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- 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
- 22 Sep 2022
- News
The Beauty Guide
wouldn’t necessarily know that they are dealing with little ones at home and childcare issues. Or that they have elderly parents they have to take care of. To maximize how they show up at work, I’ve got to take the time to understand... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 11 May 2022
- Blog Post
MoMBAs: The Inspiring Student Mothers of HBS
in how to spend time as a mother. I took a gap semester in my EC (second) year because I felt I was drowning between classes, the part-time job I wanted to do, and a broken childcare support system (daycare was shortened due to COVID).... View Details
- 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 May 2020
- Blog Post
Let’s Hear it For the Moms – The Incredible Balancing Act of Student Mothers
choices, be efficient, spend a lot of money on childcare (pre Covid...) and set up a lot of help, and sadly, deprioritize sleep and exercise. Funny HBS moment: In class one afternoon I was in pain from contractions, they were not real... View Details
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
High Honors
admission to HBS for two years while she worked in human resources for General Electric. She eventually matriculated at HBS, deftly juggling classes and childcare for her two young children. Fudge has spent a significant amount of time... View Details
- Career Coach
Andrea Kimmel
banking prior to HBS and then led to consumer and retail brand marketing and finally to the start-up she began in the childcare industry in 2011 which she has grown to 2 locations and soon to be a franchise. Work Experience: Deutsche... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Case Study: Tip the Scale
center-based, on-demand childcare company, was in search of unique funding models to fuel its expansion beyond two existing locations. Too small for private equity, in a sector that doesn’t attract VCs, and without enough of a track... View Details
- 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
- 11 Oct 2017
- Blog Post
Designing Internship Projects for Greater Impact
EquaLife Group, a start-up dedicated to “building and creating consumer-related businesses” in Africa. Five employees work at the holding group level; an additional fifteen run its leading current venture, Little Steps Childcare Centers.... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship
- Web
Benefits & Compensation | Research Associates
University-wide offering of libraries, museums, and events, as well as discounts to movies, plays, sporting events, and cultural activities in the New England area at large. Benefits Package Compensation & Salary Grades Time Off Medical & Dental View Details
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Hidden Workers: Caregivers - Managing the Future of Work
childcare and eldercare, it's in the best interest of employers to invest in fostering a care culture—one that attracts caregivers on the margins of the workforce and helps current employees succeed. Read the Report Related Research... View Details
- 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
- 03 Jun 2020
- News
Keeping a Community Connected
do things better on the other side. In our sector, particularly on the early childcare side, the crisis is showing how essential those programs are—not only for child development, but also for families to be able to work. I can envision... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 08 May 2019
- Blog Post
In the Business of Flexibility
level of talent within their budget. The firm is simultaneously mobilizing a part of the workforce—those with a need or a desire for flexible arrangements due to childcare responsibilities or other factors—that might otherwise be left on... View Details
- 04 Jan 2016
- Blog Post
Motherhood and the MBA
in Boston? Boston has some of the highest childcare costs in the country. Wait lists for daycare can be over a year-long. It is imperative that you look into daycare as soon as you are even considering coming to HBS (especially if... View Details
- 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
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Addressing The Financial Security Gap
can’t solve this problem, she says, adding that some public policy initiatives need to be implemented, along with paid childcare and more flexible workplaces. Ackerley is passionate about closing the gender pension gap and furthering... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Carla Small
son's childcare - all while launching a new company!" After graduation, Small plans to move into another family-related field: health care. "It's a complicated industry that increasingly appreciates a business perspective," she says. She... View Details
Keywords: Linda Goodspeed