Web Resources

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Boston College -- Center for Work and Family
The center, founded in 1990, strives to enhance the quality of life for the modern workforce by helping to guide employers and communities to work together for better integration and mutual success of work and family.

New England Work & Family Association
A partner of the Boston College Center for Work and Family. NEWFA serves as a resource and networking center for employers.

Families and Work Institute
A non-profit organization that researches ways to bring better harmony to work, family and community.

Institute for Woman and Work at Cornell
An academic and educational resource center that examines and evaluates issues connecting women and their work.

U.S. Department of Labor -- Women's Bureau
Mandated by the U.S. Congress in 1920, the Women's Bureau is the only federal agency mandated to meet the needs of working women in the public policy process.

U.S. Department of Labor -- Women's Jobs 1964-1999: More Than 30 Years of Progress
U.S. statistical data on the progression of women in the nation's workforce since 1964.

AFL-CIO: Facts about Working Women
Facts about women in the U.S. workforce, compiled by the AFL-CIO.

Labor Project for Working Families
Based at the University of California, Berkeley, this group works with labor unions to help develop workplace policies for families.

National Partnership for Women & Families
A non-profit organization promoting fairness in the workplace, and policies that help women and men meet the demands of work and family.

National Council for Research on Women
An alliance aimed at enhancing communication between researchers, policy makers and advocates for women and girls. It is comprised of 92 women's research and policy centers, some 3,000 affiliates, and a network of more than 200 international centers.

Work & Family Connection
A subscription-based service providing news on work and family.

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