Register Now for the Next WFRN Virtual Plenary. The Year’s Best Work-Family Research: 2026 Kanter Award Finalists Present Their Research

Dates/Times

  • Honolulu, USA – Friday, Sept 18, 2026, at 5:00am-6:30am HST
  • Los Angeles, USA – Friday, Sept 18, 2026, at 8:00am-9:30am PDT
  • New York, USA – Friday, Sept 18, 2026, at 11:00am-12:30pm EDT
  • London, United Kingdom – Friday, Sept 18, 2026, at 4:00pm-5:30pm BST
  • Shanghai, China – Friday, Sept 18, 2026, at 11:00pm- Saturday, Sept 19, 2026, at 12:30am CST
  • Seoul, South Korea – Saturday, Sept 19, 2026, at 12:00am-1:30am KST

Organizers/Presiders

  • Leah Ruppanner, University of Melbourne
  • Caitlyn Collins, Washington University in St. Louis
  • Jeremy Reynolds, Purdue University

Presenters

     2026 Winner

  • Yang, T., & Lee, H. Y. (2025). ‘Why I searched alone’: Understanding mothers’ hesitation to seek network assistance during workforce reentry. Organization Science, 36(6), 2150–2184. https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.2023.18098

     2026 Finalists

  • Lagios, C., Restubog, S. L. D., Schilpzand, P., Aquino, K., Lagios, N., & Caesens, G. (2025). Seeing the good in the bad: A self-affirmation model of organizational dehumanization. Journal of Applied Psychology, 110(12), 1664–1688. https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0001298
  • Ocobock, A. (2025). Cognitive labor, power, and patriarchal bargains: Not-so-invisible barriers to gendered change. Gender & Society, 39(4), 561–589. https://doi.org/10.1177/08912432251342260
  • Stewart, K., Andersen, K., Patrick, R., Reader, M., & Reeves, A. (2025). Does reducing child benefits mean parents work more? A mixed-methods study of the labor market effects of the United Kingdom’s ‘two-child limit.’ Social Service Review, 99(1), 3–42. https://doi.org/10.1086/734071

The Event

This event recognizes and shares findings from articles selected as finalists for the 2026 Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award for Excellence in Work-Family Research. In engaging TED-style talks, authors will share the major takeaways from their studies. Dr. Reynolds will facilitate a Q&A afterward.

Registration

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