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The Baby Benefits Club
By: Debora L. Spar
This past summer several prominent firms seemed to be competing for the title of America's most family-friendly company. In August, Netflix announced plans to offer new mothers and fathers "unlimited leave". Microsoft countered quickly, promising to increase its own...
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Parental Leave;
Maternity Leave;
Employees;
Compensation and Benefits;
Policy;
Gender;
Equality and Inequality
Spar, Debora L. "The Baby Benefits Club." Foreign Policy 215 (November–December 2015).
- 23 Jan 2024
- Research & Ideas
How to Keep Employees Productive: Support Caregivers
by Willis Towers Watson found that 40 percent of employees desire family-related assistance, with preference for expanded family leave, bereavement leave or assistance, and additional maternity leave....
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by Kara Baskin
- 14 Sep 2023
- Research & Ideas
Working Moms Are Mostly Thriving Again. Can We Finally Achieve Gender Parity?
employment relative to their peers raised by moms who stayed home, but they report spending more time with their own families. This is especially important as both men and women strive for greater involvement with loved ones while also pursuing their careers. “Our...
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by Kara Baskin
- 15 Mar 2024
- HBS Case
Let's Talk: Why It's Time to Stop Avoiding Taboo Topics at Work
forget to outline next steps. Leave the conversation with a clear plan, so the gains made during the talk don’t fizzle out. Steve pledges to draft an email inquiring about his future opportunities at the company that his mother can send...
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by Avery Forman
- 23 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Men Want Powerful Jobs More Than Women Do
spirited three-year-old son, and is expecting a second child; Brooks just returned to HBS from maternity leave in August. In other words, these are the last people in the world who would try to thwart female...
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by Carmen Nobel
- 17 Feb 2022
- Book
When Employees Feel a Sense of Purpose, Companies Succeed
apps to improve their and their children’s health outcomes. Ovia seeks to improve poor maternal health outcomes, particularly among women and children of color, adopting as its existential intent the provision of “equal care, longitudinal...
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by Ranjay Gulati
- 06 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
Consumers Blame Business for Global Health Problems. Can Business Become the Solution?
that are thoughtfully resourced and leave a smaller environmental footprint. Investors are paying attention, too, with impact investing hitting $60 billion in 2015. Attention to the negative impacts of work on health is also on the rise....
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- 10 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
Women at Work
companies where you may want to work. What is the maternity policy? Does the company provide for childcare and family support? If you like a company, get yourself in there. You can effect change from within. Parental leave. How long...
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by Wendy Guild
- 19 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 19
receiving JCP Cash coupons and circulars advertising the week's specials, were slow to embrace the new pricing format and began leaving the retailer in droves. Under enormous pressure to turn things around as the all-important...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 21
would allow RTR to aggressively expand its inventory and customer acquisition efforts in order to serve a broader range of customer segments with a wider selection of products (e.g., accessories, maternity wear). Purchase this case:...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 31
whether improvements to firm operational efficiency aggravate or alleviate the impact of disruptions. Improved operational efficiency may leave firms more exposed when a disruption occurs, or it may improve firms' agility and allow them...
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Carmen Nobel