I am honored to win the 2016 Community Media Rika Welch leadership award for community impact; a testimony to the Guests who shared their stories on MidLIFE Matters. In addition, an 2018 interview I did with Judith Altmann, a Holocaust Survivor, won an award. In 2020 and 2021 two other awards acknowledged the content of interviews dealing with Child Sex Trafficking in CT and Non-Profit leadership. In 2023 MidLIFE Matters won First Place for a Profile Talk Show.Tuesday
May202014
Flexible Workplaces?
Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at 11:22AM 
The GOOD NEWS is that employers know the value of touting flexible work schedules. The BAD NEWS is that flexibility is often wishful thinking. In a NYT article by Tara Siegel Bernard (5/20/14), research indicates workloads are often non-negotiable. We all know harried caregivers who skimp on sleep and other necessities, in an effort to stay in the game.
One company that views flexibility as more than an accomodation is Ernst & Young, who has long appreciated the good business sense of keeping talented workers with outside lives.
Workers, especially women: Do your homework -- don't be seduced by corporate rhetoric.
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