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S Lewis - Gender, Work & Organization, 1997 - Wiley Online Library

'Family friendly'employment policies: A route to changing organizational culture or playing about at the margins?.

ADVANCE: Organizational Change for Gender Equity in STEM Academic Professions AND Program Evaluation

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Formal 'family friendly'policies, including flexible or reduced hours of work and periods of leave, designed to help employees to balance work and family demands have the potential to challenge traditional models of work and organizational values. However, while these policies can reduce stress for individual employees, it is argued that there is less evidence of widespread organizational culture change. This paper draws on case studies of organizations at various stages of developing 'family friendly'policies to identify two barriers …

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