The theme of family friendliness is hot. Somewhere along the line, western contemporary societies started recognizing the twin facts that (a) a lot of talent is in women, and (b) not every person lives within the constellation of a well-paid male breadwinner and stay-at-home female who cares for life’s details and next generation. In fact, …
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Work-Life: Cross National Conversations in Paris
On May 17, 2011, about 80 scholars from disciplines in the social sciences, business, and management gathered at the Paris Executive Campus of the Rouen Business School. Our purpose was to develop concrete suggestions for what to consider or how to proceed to improve the use of context, especially national context, in research on work-life …
How Political is Science? And how do we feel about that?
ecently I met a young scientist so full of energy and enthusiasm for her dissertation ideas, it got me to thinking about how enthusiastically many young people begin a dissertation project or a career. I was also reminded of the line between science and politics, and I was drawn to reflect on that line. Research …
Contradiction within EU Goals
lthough there are many priorities within the European Union, five key areas are interregional and cross-border mobility, gender equality, social cohesion, fertility, and environmental protection. One central area that the EU sets as a high priority is cross-border trade and a mobile labour market. The introduction of the Euro and the removal of many political …
