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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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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Personnel Review invites contributions for the Special Issue, “Navigating the Work–Family Interface in the Digital Era: Challenges and Strategies.” Submissions due 11/30/26. wfrn.org/news/personn...
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Personnel Review is pleased to invite contributions for the Special Issue titled “Navigating the Work–Family Interface in the Digital Era: Challenges and Strategies.” - Work and Family Researchers Net...
Personnel Review is pleased to invite contributions for the Special Issue titled “Navigating the Work–Family Interface in the Digital Era: Challenges and Strategies.” The rapid digitalization of work—...
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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
From @harvardbiz.bsky.social You Need to Understand Your Employees' Caregiving Responsibilities: hbr.org/2026/08/you-...
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You Need to Understand Your Employees’ Caregiving Responsibilities
Employees regularly balance work with caregiving responsibilities, whether it is child care, eldercare, or caring for another family member. Yet many organizations lack visibility into who their careg...
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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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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
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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 for @wfrn.bsky.social Virtual Plenary: wfrn.org/news/registe...
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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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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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Does Your Relationship Need a ‘Mental Load’ Coach? www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/w...
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Does Your Relationship Need a ‘Mental Load’ Coach?
Zach Watson, a self-described “recovering man-child,” advises other men about how to take on their fair share of household labor.
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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 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 · 24/07/2026
What We Should Learn From Nordic Happiness www.nytimes.com/2026/07/04/o...
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Opinion | What We Should Learn From Nordic Happiness
Scandinavia is the land of five-week vacations, virtually free university, one-year parental leaves, easy child care and very happy citizens.
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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Open Access: Pregnancy Discrimination Is a Family Affair: Examining Crossover Effects in Couples - Paustian‐Underdahl - Journal of Organizational Behavior - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Pregnancy Discrimination Is a Family Affair: Examining Crossover Effects in Couples
Research consistently finds that workplace discrimination is harmful for employees. However, less is known about how these stressful experiences may affect employees' family members. This question is...
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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Get your paper submitted!
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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
In 2027, @wfrn.bsky.social will elect a new President, Vice President, Secretary, and 2 Members at Large. Nominate yourself or others. wfrn.org/news/are-you...
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Are you interested in serving on the WFRN Leadership Team? - Call for nominations - Work and Family Researchers Network
Are you interested in serving on the WFRN Leadership Team?  Would you be interesting in nominating or suggesting someone else?   Below is information on the nominations process. In 2027 the WFRN will ...
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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
You can listen to Hugh Bainbridge's recorded remarks from @wfrn.bsky.social 2026 conference: Who Is Caring for People with Disabilities Across the Lifecourse? wfrn.org/news/recorde... #WFRN2026
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Recorded Remarks: Who Is Caring for People with Disabilities Across the Lifecourse? - Work and Family Researchers Network
As part of the 2026 WFRN Conference panel, Who Is Caring for People with Disabilities Across the Lifecourse?, Hugh Bainbridge recorded opening remarks for the session. We are pleased to make it availa...
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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Open Access. Back to Work! Perceived Overqualification, Proactive Helping Behaviors, and Work Adjustment Among Reentering Mothers - Boenke - 2026 - Journal of Organizational Behavior - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Back to Work! Perceived Overqualification, Proactive Helping Behaviors, and Work Adjustment Among Reentering Mothers
In the present study, we investigate the impact of perceived overqualification on the return-to-work process following maternity leave. Based on Person-Environment (P-E) fit theory's underutilized ca...
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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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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
The Elusive Promise of the Four-Day Workweek www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/o...
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Opinion | The Elusive Promise of the Four-Day Workweek
The very leaders rhapsodizing about a shorter workweek are demanding more time, not less, from their employees.
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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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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Know anyone appropriate??? Are you interested in serving on the @wfrn.bsky.social Leadership Team? Would you be interested in nominating or suggesting someone else? Learn more here: wfrn.org/news/are-you...
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Are you interested in serving on the WFRN Leadership Team? - Call for nominations - Work and Family Researchers Network
Are you interested in serving on the WFRN Leadership Team?  Would you be interesting in nominating or suggesting someone else?   Below is information on the nominations process. In 2027 the WFRN will ...
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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Call for Papers and Sessions – 21st International Labour and Employment Relations Association (ILERA) World Congress. Submission Deadline: September 28, 2026. More here: wfrn.org/news/call-fo...
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Call for Papers and Sessions - 21st ILERA World Congress - Work and Family Researchers Network
21st ILERA World Congress – 30 August – 3 September 2027 Call for Papers and Special Sessions The Call for Papers and Special Sessions are now open, and we encourage you to submit your abstract or spe...
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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Call for Papers: @cwfjournal.bsky.social Special Issue – Centering Care Across the Life Course: Understanding Cognitive Labor and the Mental Load. Deadline 11/1/26. Stems from the 8th Biennial Work Family Researchers Network Meeting in Montreal, CA, 6/17-20/26. wfrn.org/news/call-fo... #WFRN2026
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Call for Papers: Community, Work & Family Special Issue - Centering Care Across the Life Course: Understanding Cognitive Labor and the Mental Load - Work and Family Researchers Network
Call for Papers: Community, Work & Family Special Issue Centering Care Across the Life Course: Understanding Cognitive Labor and the Mental Load Submissions due November 1, 2026 Overview: Allison Dami...
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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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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Congrats to the winners of the @ellengalinsky.bsky.social Generative Researcher Award -- Sarah Flood, @melissamilkie.bsky.social, and @lsayer.bsky.social for their development, support, and use of time use data. Learn more about their exceptional work here: wfrn.org/ellen-galins...
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The Ellen Galinsky Generative Researcher Award - Work and Family Researchers Network
The Ellen Galinsky Generative Researcher Award This award recognizes a work-family researcher or research team who have/has contributed break-through thinking to the work-family field via theory, meas...
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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Did you attend the Better Life Lab's Writing Workshop at the @wfrn.bsky.social Conference? Here's how to move forward. Do you have an idea, research, or story you want to write, or to connect with others who could? You can get help as well as those unable to attend. wfrn.org/news/did-you...
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Did you attend the Better Life Lab’s Writing Workshop at the WFRN Conference? Here is How to Move Forward - Work and Family Researchers Network
Did you attend the Better Life Lab’s Writing Workshop at the WFRN Conference? Do you have an idea, research, or story you want to write, or to connect with others who could? The Better Life Lab team w...
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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Call for Papers — Personnel Review Special Issue – “Navigating the Work–Family Interface in the Digital Era: Challenges and Strategies” Deadline 11/30/26. www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/calls-for-pa...
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Navigating the Work–Family Interface in the Digital Era: Challenges and Strategies
Examining challenges and strategies for managing work–family dynamics in the digital era, focusing on boundary blurring, technostress, and sustainable integration across diverse work contexts.
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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Call for Nominations! Interested in serving on the @wfrn.bsky.social Leadership Team? Would you be interested in nominating or suggesting someone else? wfrn.org/news/interes...
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Interested in Being a WFRN Mentor or Mentee? Sign Up For a Mentorship Pairing for the 2026 Conference - Work and Family Researchers Network
As part of the 2026 WFRN 8th Biennial Conference, we are pleased to offer a Mentorship Program designed to foster meaningful connections among scholars at all career stages within the Work and Family ...
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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
@ccfamilies.bsky.social (CCF) Research Conference and Public Scholarship Workshop. Family Upheaval: Contemporary Debates and Current Challenges on 10/2/26 at U of Utah. FREE. contemporaryfamilies.utah.edu/family-uphea...
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Family Upheaval: Contemporary Debates and Current Challenges, a CCF Workshop - Contemporary Families - The University of Utah
Join CCF’s "Family Upheaval: Contemporary Debates and Current Challenges” workshop on October 2nd, 2026, at the University of Utah. Explore key family policy issues and public scholarship training thr...
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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Congratulations to the @wfrn.bsky.social 2026 Best Poster Award Recipients at the 2026 Conference: Kylie Jaeyun Yim for her poster on parental leave and Kimberly McErlean for her article on marriage as a gendering institution. Full titles here: wfrn.org/news/congrat... #WFRN2026
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Congratulations to the WFRN 2026 Best Poster Award Recipients - Work and Family Researchers Network
Congratulations to the WFRN 2026 Best Poster Award Recipients Kylie Jaeyun Yim Necessary but Insufficient: The Impact of Parental Leave on Working Women’s Transition to Parenthood in South Korea Kimbe...
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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 · 28/06/2026
Congrats to @llhipp.bsky.social, @olgaleshchenko.bsky.social, and @sauermann.bsky.social--winners of the best pre-conference pres at @WFRN.bsky.social Understanding Cognitive Labor and Mental Load Preconf for “Unequal Burdens?Income Gradients in Mental Work & Burden Among Coupled Women in Germany.”
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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 · 25/06/2026
Congrats Meiying Li! @wfrn.bsky.social recognizes Meiying Li as the recipient of the 2026 Kathleen Christensen Dissertation Award. Dr Li’s dissertation, A Tale of Two Labor Markets... wfrn.org/christensen-... #WFRN.2026
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The Kathleen Christensen Dissertation Award - Work and Family Researchers Network
The Kathleen Christensen Dissertation Award This award recognizes a recent graduate of a doctoral program who has already made a significant contribution to the work and family knowledge base. The Kat...
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WFRN.bsky.social @wfrn.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Congratulations to Brad Harrington and @ellenernstkossek.bsky.social, the Co-recipients of the @WFRN.bsky.social Lifetime Achievement Award which recognizes extraordinary scholars who have made enduring contributions to the work-family community. wfrn.org/lifetime-ach... #WFNR2026
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WFRN Lifetime Achievement Award - Work and Family Researchers Network
WFRN Lifetime Achievement Award The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes extraordinary scholars who have made enduring contributions to the work-family community.  The award is selected by the Execut...
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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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Journal of Family Research @familyresearch.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Calling all work-family researchers: JFR is THE place to publish your research—especially after an inspiring #wfrn2026! ➡️ ubp.uni-bamberg.de/jfr/index.ph... @wfrn.bsky.social #sociology #demography #openaccess #openscience
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