Why Paid Leave Matters for the Future of Business
Leading business school faculty from across the U.S. make their case. Read More
Forget Balance: 5 Things You Can Do to Lead the Life You Want
If you're searching for "work/life balance" you'll always be disappointed because "balance" connotes a zero-sum equation. But if you shift your mindset … Read More
7 Policy Changes America Needs So People Can Work and Have Kids
We are in the midst of a revolution in gender roles, both at work and at home. And when it comes to having children, the outlook is very different for those embarking on adulthood’s journey now than it was for the men and women who graduated a generation ago. I recently published research from the Read More
What 800 Undergraduates Can Teach Us About Work, Parenting and Leaning In
In October 1987, I became a father. My mind flooded with questions, especially this one: What am I going to do to make the world a safe one for my baby to grow up in? Obsessed with this question, I brought a version of it to the Wharton MBA students I was teaching about organizational behavior. I Read More
The New Knight in Shining Armor
The stories we tell children transmit cultural values. Based on the surprising results of a new study my colleagues and I conducted of two generations of Wharton School graduates, I bet that today’s boys and girls are hearing new kinds of stories about men and women than the ones you heard as child from your Read More