Missed the 4/3 @WFRN.bsky.social Virtual Conference -- From Academia to Everywhere: How to Translate Research for Global Audiences? This event got a lot of traction. Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVy4...

From Academia to Everywhere: How to Translate Research for Global Audiences

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READ the most recent featured scholar interview with Allison Daminger, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin – Madison. wfrn.org/news/read-th...

Upcoming @wfrn.bsky.social Conference on June 17-20 in Montreal. Everything you need to know from President @jenlhook.bsky.social. Prelim Prog now available, Mentor/Mentees, dinners, expeditions, best paper awards and more! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivXd...

Welcome From WFRN President Jennifer Hook

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News came in yesterday evening! I’ve been promoted to Associate Professor of Sociology w/ tenure and the day before I learned my book Carceral Apartheid is a finalist for the SSSP C. Wright Mills Book Award! What a surreal week and gratitude is how I feel ❤️ we did it! 🪻🌹🌸🌺🌷🌻🌼🐉🦈🦋🐬☀️🙏🏼🪽

Read the WFRN.bsky.social newest featured scholar interview with LaToya Council, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Lehigh University, USA wfrn.org/wp-content/u...

Too little time to read? Attend the new book showcase Friday w/ @wfrn.bsky.social! "Labor and Inequality in Contemporary Family Life: Perils and Possibilities" featuring new books by Allison Daminger, @jaclynswong.sciences.social.ap.brid.gy, @bail3y.bsky.social. Register: wfrn.org/virtual-conf...

This week we welcome UWMadison Professor Allison Daminger to our department colloquium!

Join us for the next virtual @wfrn.bsky.social event -- New Book Showcase: Labor and Inequality in Contemporary Family Life -- featuring Bailey Brown, Allison Daminger, and Jaclyn Wong. Friday, January 23th at 11am EDT. Free & open. Registration required 👇 www.eventbrite.com/e/labor-and-...

Congrats to the 2026 @wfrn.bsky.social Early Career Fellows! Of all the many things WFRN does, this is my favorite. The future of work-family research is bright!

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CONGRATULATIONS to the 2026 WFRN.bsky.social Early Career Fellowship Recipients. This program is designed to deliver a variety of supports for advancement to secure senior-level positions, as well as assist with attendance at the 2026 Conference. wfrn.org/news/announc...

Submissions due 12/1 for the 2026 WFRN.bsky.social Pre-conference -Understanding Cognitive Labor and the Mental Load on June 17. Convenes scholars and practitioners to advance empirical, theoretical, and applied research on the mental and emotional components of care work. wfrn.org/news/underst...

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The Work and Family Researchers Network is the premier 501(c)(3) nonprofit professional association for work-family scholars and leaders.

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Read the WFRN.bsky.social November 2025 Featured Scholar Interview with Eunjeong Paek, Asst Prof of Soc, U of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Each month, WFRN.bsky.social spotlights the contributions of a scholar who is making significant advances in understanding work-family concerns. wfrn.org/wp-content/u...

Check Out WFRN.bsky.social Work-Family Syllabi. We’ve built this collection of work and family syllabi to help faculty from every discipline bring these important topics into their courses. wfrn.org/teaching-syl...

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WFRN.bsky.social Virtual Conference. Best Practices in Community-Engaged Research for Work-Family Scholars. Coming soon, 11/13 or 11/14, depending on time zone. This session highlights best practices and successful examples for work-family scholars. wfrn.org/virtual-conf...

JUST ADDED: Join us at @wfrn.bsky.social for the Mental Load Pre-Conference organized by Allison Daminger & @leahruppanner.bsky.social #work-family 👇

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CALL FOR EXTENDED ABSTRACTS Understanding Cognitive Labor and the Mental Load Half-day Pre-Conference at the WFRN.bsky.social conference. 6/17/26. Concordia U, Montreal. Publication opportunity for a special issue. Submissions due December 1, 2025. wfrn.org/2026-work-an... #WFRN2026

There's still time to join us in Montreal for the 2026 @wfrn.bsky.social conference - the deadline is extended until October 15!

Jennifer Hook@jenlhook.bsky.social · last yr.

The call for @wfrn.bsky.social papers is open! Join us in lovely Montreal June 17-20. The 2026 theme is Centering Care across the Life Course. Preconferences for Early Career Fellows and Predocs, plus plenty of social activities. Submit by Oct 1. All the info here: wfrn.org/2026-work-an...

Asia-Pacific Work-Family Researchers - We Want to Hear From You! Planning to attend WFRN.bsky.social conference in Montreal next year? We're organising an APAC networking session and need your input! 📋 Quick 2-minute survey: lnkd.in/gaf48z87

The call for @wfrn.bsky.social papers is open! Join us in lovely Montreal June 17-20. The 2026 theme is Centering Care across the Life Course. Preconferences for Early Career Fellows and Predocs, plus plenty of social activities. Submit by Oct 1. All the info here: wfrn.org/2026-work-an...

2026 Work and Family Researchers Network Conference - Work and Family Researchers Network

ABOUT THE EVENT Work and Family Researchers Network next conference will be June 17-20, 2026 at Concordia University in Montreal Canada.  The WFRN will host preconference events on June 17, including ...

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Coming up on Friday, 9/12 (11-12:30 EDT). Didn't you want to know about the latest work-family research from the Kanter award winner and finalists??? Join @wfrn.bsky.social for Virtual Plenary - the Year’s Best Work-Family Research: 2025. wfrn.org/virtual-conf...

Curious about cutting-edge work-family research? Hear from the 2025 winner and finalists of the Kanter award on 9/12: 11-12:30 EDT. Focus is on the major takeaways in an interactive format. Free and open to the public. More here: wfrn.org/virtual-conf...

The Journal of Family Issues (JFI) is seeking a new Editor. This is a great chance to revitalize JFI and help it expand its reach. Please share widely! #familysociology #sociology #familydemography journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/PD...

In their recent article @sociusjournal.bsky.social‬, ASA members Jennifer L. Hook @jenlhook.bsky.social‬ ‪@usc.edu‬ & Meiying Li (Cornell U) find that long paid leave, specifically, as opposed to work-family policies, is associated w/ a larger gender earnings gap for moms.

National Work-Family Policies and Gender Earnings Inequality in 26 OECD Countries, 1999 to 2019 - Jennifer L. Hook, Meiying Li, 2025

The authors investigate whether work-family policies help incorporate women into the labor market, but exacerbate the gender earnings gap and motherhood penalty...

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Are you coming to the ASA conference? Be sure to stop by the Family section reception and award ceremony on Monday August 11th from 6:30-8:30pm at The Gage, 24 South Michigan Avenue. See you there!

Work and families research network conference abstract submission are now open to October! Don't forget to submit your abstract! wfrn.org/2026-work-an

2026 Work and Family Researchers Network Conference - Work and Family Researchers Network

ABOUT THE EVENT Work and Family Researchers Network next conference will be June 17-20, 2026 at Concordia University in Montreal Canada.  The WFRN will host preconference events on June 17, including ...

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The call for @wfrn.bsky.social papers is open! Join us in lovely Montreal June 17-20. The 2026 theme is Centering Care across the Life Course. Preconferences for Early Career Fellows and Predocs, plus plenty of social activities. Submit by Oct 1. All the info here: wfrn.org/2026-work-an...

2026 Work and Family Researchers Network Conference - Work and Family Researchers Network

ABOUT THE EVENT Work and Family Researchers Network next conference will be June 17-20, 2026 at Concordia University in Montreal Canada.  The WFRN will host preconference events on June 17, including ...

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📣 Call for Papers: #GenderGaps Conference 2025 📅 Sept. 12-13 in Warsaw, Poland ℹ️ Topics: #gender #inequality from the fields of economics, management, sociology & social psychology + career inequality & household roles are specially invited to apply. ⏳ Submit by July 15 🔗 grape.org.pl/GGaps2025

Postdoc in Sociology/Demography/Economics, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), Germany Further details about the position and the application procedure are available at www.diw.de/sixcms/detai... Deadline: 7 July 2025. Contact Philipp Lersch (plersch@diw.de) for further details.

DIW Berlin: Researcher (f/m/x)

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Happy to share my new publication in @sfjournal.bsky.social!📣 Why is household equality so hard? Unequal scripts mean that equality takes work—often falling to women, even when men say they want it. Paradoxically, for women, doing less still means more work. doi.org/10.1093/sf/s...

Happy to talk to anybody considering applying: I had a great experience!

Jennifer Hook@jenlhook.bsky.social · last yr.

Are you an early career scholar in #work-family? Applications are open for @wfrn.bsky.social Early Career Fellowship. Join an amazing cohort of junior scholars in Montreal (June 2026) and beyond. Organized by @yanghu.co.uk & Nicole Denier. App is easy! Happy to answer Qs wfrn.org/early-career...

🚨 Apps open for the 2026-27 @wfrn.bsky.social Early Career Fellowships (ECFs)! Join the stellar line-up of current and past WFRN ECFs, and super-charge your career with amazing support from the wonderful WFRN community! @ndenier.bsky.social & I look fwd to your apps and are happy to answer any Qs!

Jennifer Hook@jenlhook.bsky.social · last yr.

Are you an early career scholar in #work-family? Applications are open for @wfrn.bsky.social Early Career Fellowship. Join an amazing cohort of junior scholars in Montreal (June 2026) and beyond. Organized by @yanghu.co.uk & Nicole Denier. App is easy! Happy to answer Qs wfrn.org/early-career...

Are you an early career scholar in #work-family? Applications are open for @wfrn.bsky.social Early Career Fellowship. Join an amazing cohort of junior scholars in Montreal (June 2026) and beyond. Organized by @yanghu.co.uk & Nicole Denier. App is easy! Happy to answer Qs wfrn.org/early-career...