Welcome to the WFRN News Feed!
The News Feed is intended to make members of the work-family community aware of recent publications in popular media (such as newspapers, magazines, web postings). The items posted on the News Feed are presented on the WFRN website and are directed to members’ email accounts.
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Read the Newest Featured Scholar Interview with Sophie Mathieu
The WFRN is pleased to feature the contributions of Sophie Mathieu, Assistant Professor, School of Applied Politics, Université de Sherbrooke, Canada To read Dr. Mathieu’s interview in French, please follow this link: https://wfrn.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Sophie-Mathieu-Experts-Panel-Feature-French-7-6-26-FINAL-1.pdf To read Dr. Mathieu’s interview in English, please follow this link: https://wfrn.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Sophie-Mathieu-Experts-Panel-Feature-English-7-6-26-FINAL.pdf
July 7, 2026
Call for Papers and Sessions – 21st ILERA World Congress
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 special session before the deadline, 28 September 2026. We are seeking contributions from researchers, practitioners, policymakers and social partners [Read More…]
Call for PapersJuly 1, 2026
Call for Papers: Community, Work & Family Special Issue – Centering Care Across the Life Course: Understanding Cognitive Labor and the Mental Load
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 Daminger, Leah Ruppanner, and Jennifer Hook are the guest editors of a special issue of the journal Community, Work & Family. This Special Issue stems directly [Read More…]
Call for PapersJune 29, 2026
Congratulations to Award Recipients of the WFRN Understanding Cognitive Labor and the Mental Load Preconference
Congratulations to Award Recipients of the WFRN Understanding Cognitive Labor and the Mental Load Preconference Best pre-conference presentation Lena Hipp, WZB Berlin Social Science Center / University of Potsdam; Olga Leshenko, Vienna Institute of Demography; Armin Sauermann, Washington University in St. Louis “Unequal Burdens? Income Gradients in Mental Work and Burden Among Coupled Women in [Read More…]
June 25, 2026
Council on Contemporary Families (CCF) Research Conference and Public Scholarship Workshop
Registration for CCFs biennial, one-day conference and public scholarship workshop is now open! This year’s conference will be held at the University of Utah on October 2nd, 2026. Conference Details The conference, entitled “Family Upheaval: Contemporary Debates and Current Challenges,” will feature sessions by leading family scholars on the challenges families face today, including the [Read More…]
ConferenceJune 24, 2026
Congratulations to the WFRN 2026 Best Poster Award Recipients
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 Kimberly McErlean Is Marriage a “Gendering Institution”? The Causal Effects of Marriage on the Gendered Division of Labor
June 23, 2026
Congratulations to the WFRN 2026 Best Conference Paper Award Recipients and Semi-Finalists
Congratulations to the WFRN 2026 Best Conference Paper Award Recipient and Semi-Finalists RECIPIENT Eunsil Oh Low Fertility Politics, Policy and Demography: The Korean Experience SEMI-FINALISTS Juliana de Castro Galvao Families, Work, and Welfare States: How Does Family Formation Reshape Household Income Trajectories? Mara A. Yerkes, Marilou Vlaanderen, Cato Veuger On Call, Off Track? The Hidden [Read More…]
June 23, 2026
Interested in Serving on the WFRN Leadership Team? – Call for Nominations
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 elect a new President, Vice President, Secretary, and 2 Members at Large. Please submit your interest or nomination to the Executive Office at [Read More…]
June 22, 2026
Call for Papers — Personnel Review Special Issue – “Navigating the Work–Family Interface in the Digital Era: Challenges and Strategies”
Call for Papers — Personnel Review Special Issue “Navigating the Work–Family Interface in the Digital Era: Challenges and Strategies” https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/calls-for-papers/navigating-work-family-interface-digital-era-challenges-and-strategies Guest Editors: Huatian Wang (Lingnan University), Jinzhao Qu (Hainan University), Xi Wen (Carys) Chan (Griffith University), and Hai-Jiang Wang (Huazhong University of Science and Technology) We invite submissions to a Personnel Review special issue examining how the rapid digitalization [Read More…]
Call for PapersJune 22, 2026
Did you attend the Better Life Lab’s Writing Workshop at the WFRN Conference? Here is How to Move Forward
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 wants to help. Please reach out to Brigid Schulte, schulte@newamerica.org, Haley Swenson, swenson@newamerica.org, or Rebecca Gale, gale@newamerica.org to [Read More…]
June 22, 2026
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