“Studies show that a healthy balance between work and family will produce happier and more productive employees, which will benefit the rest of society as well as the economy. This is why I am cosponsoring Senate Resolution 296, with Senator Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas, which designates October 2009 as “National Work and Family Month.” A [...]
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Dec. 2, 2009 – Governor Extends Four-Day Workweek, Extends Services in Targeted Areas
SALT LAKE CITY – The majority of state government will continue on the four-day workweek, with some modifications to better serve Utah citizens, Governor Gary R. Herbert announced today.
In addition to state government operating from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday, [...]
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Title: State Agencies Use Flexibility:
Learn what they do and How they do it
Date: Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST
Attended by: Agencies from 14 states
PRESENTERS
Carolyn Pitre Wright is the State of Arizona’s Work-Life Program Manager with over 17 years of experience in work-life, diversity, change management, human resources administration and [...]
By Harriet Shaklee, Diane Demarest, Patti O’Hara and Janica Hardin, University of Idaho
Presented to the Annual Meeting of the National Conference on Family Relations
San Francisco, November 14, 2009
Recent concerns about global competitiveness have led to state initiatives to strengthen math and science skills, with a focus on the junior high and high school years. However, [...]
November 21, 2009
The Huffington Post
Pat Earley
Today’s workplace is not the same as our parent’s traditional workplace where a high school education and a willingness to work was a ticket to success. For a majority of our parents, their employment expectations included full-time employment with a fixed career objective and a comfortable retirement package to reward [...]
The Sloan Center on Aging & Work has released a new report looking at whether businesses and organizations in today’s challenging economy are aware of the impact of America’s increasingly aging workforce and what steps they are taking to prepare.
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Oct. 24, 2009 – Hosted by Parents as Teachers of Olathe Unified School District 233
“Olathe PAT just finished our first Block Fest and it was very successful. We had 80 children and their families in 2 sessions. They chewed, stacked, pushed, climbed through, tumbled over and stood on blocks! They learned math and science vocabulary [...]
Wednesday, October 28
Written by Ken Kingery
University of Idaho | News & Events
MOSCOW, Idaho – The University of Idaho is celebrating the accomplishments of several faculty, staff and students who – through developing innovative technologies – have furthered the university’s mission as a land-grant institution to improve the lives of Idahoans and Americans.
Faculty, staff and students [...]
By Patricia Earley
Twiga Foundation, Inc.
October 23, 2009
The Twiga Foundation is a non-profit corporation dedicated to inspiring, promoting and maintaining family consciousness at home, in the workplace and in the community. As part of our efforts to promote family consciousness we continue to encourage the exploration of how modern workers and entrepreneurs, especially women, are actually [...]
By Patricia Earley
November 9, 2009 – The Huffington Post
According to a new report released this week by Maria Shriver entitled, “The Shriver Report: A Women’s Nation Changes Everything,” there has been a dramatic shift in our nation’s workforce and women make up a greater part of our current workforce and economy than ever before. Today, [...]
