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Joined August 2009
CSOM professor Vanessa Conzon has received the 2024 Kanter Award for her research on the implementation of gender equality policies in the workplace. Presented by @BCCWF & @cffpurdue, the award raises awareness of exceptional work-family research. loom.ly/EaIriRA
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Congratulations to @BCCarrollSchool Professor Vanessa Conzon, one of the 2024 winners of @bccwf & @cffpurdue's 2024 Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award for Excellence in Work Family Research. on.bc.edu/KanterAward
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The winners of the 2024 Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award for Excellence in Work - Family Research were announced yesterday at the @WFRN conference in Montreal. You can learn more about this year's winners, finalists and nominees here: bc.edu/.../center.../about-u… @RosabethKanter
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Congratulations to all of these scholars for winning this prestigious award! And thank you to @WFRN for hosting this great event! #Research #WorkFamily #WorkLife #business #management #sociology #scholars #gender #equality #managers #award #KanterAward #WFRN
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We are honored to partner with Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth and her colleagues at @cffpurdue to oversee the award each year and ensure that this exceptional research gains more visibility in both the scholar and corporate community!
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Dads should do more parenting because moms are overwhelmed AND dads should do more parenting because the experience of being a dad allows men to feel feelings and behave in ways that mainstream masculinity standards often prohibit. Wrote about it here:
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@BCCWF Women's Career Advancement Spring 2024 Progress Report-tracking women's progress in the workplace every March during Women's History Month. bc.edu/content/dam/files/cen…
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Some family-oriented working fathers are reporting workplace microaggressions, but studies show that embracing benefits like parental leave are good for parents, children, and employers. Brad Harrington, director of @BCCWF comments for @fortunemagazine. fortune.com/2024/02/06/worki…
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The latest from @BCCWF on Employee Resource Groups: Leveraging Community to Enhance Inclusion and Belonging bc.edu/content/dam/files/cen…
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Myth of the primary parent ➡️ The world still isn’t set up to value equal parenting, according to an article in @goodhousemag that includes comments from @bccwf Executive Director Brad Harrington. bit.ly/3S8pEmf
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Despite efforts to equalize childcare, the myth of the “primary parent” prevails–and it’s women who spend more time caregiving. Brad Harrington, director for @BCCWF, shares why some men still decline paternity leave. goodhousekeeping.com/life/pa…
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A @BCCWF study found that only 60% of men are taking their full-paid paternity leave, giving up valuable time with newborns and part of their benefits package. READ in the @WSJ: on.wsj.com/48M1tAI
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Only 60% of men are taking their full paid paternity leave, a study from @BCCWF reveals. Those who don’t take leave give up valuable time with newborns–and part of their benefits package. wsj.com/lifestyle/workplace/…
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This Thanksgiving, let us remember those - on the Heights and around the world - who create a foundation of support and happiness in our lives. Thank you 🙏💛
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Kudos to the brilliant minds shaping the symposium! Huge thanks to @pilargonalons, @LCHSayer, @CoffeeBaseball, @JillYavorsky1, @yueqian_soc, @ATKuperberg, @sthebaud1, @KathleenGerson, @DrBradH, @melissamilkie, Wen Fan, Liana Christin Landivar, Jeff Hayes, and Elizabeth Peters. 🙌
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The COVID-19 pandemic reshaped families & work worldwide, impacting lives in profound ways. Join the conversation at @CCF_Families online symposium, delving into research on how these changes shaped gender inequalities during the pandemic. sites.utexas.edu/contemporar…
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