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MARCH 2017
Work/Life Effectiveness
What is work/life
effectiveness?
Work-Life Effectiveness
A coherent, sustainable, ?
and satisfying way of integrating ?
your personal and professional
responsibilities and interests.
Work/life effectiveness¡­
? Not just a scheduling issue¡­

? Acknowledging and integrating all the roles you play

? Aligning your priorities with your values

? Setting boundaries
What gets in the way?
Rigid workplaces
Contradictory or irreconsilable aspirations
Inadequate support
Deeply ingrained gender biases
Gender pay gap by age
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, reported in U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor

Statistics, Highlights of Women¡¯s Earnings in 2015, Table 1
Why the gap widens¡­
? The career costs of ¡°temporal flexibility¡±

? The (gendered) stigma of ¡°special treatment¡±

? The too high/too low cost of child and eldercare

? Unequal access to even the most basic work/life
accommodations & opportunities
How to manage
How to manage
1. Get serious about your priorities?
Put it on paper, map out the trade-offs, be honest about your needs
2. Seek progressive employers ?
Look for explicit policies, women in leadership, cultural cues
3. Do the math?
Factor in short term gains and effects on future earning potential
4. Cultivate allies and be an ally?
Support everyone¡¯s work/life goals, be an example for others
Appendix
? Claudia Goldin¡¯s research:

? Freakonomics Radio interview

? Anne Marie Slaughter

? "Unfinished Business" book review NY Times

? ¡°Why Women Still Can't Have It All¡±

? The Simple Truth About the Gender Pay Gap (AAUW)

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Work-Life Effectiveness

  • 4. A coherent, sustainable, ? and satisfying way of integrating ? your personal and professional responsibilities and interests.
  • 5. Work/life effectiveness¡­ ? Not just a scheduling issue¡­ ? Acknowledging and integrating all the roles you play ? Aligning your priorities with your values ? Setting boundaries
  • 6. What gets in the way?
  • 11. Gender pay gap by age Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, reported in U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Highlights of Women¡¯s Earnings in 2015, Table 1
  • 12. Why the gap widens¡­ ? The career costs of ¡°temporal flexibility¡± ? The (gendered) stigma of ¡°special treatment¡± ? The too high/too low cost of child and eldercare ? Unequal access to even the most basic work/life accommodations & opportunities
  • 14. How to manage 1. Get serious about your priorities? Put it on paper, map out the trade-offs, be honest about your needs 2. Seek progressive employers ? Look for explicit policies, women in leadership, cultural cues 3. Do the math? Factor in short term gains and effects on future earning potential 4. Cultivate allies and be an ally? Support everyone¡¯s work/life goals, be an example for others
  • 15. Appendix ? Claudia Goldin¡¯s research: ? Freakonomics Radio interview ? Anne Marie Slaughter ? "Unfinished Business" book review NY Times ? ¡°Why Women Still Can't Have It All¡± ? The Simple Truth About the Gender Pay Gap (AAUW)