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More than 500 delegates from 40 countries participated in the 8th Biennial WFRN Conference, held June 17-20, 2026 in Montreal Canada. Thank you to all involved!

Latest Research

Swiss Men Are (Not) Transitioning to Part-Time Work: The Role of Ideal Worker and Male Breadwinner Norms in Occupational Contexts

Visualizing the Prevalence of Couples’ Work-Family Arrangements across Countries

Do Women Ask for Less? Evidence From Reservation Wages in Italy

Latest News

Are you interested in serving on the WFRN Leadership Team? – Call for nominations

Read the Newest Featured Scholar Interview with Matthew Perrigino

Call for Papers: Community, Work & Family Special Issue – Centering Care Across the Life Course: Understanding Cognitive Labor and the Mental Load

Latest Videos

Ellen Ernst Kossek – Reconceptualizing Boundary Control Over Work-Life Connectivity to Include Frontline Employees: A Randomized Field Experiment

Richard Petts – What if All Fathers in the U.S. had Paid Paternity Leave?

Melissa Milkie – Making “Quality Time” – for Kids and Their Parents

Conferences + Events

Virtual Conference Series Event – The Year’s Best Work-Family Research: 2026 Kanter Award Finalists Present Their Research

September 18 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm EDT

Virtual Conference Series Event – New Book Showcase. Gigs, Startups, Hedge Funds: How Workers Across Industries Navigate Work, Family, and Insecurity

November 6 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm EST

Featured Scholar

Matthew Perrigino

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Read the Interview

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