Childcare - Publications - Faculty & Research

03 Jun 2022
Research & Ideas

In a Work-from-Anywhere World, How Remote Will Workers Go?

professional and personal lives, or who might need to toggle between work and childcare depending on the needs of the day. “The Portugal legislation makes it easier for people, both men and women, to go into the work-from-anywhere mode if... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin

15 Apr 2015
Research & Ideas

Why Americans Voted for an Income Tax

same time, we want to support those in need, to give them a "fair shot," so we make use of policies such as the earned income tax credit, childcare subsidies, and Medicaid to help people work their way into the broad middle... View Details

Keywords: by Matthew C. Weinzierl

06 Oct 2020
Sharpening Your Skills

18 Tips Managers Can Use to Lead Through COVID's Rising Waters

increasingly apparent across professions worldwide, for all kinds of working women as the coronavirus continues to wreak havoc in the United States and around the world. Leadership should consider childcare infrastructure at each... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

30 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

The New Rules for Remote Work: Pandemic Edition

contractors they can work 20 hours per week and still get paid for 40. “Work is not the only thing on people’s minds right now. Their families, their bills, childcare and school closures, the economy we are all trying to manage a lot,”... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

24 Aug 2020
Research & Ideas

How Much Will Remote Work Continue After the Pandemic?

conducive to remote work on average did not report comparatively higher gains in productivity as a result of the transition to working outside the office, says Luca. Those findings, the researchers believe, reflect conditions surrounding the pandemic that have made... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

10 Aug 2020
Research & Ideas

COVID's Surprising Toll on Careers of Women Scientists

fewer hours working on research. Another 27 percent reported no change and 18 percent said they were working more. The hidden effects of childcare So “‘shelter at home’ is not the same as ‘work from home,’” the researchers write. They... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Pharmaceutical; Biotechnology; Health

28 Aug 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, August 28, 2018

Canadian childcare provider that they had co-founded in the early 2000s and developed into a nearly 100-unit enterprise, are discussing how the company should proceed with its planned U.S. expansion. Kids & Company already has five... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

10 Feb 2003
Research & Ideas

Women at Work

Lynda Clarizio Every woman who works and has a life confronts unique challenges, from finding reliable and caring childcare to making time to nurture the relationship with their spouse or partner to fighting their own guilt and... View Details

Keywords: by Wendy Guild

09 Jan 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 9, 2018

Business School Case 918-007 Increasing Gender Diversity in the Boardroom: The United Kingdom in 2011 (B) No abstract available. Purchase this case:https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/918007-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 818-075 Poppy: A Modern Village for... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 Jan 2013
Research & Ideas

Few Women on Boards: Is There a Fix?

would have to explain why not (á la Finland) providing governmental incentives to promote women in the workplace, such as paternity leave and tax cuts for childcare (as in Sweden) doing pretty much nothing about it (per the United States)... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

15 May 2006
Lessons from the Classroom

Women Find New Path to Work

and maximizing value within my workplace? But also how do I think about using those tools in negotiating my re-entry to the workplace in terms of talking with my family, my spouse, with my childcare provider? How do I think about... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark

24 Oct 2024
Research & Ideas

With Millions of Workers Juggling Caregiving, Employers Need to Rethink Support

to remain working left because they could not reconcile the obligations of the career path they were on with caring for kids. Caregiving, along with higher education and healthcare delivery, has among the highest real-dollar increase in cost in the last 10 to 15 years.... View Details

Keywords: by Christine Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette

22 Feb 2022
Research & Ideas

When Will the Hot Housing Market Finally Start to Cool?

away much of that support. Also, eviction moratoriums are lapsing. Those who haven’t been able to go back to work and/or receive the support they were getting from the federal government, not just in terms of rental support but also View Details