Websites and Electronic Resources
AAUP Faculty Gender Equity Indicators 2006. Martha West & John Curtis. Contains data on faculty salary, rank, etc. www.aaup.org.
National Clearinghouse on Academic Worklife from the University of Michigan Center for the Education of Women brings together articles, websites, research and policy reports, policies, data, and narratives on institutional policy change. http://www.academicworklife.org/
Balancing the Scale: NSF's Career-Life Balance Initiative provides information on NSF efforts to implement family-friendly policies and practices that will help eliminate some of the barriers to achieving career-life balance in STEM fields, while also engaging the academic community in additional actions to integrate the family and professional responsibilities of our nation's scientists and engineers. http://www.nsf.gov/career-life-balance/brochure.pdf
The Boston College Center for Work and Family - Since its founding in 1990, Boston College Center for Work & Family (CWF) has been a national leader in helping organizations create effective workplaces that support and develop healthy and productive employees. The website provides information on research projects and links to other resources. http://www.bc.edu/cwf
Founded in 1962, Catalyst is the leading nonprofit corporate membership research and advisory organization working globally with businesses and the professions to build inclusive environments and expand opportunities for women and business. http://www.catalystwomen.org/
The College and University Work/Family Association (CUWFA) provides information on work/family issues within higher education and offers services to support the diverse group of professionals contributing to the development of work/family programs and policies on campus. http://www.cuwfa.org
The Families and Work Institute is a national non-profit that researches the changing workforce, workplace, family and community. http://www.familiesandwork.org/
The Family, Gender and Tenure Project at the University of Virginia examines family leave policies and flexible tenure clocks and their effect on academic faculty. http://faculty.virginia.edu/familyandtenure/home.htm.
The National Partnership for Women & Families is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, the goal of which is to create a society that is free, fair and just, with equal opportunity and rights for women and men, family friendly workplaces, and economic security for all. The website contains a wide variety of resources. http://www.nationalpartnership.org.
Work and Family Connections (now Work-Life and Human Capital Solutions) is a clearinghouse of information on work-life issues. Visitors will find information about Work and Family Connections' research and consulting services, profiles of family-friendly companies, and Work and Family Newsbrief, the nation’s only complete monthly digest of current work-life news. http://www.workfamily.com/
Housework is an academic issue - Study: Women Scientists Do More Housework Than Men
Kerry Ann Rockquemore, Ph.D. - Balance is a Myth
Motherhood and STEM tenure policies - When Scientists Choose Motherhood
Work-Life balance can prove elusive for both men and women - Work-Life Balance is Out of Reach for Many Male and Female Scientists
