The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) convened an oncology policy summit in Washington D.C. on building a workplace that includes support for people with cancer and their caregivers. The program, which also featured a virtual attendance option, examined how workplace norms and expectations have changed in recent years, particularly since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tag: Work and Family issues
Mothers’ paid work suffers during pandemic, study finds
New research from Washington University in St. Louis finds early evidence that the pandemic has exacerbated -not improved – the gender gap in work hours, which could have enduring consequences for working mothers.
What’s Facing Working Families as U.S. Moves to Reopen Economy
Bahira Trask is a cultural anthropologist who studies the relationship between social change, economics, gender and family life. In April, she spoke to some of the emerging issues around stay-at-home orders related to COVID-19, noting the pressure facing professional people…