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Work/life no longer a 'woman's issue'.(male employees taking advantage of employer supported work/life programs and childcare)
Business Insurance, August, 2005 by Roberts, Sally
Byline: SALLY ROBERTS The desire to balance work and life, once considered more of a women's issue, now is prompting more men to finally take advantage of the work/life programs that their employers have long made available. While traditional work/life benefits such as flexible work schedules, telecommuting and child-care assistance have always been offered to both men and women, few men have taken advantage of them, in many cases out of fear of reprisal from managers, experts say.
But times are changing. With more dual-career families today, men are sharing more of the home-related, childcare and elder care responsibilities and are feeling the work/life conflict as a result. At the same time, there has been an overall attitude shift among younger...
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