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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

📚 REGISTER NOW for the Next @wfrn.bsky.social New Book Showcase! Friday, 11/6/26. Gigs, Startups, Hedge Funds: How Workers Across Industries Navigate Work, Family, and Insecurity-virtual showcase with authors Sarah Mosseri, Alexandrea Ravenelle & Megan Tobias Neely. wfrn.org/news/registe...

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New Book Showcase - Gigs, Startups, Hedge Funds

How do workers balance work & family in insecure times? Explore 3 new books on gig work, restaurants, tech startups & hedge funds.

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Community, Work & Family @cwfjournal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

📅 Save the date! The 11th International Community, Work and Family Conference is coming to Porto, Portugal 🇵🇹 📍 University of Porto 🗓️ 1–3 September 2027 Conference theme, Call for Papers & more details coming soon! #CWF2027 @wfrn.bsky.social @sociofamilyisa.bsky.social @asa-family.bsky.social

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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Call for Papers & Special Sessions for 21st International Labour and Employment Relations Association (ILERA) World Congress. Deadline 10/14/26. Sydney, Australia: 8/31 - 9/3/27. Brings together scholars/practitioners to share research on labour/employment relations www.ilera2027.com/pages/progra...

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Program Tracks | ILERA 2027

Read on Program Tracks in the program of ILERA World Congress 2027. Start planning on your congress days.

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Community, Work & Family @cwfjournal.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

📣 Call for Papers! Community, Work & Family is seeking submissions for a special issue on cognitive labor and the mental load of care across the life course. 📅 Deadline: Nov. 1, 2026 Details: tinyurl.com/42at3d7e @wfrn.bsky.social @asa-family.bsky.social

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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

New @wfrn.bsky.social Teaching Resource: Big Ideas in the Classroom. Highlights classroom applications from the Big Ideas video collection. @brigidschulte.bsky.social on “Over Work: How Change Agents Are Transforming the Daily Grind.” wfrn.org/wp-content/u...

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Community, Work & Family @cwfjournal.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

What shapes the way work, care, & family life fit together? The latest issue of CWF brings together research on gendered inequalities, mental labor, childcare, working time, work-family conflict, & family wellbeing. Explore Volume 29, Issue 3: www.tandfonline.com/toc/ccwf20/2... @wfrn.bsky.social

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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Check out the latest @wfrn.bsky.social Featured Scholar Interview: wfrn.org/wp-content/u...

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Caitlin Patler @caitlinpatler.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

🚨 Job Alert! 🚨 Chloe East (CU Boulder Econ) & I are hiring a postdoc to work on causal research on impacts of imm policy on immigrant children & families + rapid response descriptive work. Please share & encourage qualified candidates to apply! aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05505

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PostDoctoral Scholar Employee - Goldman School of Public Policy

University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

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jenna newman phd @jennanewman.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

“The study found that fathers handled many of the tasks researchers described as ‘episodic’ - things that happen less often, such as remembering when to get the car serviced.”🧪 (+ @jessicacalarco.com )

“In a survey looking into the mental load that involved 3,000 US parents, academics at the University of Bath and the University of Melbourne found that mothers handled 71% of household tasks that required mental effort, such as keeping track of when sheets and towels needed to be washed and remembering by when food in the fridge needed to be eaten.”

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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Register Now: Register Now for the Next WFRN Virtual Plenary. The Year’s Best Work-Family Research: 2026 Kanter Award Finalists Present Their Research

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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Latest @wfrn.bsky.social Featured Scholar Interview with Matthew Perrigino, Assistant Professor of Management, City University of New York (CUNY) – Baruch College, Zicklin School of Business, US: wfrn.org/wp-content/u...

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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 · 14/08/2026

@pewresearch.org released a new analysis detailing cohabitation trends in the U.S. It’s common for adults in the US to live with a romantic partner they’re not married to – cohabitation. Around 3/4s of Americans in their late 30s or early 40s have done this. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

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Most U.S. adults have lived with a romantic partner they’re not married to by their early 40s

Around three-quarters of Americans in their late 30s or early 40s have lived with a romantic partner they’re not married to at some point in their lives.

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Devin Judge-Lord @judgelord.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

The Science, Technology, and Public Policy program (@stpp-um.bsky.social) is hiring a Managing Director to support research, educational programs, community partnerships.

Job Summary
The Science, Technology, and Public Policy program at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy is looking for a Managing Director to join our research center. The Managing Director is responsible for day-to-day operations of the STPP program, participating in and providing support for research activities, supervising educational programs, overseeing partnerships, and participating in strategic planning. You will report to the STPP Faculty Director.

Established in 2006, the STPP Program is a research center at the Ford School of Public Policy that is dedicated to advancing the public interest, and specifically social equity and justice, in the development and governance of science and technology through education, research, and community and policy engagement. Our highly interdisciplinary work addresses the ethical, political, social, environmental, health, and equity dimensions of science, technology, and related public policies. This includes a vibrant Community Partnerships Initiative that supports civil society in contributing to public and policy discussions related to science and technology policies, the Technology Assessment Project that analyzes emerging technologies and their implications by drawing lessons from historical analogs, the MiST fellowship that places experts in Michigan state government, a graduate certificate program, and undergraduate programming, among other activities. Our 74 faculty affiliates come from across UM's schools and colleges. We continue to expand STPP to meet the moment, as science and technology become increasingly central to people's daily lives around the world.

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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Thanks to everyone who made the 2026 @wfrn.bsky.social conference, Centering Care Across the Life Course, such a huge success. Some fun facts: More than 500 scholars and stakeholders registered. 130 sessions.....https://wfrn.org/2026-work-and-family-researchers-network-conference/ #WFRN2026

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

2026 Conference Photos

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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Exciting news! You can now watch both the 2026 Presidential Plenaries and Award Ceremonies from the @wfrn.bsky.social 2026 Conference on the WFRN Video Channel. #1. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JD7H... #2. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf5B... More here: wfrn.org/news/watch-t... #WFRN2026

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2026 Presidential Plenary 1 - Providing Care Across the Life Course and WFRN Awards Ceremony

YouTube video by Work and Family Researchers Network

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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Read the @wfrn.bsky.social Newest Featured Scholar Interview with Sophie Mathieu, Asst Prof, School of Applied Politics, Université de Sherbrooke, CA To read Dr. Mathieu’s interview in French: wfrn.org/wp-content/u... To read Dr. Mathieu’s interview in English: wfrn.org/wp-content/u...

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Lulu Li @lulu-li.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Attended the @wfrn.bsky.social conference at Montreal in June, great experience! And the pre-conference writing workshop was wonderful!

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Vienna Institute of Demography (VID) @demographyvienna.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

🎉 Congratulations to @llhipp.bsky.social, @olgaleshchenko.bsky.social, and @sauermann.bsky.social on winning the Best Presentation Award at The Work and Family Researchers Network Understanding Cognitive Labor and the Mental Load Preconference! @wfrn.bsky.social #WFRN2026 🔗 tinyurl.com/3b4seuc8

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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

From @pewresearch.org. For Working Parents, the Boundary Between Work and Family Is Often Blurred. Moms and lower-income parents face distinct challenges. Highlights the experiences of working parents in the US today and how their work and family life overlap. www.pewresearch.org/social-trend...

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For Working Parents, the Boundary Between Work and Family Is Often Blurred

Parents – especially moms – often carry the mental load that comes with trying to balance what their families need with what their job demands. And with so many obligations, it’s not surprising that w...

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Kim McErlean @kimmoments.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

promoting myself (and wfrn) for a minute! I love the WFRN community so much and was thrilled to receive a poster award from them, especially because I love the paper I presented. it’s a paper i’ve been thinking about for awhile and i’m excited to move it forward this summer

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Kim McErlean @kimmoments.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

one of my dear friends Kerry also won a much deserved poster award for her dissertation - that she also recently successfully defended! Go Dr. Waldrep 🎉

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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Congrats to @wfrn.bsky.social 2026 Best Conference Paper Award Recipient, Eunsil Oh. Low Fertility Politics, Policy and Demography: The Korean Experience examines how rigid workplace expectations, structural gender inequality, & societal norms converge to create a demographic crisis. #WFRN2026 S

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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Congratulations to Meg Kowta and Casey Scheibling, Univ of Nevada, Reno for Best Graduate Student Work at the @wfrn.bsky.social l Understanding Cognitive Labor & the Mental Load Preconference. "I Feel Like a Grief Sponge’: Communicating and Commiserating about Men’s Mental Load on Reddit.” #WFRN2026

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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Congratulations to Kerry Waldrep, University of Texas at Austin for Best Poster @wfrn.bsky.social Understanding Cognitive Labor and the Mental Load Preconference. “How Moms Make it Work: Work-Care Arrangements and the Timing of Cognitive Labor for Lawyer Mothers.” #WFRN2026

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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

We Liked Remote Work. Then We Looked at the Data. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/o...

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Opinion | We Liked Remote Work. Then We Looked at the Data.

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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

The Secret Reason Bosses Want Everyone Back in the Office, Every Day of the Week www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/o...

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Opinion | The Secret Reason Bosses Want Everyone Back in the Office, Every Day of the Week

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