abstract: 'There is a robust literature that examines outcomes associated with

  work-life supports. Scholars have considered the `fit'' between employee

  needs and the supports available while others have examined the

  `usability''-or the potential consequences of using-work-life supports.

  In this article, we suggest that `fit'' and `usability'' could be related

  to both employees'' own demographic, social, and cultural identities, as

  well as perceptions of fairness at the workplace. While scholars have

  focused on organizational justice and workplace fairness for quite some

  time, the context of diversity-in its many forms-has rarely been

  included in this conversation or has simply been added as a series of

  controls in statistical analyses without regard to diversity''s various

  forms. In response, we review the work-life literature to consider the

  broad context of diversity as well as various domains of workplace

  fairness. We then present a conceptual framework that aims to guide

  future work-life research on the fit and usability of work-life supports

  in the context of diversity and perceptions of fairness. We also offer

  research propositions to stimulate future scholarship and present

  findings from an exploratory study to illustrate the importance of

  considering the context of diversity in studies on workplace fairness.'
affiliation: 'Halvorsen, CJ (Corresponding Author), Boston Coll, Sch Social Work,
  140 Commonwealth Ave, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 USA.

  Halvorsen, Cal J.; Saran, Indrani; Pitt-Catsouphes, Marcie, Boston Coll, Sch Social
  Work, 140 Commonwealth Ave, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 USA.

  Halvorsen, Cal J.; Pitt-Catsouphes, Marcie, Boston Coll, Ctr Aging \& Work, Chestnut
  Hill, MA 02467 USA.'
author: Halvorsen, Cal J. and Saran, Indrani and Pitt-Catsouphes, Marcie
author-email: cal.halvorsen@bc.edu
author_list:
- family: Halvorsen
  given: Cal J.
- family: Saran
  given: Indrani
- family: Pitt-Catsouphes
  given: Marcie
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1080/13668803.2020.1809996
earlyaccessdate: AUG 2020
eissn: 1469-3615
files: []
issn: 1366-8803
journal: COMMUNITY WORK \& FAMILY
keywords: 'Diversity; organizational justice; workplace fairness;

  intersectionality; work-life supports; usability'
keywords-plus: 'ORGANIZATIONAL JUSTICE; BENEFIT UTILIZATION; FAMILY CONFLICT;

  FLEXIBILITY; DISPARITIES; INCLUSION; POLICY; INTERSECTIONALITY;

  SATISFACTION; EMPLOYMENT'
language: English
month: OCT 19
number: 5, SI
number-of-cited-references: '73'
orcid-numbers: Halvorsen, Cal J./0000-0002-9184-633X
pages: 556-575
papis_id: 3457f3092aeec6a7f82dbacdfc1ae4e1
ref: Halvorsen2020assessmentsfit
times-cited: '1'
title: Assessments of fit and usability of work-life supports in the context of diversity
  and perceptions of fairness
type: Article
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volume: '23'
web-of-science-categories: Sociology
year: '2020'