Press Releases

Families and Work Institute releases new research on the changing workforce, workplace, families and community
throughout the year. Select the links below to view our news releases about these projects.

2011 Press Releases

Date	Project
11-09-11	Guide from FWI and SHRM Offers Bold New Ideas in Workplace Flexibility
11-03-11	SHRM and FWI Partnership Receives $1 Million Sloan Grant to Advance Workplace Flexibility
11-02-11	Flexibility Makes Significant Impact on Workplace, FWI-SHRM Report Shows
10-27-11	Michelle Obama's Chief of Staff to Address Work-Life Conference
08-16-11	Work-Life Conference to Examine Business Strategies that Work: SHRM and FWI to share best practices and research in new workplace flexibility event
06-30-11	New Report Explores the Sources of Increasing Pressures Men Face to Succeed at Work and at Home and Potential Solutions for Reducing These Pressures
02-16-11	Families and Work Institute Releases Two New Reports to Coincide with U.S. Department of Labor-Women's Bureau "National Dialogue on Workplace Flexibility" Forums
02-01-11	Moving Work Forward: Society for Human Resource Management and Families and Work Institute Launch Workplace Flexibility Partnership

2010 Archives

Date	Project
10-27-10	Seven of the Most Admired Wonders of the Work Life Movement to be Honored at Working Mother's Annual Worklife Congress
10-22-10	Business Owners, Workers & Advocates Gather with the Department of Labor in Dallas to Lay Out Value of Flexible Workplace Policies
10-18-10	The Elder Care Study: Everyday Realities and Wishes for Change
10-06-10	Working in Retirement: A 21st Century Phenomenon
06-28-10	Campaign will help working families and improve economic competitiveness
06-10-10	The Armed Forces and Leaders in Business and Child Development Honored for Their Transformational Roles in Addressing Work Life Issues

2009 Archives

Date	Project
08-12-09	New Book Highlights 260 Ways Employers "Make Work Work" in a Down Economy
07-23-09	Families and Work Institute Releases Findings on Impact of Recession on Employers
03-26-09	New Study Shows Significant and Surprising Changes Among Men and Women at Work and at Home

2008 Archives

Date	Project
11-10-08	Nearly Half of European Business Leaders Uncertain About Staying With Companies over the Next Five Years, New Study Reveals
10-09-08	Presidential Campaigns Address Work Life Policy Issues In First Ever Discussions with Business Leaders
05-21-08	Employer Study From Families and Work Institiute Shows Significant Changes for U.S. Workers Since 1998
05-21-08	New Study Shows Gender, Rank and Regional Differences in Finding the Right Fit for Top Corporate Talent
03-31-08	New Guide Offers Bold Ideas for Making Work "Work" During Challenging Economic Times and Spotlights Great Workplaces

2007 Archives

Date	Project
01-30-07	New Report Shares Unique and Innovative Ways to Make Work "Work" for Both Employers and Employees Across the Nation

2006 Archives

Date	Project
11-01-06	Supporting Entry-Level, Hourly Workers
09-06-06	Free Web-Based Curriculum and Tips Help Educators and Parents Talk with Children About 9/11 as We Approach the 5th Anniversary
06-10-06	Families and Work Institute Announces 2006 Work Life Legacy Award Honorees

2005 Archives

Date	Project
12-05-05	Older Workers are More Likely to Stay on the Job When They Have Control Over Hours, Workplace Flexibility, Job Autonomy and Learning Opportunities
11-10-05	Families and Work Institute President Ellen Galinsky Inducted Into the National Academy of Human Resources
10-11-05	2005 National Study of Employers Reveals Changes in Work Life Assistance Offered to America's Employees
04-21-05	Work Life Leaders from Many Fields to be Honored at Families and Work Institute's Work Life Legacy Awards on May 2
03-15-05	Overwork in America: When the Way We Work Becomes Too Much

2001-2004 Archives

Date	Project
10-05-04	Study Examines Differences Among Generations in the Workforce Over the Past 25 Years
08-23-04	Audio Conference: “The Changing Face of Labor on Labor Day”
08-23-04	When Work Works: A Project on Workplace Effectiveness and Workplace Flexibility
09-30-03	"National Study of the Changing Workforce" Reveals Significant Changes in Work and Family Lives of U.S. Employees
03-13-03	Report Identifies Strategies for Enhancing Family, Friend and Neighbor Care-the Type of Child Care Used Most by Employed Parents
07-30-02	Major New Study is the First to Ask Young People What They Would Do to Stop Violence in Their Lives
05-08-02	MetLife Foundation and Families and Work Institute Announce Nationwide Winners of MetLife Foundation Tri- Connecting Award for Initiatives that Unite Students, Teachers and Parents Around Learning
05-16-01	Feeling Overworked - When Work Becomes Too Much

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