• Syllabus
• Getting Started materials
• Reiter, N. (2007). Work life balance: What DO you mean? The ethical ideology underpinning appropriate application. The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 43(2), 273-294.

• Complete Getting Started practice Activities (Class Introductions, Practice Written Assignment, Practice Quiz)

  Write in discussion your definition of work life balance and how your current situation does or does not meet that definition.

• Lesson 1 Commentary
• Williams Reshaping the Work Family Debate, Introduction
• Bianchi, S. M. (2011). Changing families, changing workplaces. The Future of Children, 21(2), 15-36.
• Whitehead, D. L. (2008). Historical trends in work-family: The evolution of earning and caring. Handbook of Work-Family Integration: Research, theory, and best practices, 13-36. Read 17-31.

• Watch video of Stephanie Coontz regarding the history of work and family.

• Contribute to Lesson 1 Discussion

• Lesson 2 Commentary
• Allard, M. D., & Janes, M. (2008). Time use of working parents: a visual essay. Monthly Lab. Rev., 131, 3.
• Interview with Arlie Hochschild in relation to her book, The Second Shift,  published 25 years ago.  (More information on the book in the commentary) http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/she-the-people/wp/2014/08/06/the-second-shift-at-25-q-a-with-arlie-hochschild/
• Chapter 3 of Reshaping the Work-Family Debate
• Chapter 1 of Competing Devotions
• Burke, R. J. (2009). Working to live or living to work: Should individuals and organizations care?. Journal of business ethics, 84(2), 167-172.

Supplementary Reading:

• Alesina, A., Glaeser, E., & Sacerdote, B. (2005). Why do Americans work so hard?. Public Policy Research, 12(3), 148-157.(Review the tables)

• Todd Hershbine, HR Administrative Services Executie, Minitab, Inc

• Contribute to Lesson 2 Discussion

• Lesson 3 Commentary
• Han, W. J. (2004). Nonstandard work schedules and child care decisions: Evidence from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 19(2), 231-256.
• Liu, Meiron, Manrong Chen, and Steven G. Anderson,( 2014).”Factors Influencing Child Care-related Maternal Work Exits.” Children and Youth Services Quarterly.46:168-176.
• Forry, Nicole D. and Sandra L. Hofferth, (2011). “Maintaining Work: The Influence of Child Care Subsidies on Child Care-related Work Disruptions.” Journal of Family Issues 32:3:346-368.
• Shellenback, K. (2004). Child care and parent productivity: Making the business case. Linking Economic Development & Child Care Research Project. http://wrdc.usu.edu/files/publications/publication/pub__185790.pdf

• Contribute to Lesson 3 Discussion

• Lesson 4 Commentary
• Caregivers as a Protected Class? On ereserve or at http://worklifelaw.org/pubs/LocalFRDLawsReport.pdf
• Bookman, A., & Kimbrel, D. (2011). Families and elder care in the twenty-first century. The Future of Children, 21(2), 117-140.
• Schuster, M. A., Chung, P. J., & Vestal, K. D. (2011). Children with health issues. The Future of Children, 21(2), 91-116.
• Helpful Workplace Benefits for Families of Children with Special Needs  http://www.familyvoices.org/admin/work_workplace/files/HelpfulEmployeeBenefits.PDF

• Contribute to Lesson 4 Discussion
• Watch the first hour of Juggling Work and Family. Note: You must agree to Terms and Conditions before accessing the film link.

• Lesson 5 Commentary
• Aumann, K., Galinsky, E., & Matos, K. (2011). The new male mystique. National Study of the Changing Workforce. Families and Work Institute, New York.  http://familiesandwork.org/site/research/reports/newmalemystique.pdf
• Chapters 5 and 6 from Reshaping the Work-Family Debate

• Contribute to Lesson 5 Discussion
• Watch the second hour of Juggling Work and Family

• Film Juggling Work and Family (if you have not completed it)

See the Syllabus for directions to complete the paper.

• Complete Required Reading Paper

• Lesson 6 Commentary
• Henly, J. R., Shaefer, H. L., & Waxman, E. (2006). Nonstandard work schedules: Employer‐and employee‐driven flexibility in retail jobs. Social Service Review, 80(4), 609-634.
• Butler, A. B. (2007). Job characteristics and college performance and attitudes: A model of work-school conflict and facilitation. Journal of Applied Psychology, 92(2), 500.
• Bond, J. and Galinsky, E.  (2011).  Workplace Flexibility and Low-wage Employees.  http://familiesandwork.org/downloads/WorkFlexandLowWageEmployees.pdf

• Contribute to Lesson 6 Discussion
• Complete the Mid-Course Survey

• Lesson 7 commentary
• Casper, W. J., Weltman, D., & Kwesiga, E. (2007). Beyond family-friendly: The construct and measurement of singles-friendly work culture. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 70(3), 478-501.DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2007.01.001
• Hamilton, E. A., Gordon, J. R., & Whelan-Berry, K. S. (2006). Understanding the work-life conflict of never-married women without children. Women in Management Review, 21(5), 393-415. DOI: 10.1108/9649420610676208
• Older Workers and the Need for Workplace Flexibility.  http://scholarship.law.georgetown.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1037&context=cbh

• Contribute to Lesson 7 Discussion

• Lesson 8 commentary
• Belkin, Lisa "The Opt-Out Revolution" New York Times October 26, 2003.  http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/26/magazine/26WOMEN.html?pagewanted=all
• Stone, P., & Hernandez, L. A. (2012). The rhetoric and reality of “opting out”. American Sociological Association.64(4) 14-19.
• Warner, Judith “The Opt-out Generation Wants Back In” The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/11/magazine/the-opt-out-generation-wants-back-in.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
• Williams Chapter 1 Reshaping the Work-Family Debate
• Chapter 2 of Competing Devotions

• Kristie Pappal, Director of Human Resources, Philadelphia Eagles

• Contribute to Lesson 8 Discussion

• Lesson 9 Commentary
• Wadsworth, S. M., & Southwell, K. (2011). Military Families Extreme Work and Extreme “Work-Family”. The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 638(1), 163-183.Or at http://workplaceflexibility.org/images/uploads/program_papers/wadsworth_-_military_families.pdf
• A Sample of Workplace Flexibility Laws and Programs for Military Personnel.    http://scholarship.law.georgetown.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1012&context=cpe
• Berg, P., Kossek, E. E., Misra, K., & Belman, D. (2014). Work-Life Flexibility Policies: Do Unions Affect Employee Access and Use?. Ind. & Lab. Rel. Rev., 67, 111-239.  You can skip 117-125 but review definition of Individual Voice and Flexible Schedules to better understand the results.
• Malin, M. H., Milligan, M. K., Still, M. C., & Williams, J. C. (2004). Work/family conflict, union style: Labor arbitrations involving family care. Washington, DC: Center for WorkLife Law. Retrieved December, 20, 2010. http://www.worklifelaw.org/pubs/conflictunionstyle.pdf  Section III. Case Review is lengthy and provides detailed examples of cases.  Some of you might find this interesting but to reduce the reading please select a couple cases to read in detail and the others you can skim over.
• Kochan, T. A., & Shulman, B. (2007). A new social contract: Restoring dignity and balance to the economy. Economic Policy Institute. http://www.gpn.org/bp184.html  Please read page 15-19.

• Contribute to Lesson 9 Discussion

• Lesson 10 Commentary
• MacDermid, S. M., & Wittenborn, A. K. (2007). Lessons From Work—Life Research for Developing Human Resources. Advances in Developing Human Resources, 9(4), 556-568. DOI: 10.1177/1523422307305493
• Kossek, E. E., & Hammer, L. B. (2008). Supervisor work/life training gets results. Harvard business review, 86(11), 36-36.
• Kelly, E. L., Kossek, E. E., Hammer, L. B., Durham, M., Bray, J., Chermack, K., ... & Kaskubar, D. (2008). 7 Getting There from Here: Research on the Effects of Work–Family Initiatives on Work–Family Conflict and Business Outcomes. The Academy of Management Annals, 2(1), 305-349.
• Galinsky, E., Sakai, K., & Wigton, T. (2011). Workplace flexibility: From research to action. The Future of Children, 21(2), 141-161.

Supplementary Reading:

• Bourhis, A., & Mekkaoui, R. (2010). Beyond work-family balance: Are family-friendly organizations more attractive?. Relations industrielles/industrial relations, 65(1), 98-117.

• Stephanie Doliveira, Vice President of Human Resources,  Sheetz

• Contribute to Lesson 10 Discussion

• Lesson 11 Commentary
• A Guide to Job Flexibility at MIT: Tools for Employees and Supervisors Considering Flexible Work Arrangements.  http://hrweb.mit.edu/system/files/all/worklife/flexible_work_arrangements.pdf
• Yamaha Example: Read web page http://www.yamaha.com/about_yamaha/csr/human_rights_and_labor_practices/worklife_balance/?from=global_search
• Bird, J. (2006). Work‐life balance: Doing it right and avoiding the pitfalls. Employment Relations Today, 33(3), 21-30. Also can be found at http://www.worklifebalance.com/assets/pdfs/article3.pdf. 
• The Link: A Practical Guide to Conducting Work/Life Workplace Assessment.  The Center for Work & Family Boston College.  http://www.bc.edu/content/dam/files/centers/cwf/research/publications/pdf/The_Link.pdf
• Sloan Center on Aging & Work.  Barriers to Workplace Flexibility http://workplaceflexibility.bc.edu/Barriers

• Trae Vassallo and Chi-Hua Chien, Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
• Laura Sanchez, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs

• Contribute to Lesson 11 Discussion
• Submit Final Paper outline in the Final Paper Outline Assignment

• Lesson 12 Commentary
• Boushey, H. (2011). The role of the government in work-family conflict. The Future of Children, 21(2), 163-190.
• Kochan, T. A., & Shulman, B. (2007). A new social contract: Restoring dignity and balance to the economy. Economic Policy Institute. http://www.gpn.org/bp184.html Please read pages 1-14.
• Kossek, E. E., & Lee, M. D. (2008). Implementing a reduced-workload arrangement to retain high talent: A case study. The Psychologist-Manager Journal, 11(1), 49-64.
• Ruhm, C. J. (2011). Policies to assist parents with young children. The Future of children/Center for the Future of Children, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, 21(2), 37
• Christensen, K., Schneider, B., & Butler, D. (2011). Families with school-age children. The Future of Children, 21(2), 69-90.

• Complete lesson 12 discussion and work on final paper

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• Complete lesson 12 discussion and work on final paper