I’m sure that the vast majority of school-age children look forward to snow days, and perhaps the same can be said even of their teachers. I’m not too sure that parents welcome snow days with the same open arms, though, especially when they work outside of the home. When our son’s school closes due to…

Ladies, would you say that your partner is a “real partner”? I hope so, but statistically, even if you are both doing your best to create an equal relationship, it’s still the woman that’s doing the majority of housework and childcare.  No surprise there right? In her recent TED talk, “Why We Have So Few Women…

The example of this executive highlights the powerful influence that direct supervisors can have in creating more flexible (and more human) work cultures: Andrea was the technology manager for a telecommunications company operating in Argentina. An engineer and mother of five, she had always been capable of balancing her work and family life. She was…

The irony of modern life is that despite all of our modern conveniences, we are somehow busier than ever. This is partly because we’re living out the effects of a massive social shift in which the vast majority of women have entered the workforce. In Canada, women now outnumber men at work and in universities….

Many of us don’t bother with New Year’s Resolutions anymore, which seem doomed to failure. However, it’s definitely worthwhile to re-evaluate our habits every now and then. Take a look at this striking quote about the nature of a habit: “I am your constant companion. I am your greatest helper or heaviest burden. I will…