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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · 2d

Do you have your hotel room for #WFRN2026? Discount Hotel Room Reservations at the WFRN.bsky.Social Conference at Hotel Sheraton Le Centre are Open. 10 min walk to conference venue. wfrn.org/news/discoun...

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The Work and Family Researchers Network is the premier 501(c)(3) nonprofit professional association for work-family scholars and leaders.

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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · 2d

Read the WFRN.bsky.social October 2025 Featured Scholar Interview with Featured Scholar Haley Cobb, Assistant Professor of Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Louisiana State University, USA. Read the interview here: wfrn.org/wp-content/u...

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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · 5d

WFRN.bsky.social 2026 Conference Call for Papers deadline extended until 10/15.

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Jennifer Hook @jenlhook.bsky.social · 6d

There's still time to join us in Montreal for the 2026 @wfrn.bsky.social conference - the deadline is extended until October 15!

Jennifer Hook @jenlhook.bsky.social · Jun 30

The call for @wfrn.bsky.social papers is open! Join us in lovely Montreal June 17-20. The 2026 theme is Centering Care across the Life Course. Preconferences for Early Career Fellows and Predocs, plus plenty of social activities.

Submit by Oct 1. All the info here: wfrn.org/2026-work-an...

2026 Work and Family Researchers Network Conference - Work and Family Researchers Network

ABOUT THE EVENT Work and Family Researchers Network next conference will be June 17-20, 2026 at Concordia University in Montreal Canada. The WFRN will host preconference events on June 17, including ...

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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · 10d

Why the Conference Board's 2025 CHRO Priorities Both Delighted and Disappointed
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Why the Conference Board's 2025 CHRO Priorities Both Delighted and Disappointed

This list positions CHROs to drive real change, but separately ranking AI and flexible work misses the integration required to unlock performance and well-being, now and next.

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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · 11d

Submissions Closing Soon -- 10/1/25! WFRN.bsky.social 8th Biennial Conference. Submissions are now open for the WFRN 8th Biennial Conference, June 17-20, 2026, Concordia University, Montreal Canada. The conference theme is Centering Care Across the Life Course. wfrn.org/news/submiss...

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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · 11d

Harvard Kennedy School’s Women and Public Policy Program Fall 2025 Seminar Series: Exploring Work & Family. How can we reimagine work and family to unlock greater well-being and opportunity for all? wfrn.org/news/harvard...

Harvard Kennedy School's Women and Public Policy Program Fall 2025 Seminar Series: Exploring Work & Family - Work and Family Researchers Network

How can we reimagine work and family to unlock greater wellbeing and opportunity for all? Women and Public Policy Program Fall 2025 Seminar Series: Exploring Work & Family will explore the evolving re...

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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · 11d

Call for Work-Family Teaching Resources – Opportunity to Publish Syllabi and Activities. Are you teaching a work-family course or integrating work-family content in other courses? WFRN.bsky.social seeks additions to our existing sets of course syllabi & teaching activities. wfrn.org/news/call-fo...

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The Work and Family Researchers Network is the premier 501(c)(3) nonprofit professional association for work-family scholars and leaders.

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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · 11d

Did you miss the 9/12 WFRN.bsky.social Virtual Plenary? The Year’s Best Work-Family Research: 2025 Kanter Award Finalists Present Their Research? You can watch it here.
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VIRTUAL PLENARY: The Year’s Best Work-Family Research: 2025 Kanter Award Finalists

YouTube video by Work and Family Researchers Network

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Yang Hu @yanghu.co.uk · 22d

🔥 Two-week countdown! Early-career work and family researchers - we look forward to your application!
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Yang Hu @yanghu.co.uk · Aug 30

🚨Last month to apply for the 2026–2027 Work and Family Researchers Network Early Career Fellowship (WFRN ECF). wfrn.org/early-career...

✅ Dedicated ECF preconference
✅ ECF travel support fund
✅ ECF peer and professional network
✅ Career development support
✅ Bespoke mentoring

And so much more...

Early Career Work and Family Fellowship Program - Work and Family Researchers Network

Early Career Work and Family Fellowship Program The Work and Family Researchers Network is committed to mentoring the next generation of work and family scholars. Our Early Career Fellowship Program p...

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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · 22d

Asia-Pacific Work-Family Researchers - We Want to Hear From You!

Planning to attend WFRN.bsky.social conference in Montreal next year? We're organising an APAC networking session and need your input!
📋 Quick 2-minute survey: lnkd.in/gaf48z87

This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

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Yang Hu @yanghu.co.uk · 23d

🚨 Our new paper (w/ Kausiki Sarma) on housework & marital violence in India is just out!

We provide a "radical" rethinking of housework beyond labour division and gender performance.

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The Mundane and the Extreme: Women’s Experiences of Housework and Marital Violence in India - Kausiki Sarma, Yang Hu, 2025

Mainstream theories tend to consider housework a form of labor and its gendered division a result of resource exchange or bargaining and an act of “doing gender...

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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · 24d

Submissions Closing Soon! Deadline 10/1. The wfrn.bsky.social Network 8th Biennial Conference is 6/17-20 in Montreal, Canada. The conference theme is Centering Care Across the Life Course. wfrn.org/2026-work-an...

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The Work and Family Researchers Network is the premier 501(c)(3) nonprofit professional association for work-family scholars and leaders.

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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · 24d

Call for Papers deadline 11/15. 2026 International Association of Maternal Action + Scholarship (IAMAS) conference. 6/14-16/26 in Montreal, Canada. Labor and Mothering. iamas.com

IAMAS | International Association of Maternal Action and Scholarship

Explore IAMAS, uniting scholars globally for mothers’ well-being. Join regardless of background. Explore sister organizations.

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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · 28d

Coming up on Friday, 9/12 (11-12:30 EDT). Didn't you want to know about the latest work-family research from the Kanter award winner and finalists??? Join @wfrn.bsky.social for Virtual Plenary - the Year’s Best Work-Family Research: 2025. wfrn.org/virtual-conf...

Virtual Conference Series - Work and Family Researchers Network

WFRN Virtual Conference Series Upcoming Events Virtual Plenary. The Year’s Best Work-Family Research: 2025 Kanter Award Finalists Present Their Research. This event recognizes and shares findings ...

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Community, Work & Family @cwfjournal.bsky.social · 28d

New #OpenAccess article from University of Warsaw researcher, Agnieszka Kasperska!

Read at the link 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1366...

#RemoteWork #WorkFromHome @tandfresearch.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social

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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · 28d

Coming up on Friday, 9/12 (11-12:30 EDT). Didn't you want to know about the latest work-family research from the Kanter award winner and finalists??? Join @wfrn.bsky.social for Virtual Plenary - the Year’s Best Work-Family Research: 2025. wfrn.org/virtual-conf...

Virtual Conference Series - Work and Family Researchers Network

WFRN Virtual Conference Series Upcoming Events Virtual Plenary. The Year’s Best Work-Family Research: 2025 Kanter Award Finalists Present Their Research. This event recognizes and shares findings ...

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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · Sep 5

Nominations open for WFRN.bsky.social awards. So many awards -- Lifetime Achievement, K.Christensen Dissertation, E. Galinsky Generative Researcher and Global South Travel awards. More here: wfrn.org/news/30409/

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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · Sep 4

Curious about cutting-edge work-family research? Hear from the 2025 winner and finalists of the Kanter award on 9/12: 11-12:30 EDT. Focus is on the major takeaways in an interactive format. Free and open to the public. More here: wfrn.org/virtual-conf...

Virtual Conference Series - Work and Family Researchers Network

WFRN Virtual Conference Series Upcoming Events Virtual Plenary. The Year’s Best Work-Family Research: 2025 Kanter Award Finalists Present Their Research. This event recognizes and shares findings ...

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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · Sep 4

Low-Wage Workers Rarely Get to Control Their Time. Stable and Flexible Scheduling Gives Them the Autonomy They Need to Learn, Care, and Rest. www.urban.org/urban-wire/l...

Low-Wage Workers Rarely Get to Control Their Time. Stable and Flexible Scheduling Gives Them the Autonomy They Need to Learn, Care, and Rest.

Every Labor Day, millions of workers get up and go to work to perform the essential functions of the American economy. But without stable and flexible schedu…

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Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford @casbsstanford.bsky.social · Sep 4

This 9/12 virtual conference includes CASBS fellow @ellenkossek.bsky.social discussing her coauthored article "Advancing work–life supportive contexts for the 'haves' and 'have nots'," a finalist for best paper published last year on work-family research 👏

The event is free & open to the public 👇

WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · Aug 30

Have you registered for the Friday 9/12 WFRN.bsky.social Virtual Conference Series Event? (11 am -12:30 pm EDT). The Year’s Best Work-Family Research: 2025 Kanter Award Finalists Present Their Research. wfrn.org/news/registe...

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Community, Work & Family @cwfjournal.bsky.social · Sep 3

New #OpenAccess article on the case of Lithuanian single mothers who migrate from Mykolas Romeris University researcher, Greta Skubiejute.

Read at the link 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1366...

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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · Aug 30

Call for Graduate Student Preconference Applications!! A Graduate Student Preconference will be held on June 17, 2026, at the WFRN.bsky.social 8th Biennial Conference at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. wfrn.org/news/call-fo...

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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · Aug 30

Deadline 10/1. Submissions are now open for the WFRN.bsky.social 8th Biennial Conference. June 17- 20, 2026 in Montreal, Canada. The conference theme is Centering Care Across the Life Course. wfrn.org/news/submiss...

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The Work and Family Researchers Network is the premier 501(c)(3) nonprofit professional association for work-family scholars and leaders.

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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · Aug 30

Have you registered for the Friday 9/12 WFRN.bsky.social Virtual Conference Series Event? (11 am -12:30 pm EDT). The Year’s Best Work-Family Research: 2025 Kanter Award Finalists Present Their Research. wfrn.org/news/registe...

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The Work and Family Researchers Network is the premier 501(c)(3) nonprofit professional association for work-family scholars and leaders.

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