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title: Employer supports for parents with young children
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000181113500006
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '10'
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volume: '11'
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web-of-science-categories: 'Family Studies; Health Policy \& Services; Social Sciences,
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Interdisciplinary'
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year: '2001'
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