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This page contains an extensive bibliography on a large number of reports, articles and papers on a variety of subjects related to work-life balance and aging workforce. It also offers links to these documents, where available. You can browse the entire bibliography or search by subject, author, publisher or title.


Benefits and costs


Child care

  • Doherty, Gillian, et al. You Bet I Care! Policies and Practices in Canadian Family Child Care Agencies.  Study No. 4. Guelph, Ont.: University of Guelph, Centre for Families, Work and Well-being, 2001.

  • Doherty, Gillian, et al. You Bet I Care! A Canada-Wide study on: Wages, Working Conditions, and Practices in Child Care Centres. Study No. 1. Guelph, Ont.: University of Guelph, Centre for Families, Work and Well-being, 2000.

  • Doherty, Gillian, et al. You Bet I Care! Caring and Learning Environments: Quality in Regulated Family Child Care Across Canada. Study No. 3. Guelph, Ont.: University of Guelph, Centre for Families, Work and Well-being, 2000.

  • Goelman, Hillel, et al. You Bet I Care! Caring and Learning Environments: Quality in Child Care Centres Across Canada. Study No. 2. Guelph, Ont.: University of Guelph, Centre for Families, Work and Well-being, 2000.

  • Doherty, Gillian, Martha Friendly and Mab Oloman. Women's Support, Women's Work: Child Care in an Era of Deficit Reduction, Devolution Downsizing and Deregulation. Ottawa: Status of Women Canada, 1998.

  • Freiler, Christa, and Judy Cerny, from the Child Poverty Action Group. Benefiting Canada's Children: Perspectives on Gender and Social Responsibility. Ottawa: Status of Women Canada, 1998.

  • Kohen, Dafna E., and Clyde Hertzman. The importance of quality child care  (PDF Document). Workshop paper W-98-33Es for "Investing in Children: A National Research Conference, 1998. Sponsored by Human Resources Development Canada, 1998.

  • Beaujot, Roderic. "Parental preference for work and childcare." Canadian Public Policy 23, 3 (Summer 1997).

  • Cleveland, Gordon, and Douglas Hyatt. Child Care, Social Assistance and Work: Lone Mothers with Preschool Children. Ottawa: Human Resources Development Canada, Strategic Policy, Applied Research Branch, 1996.

  • Human Resources Development Canada. Improving Social Security in Canada. Child Care and Development: A Supplementary Paper. Human Resources Development Canada, 1994

  • Folbre, Nancy. Who Pays for the Kids? Gender and the Structure of Constraint. London: Routledge, 1994.

  • Goelman, Hillel. Canadian National Child Care Study: where are the children? An overview of child care arrangements in Canada. Ottawa: Supply and Services Canada, 1993.

  • Lero, Donna S., et al. Canadian National Child Care Study: Workplace Benefits and Flexibility: A Perspective on Parents' Experiences. (Cat. 89-530E). Ottawa, Ont.: Statistics Canada, 1993.

  • Lero, Donna S. Canadian National Child Care Study: Introductory report. Ottawa: Statistics Canada, 1992.

  • Lero, Donna S. Canadian National Child Care Study: Parental Work Patterns and Child Care Needs. (Cat. 89-529E). Ottawa, Ont.: Statistics Canada, 1992.

  • Liazos, Alex. "Childcare and time to be parents: Parenting, childcare, and work." Humanity & Society 15, 3 (1991): 291-303.

  • Doherty, Gillian. Quality matters in child care. Huntsville, Ont.: Jesmond Publishing, 1991.

  • Whitebook, Marcy, Carolee Howes, and Deborah A. Phillips. (1989). Who cares? Childcare teachers and the quality of care in America. Oakland, Calif.: Childcare Employee Project, 1989.

  • Howes, Carollee. Relations between early child care and schooling. Developmental Psychology 24 (1988), pp. 53-57.

  • Phillips, Deborah A, et al. "Selective Review of infant day care research: A cause for concern." Zero to three 7, 3 (February 1987): 18-21.

  • Howes, Carollee, and Olenick, M. (1986). "Family and child care influences on toddler compliance." Child Development 57 (1986): 202-216.


Culture change

  • Labour Program, Human Resources Development Canada. "Moving beyond Policies and Programs to Bring About Culture Change." Work-Life Balance in Canadian Workplaces. (June 2001).

  • Labour Program, Human Resources Development Canada. "Creating a family-friendly workplace." Work-Life Balance in Canadian Workplaces. (June 2001).

  • Doherty, Gillian, et al. You Bet I Care! Policies and Practices in Canadian Family Child Care Agencies. Study No. 4. Guelph, Ont.: University of Guelph, Centre for Families, Work and Well-being, 2001.

  • SPINKS, Nora. The Work-Life Continuum. Work-Life Harmony Entreprises, 2000.


Eldercare

  • Jenson, Jane, and Stephane Jacobzone. Care Allowances for the Frail Elderly and their Impact on Women Care Givers. Occasional Papers No. 41. Paris: OECD, 2000.

  • Canadian Home Care Association, and l'Association des CLSC et des CHSLD du Québec. Portraits of Canada: An overview of public home care programs. National Conference on Home Care, Halifax, March 1998.

  • Côté, Denyse, et al. Who Will Be Responsible for Providing Care? The Impact of the Shift to Ambulatory Care and of Social Economy Policies on Quebec Women. Ottawa: Status of Women Canada, 1998.

  • Frone, Michael R., Marcia Russell, and Lynne M. Cooper. "Relation of work-family conflict to health outcomes: A four-year longitudinal study of employed parents." Journal of Occupational & Organizational Psychology 70, 4 (1997): 325-335.

  • Joseph, Alun, and Bonnie Hallman. "Caught in the triangle: The influence of home, work and elder location on work-family balance." Canadian Journal of Aging 15, 3 (1996).

  • Alvi, Shahid. Eldercare and the Workplace. Ottawa: Conference Board of Canada, 1995

  • Matthews, A.M. and Rosenthal, C.J. "Balancing work and family in an aging society: The Canadian experience." Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics 13 (1993), pp. 96-119.

  • Hoskins, Irene. "Combining work and care for the elderly." International Labour Review 132, 3 (1993).

  • Liebig, Phoebe S. "Factors affecting the development of employer-sponsored eldercare programs: Implications for employed caregivers." Journal of Women & Aging 5, 1 (1993): 59-78.

  • Medjuck, S., O'Brien, N. and Tozer, C. "From private responsibility to public policy: Women and the cost of caregiving to elderly kin." Atlantis 17 (1992), pp. 44-58.

  • Myles, J. "Women, the welfare state and caregiving." Canadian Journal on Aging 10 (1991), pp. 82-85.

  • Joshi, Heather, and Susan Macran. "Review article: Work, gender and health." Work, Employment & Society 5, 3 (1991): 451-468.

  • Hibbard, Judith H., and Clyde R. Pope. "Employment characteristics and health status among men and women." Women & Health 12, 2 (1987): 85-102.

  • Muller, Charlotte. "Health and health care of employed women and homemakers: family factors." Women & Health 11, 1 (1986): 7-26.

  • Fusilier, Marcelline R., Daniel C. Ganster, and Bronston T. Mayes. "The social support and health relationship: Is there a gender difference?" Journal of Occupational Psychology 59, 2 (1986): 145-153.

  • Haavio-Mannila, Elina. "Inequalities in health and gender." Social Science & Medicine 22, 2 (1986): 141-149.

  • Gorey, K.M., Rice, R.W. and Brice, G.C. "The prevalence of elder care responsibilities among the work force population." Research on Aging 14: 399-418.


Flexible work arrangements

  • Laporte, Céline. "Part-Time Workers - 1988 to 1998." Workplace Gazette 1, 4 (Winter 1998): 36.

  • Lipsett, Brenda and Reesor, Mark. Flexible Work Arrangements: Evidence from the 1991 and 1995 Survey of Work Arrangements. Ottawa: Human Ressources Development Canada, Strategic policy, 1997.

  • Guérin, Gilles, et al. "Les pratiques d'aide à l'équilibre emploi-famille dans les organisations du Québec.Relations industrielles 52, 2 (1997): 274-303.

  • Catalyst. A New Approach to Flexibility: Managing the Work/Time Equation. New York: Catalyst, 1997.

  • Duxbury, Linda, Christopher Higgins, and Catherine Lee. Balancing Work and Family Roles: An Evaluation of Alternative Work Arrangements. Prepared for Health Canada, National Health Research and Development Program (unpublished), 1993

  • Higgins, Christopher, et al. "An examination of work-time and work-location flexibility." Optimum: The Journal of Public Sector Management 23, 2 (1992): 29-37.

  • Duffy, Ann, and Norene Pupo. Part-Time Paradox: Connecting Gender, Work and Family. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1992.


Issues for employees

  • Clark, Warren. "Traffic Report: Weekdays commuting patterns." Canadian Social Trends 56 (Spring 2000).

  • Statistics Canada. Part-time by choice, 1999 The Daily Catalogue no. 71-005-XPB (November 24, 2000).

  • Ipsos-Reid. "Stress becoming a way of life for Canadians" News Release, October 16 2000.

  • Silver, Cynthia "Being there: The time dual-earner couples spend with their children." Canadian Social Trends (Summer 2000).

  • MacBride-King, Judith, and Kimberley Bachmann. Is work-life balance still an issue for Canadians and their employers? You bet it is. Ottawa: Conference Board of Canada, 1999.

  • MacBride-King, Judith, and Kimberley Bachmann. Solutions for the stressed-out worker. Ottawa: Conference Board of Canada, 1999.

  • Statistics Canada. Overview of the time use of Canadians in 1998 Ottawa: Statistics Canada, Catalogue 12F0080XIE, 1999.

  • MacBride-King, Judith. Managers, employee satisfaction and work-life balance. Ottawa. Conference Board of Canada, 1999.

  • Shields, Margot. "Long working hours and health." Health Reports (Autumn 1999), pp. 33-48.

  • Statistics Canada. General Social Survey: Time Use The Daily Catalogue no.71-005-XPB (November 9, 1999).

  • Catalyst. Two Careers, One Marriage: Making It Work In the Workplace. A Catalyst Study of Dual-Career Couples. New York: Catalyst, 1998.

  • Marshall, Katherine. "Stay-at-home dads." Perspectives on Labour and Income 10, 1 (spring 1998).

  • McFarlane, Seth, Roderic Beaujot, and Tony Haddad. Time Availability and Relative Resources as Determinants of the Sexual Division of Domestic Work. Discussion Paper no. 98-1. London: University of Western Ontario, Department of Sociology, Population Studies Centre, 1998.

  • Mackin, Jeanne. "Time shared: how much time do working parents actually spend with their kids?" Human Ecology Forum 25 (1997), pp. 8-11.

  • Livingston, Mary M., Kim Burley, and Thomas P. Springer. "The importance of being feminine: Gender, sex role, occupational and marital role commitment, and their relationship to anticipated work-family conflict." Journal of Social Behavior & Personality 11, 5 (1996): 179-192.

  • Jackson, C. "Measuring and valuing households' unpaid work." Canadian Social Trends 42 (fall 1996), pp.25-29.

  • Kluwer, Esther, José Heesink, and Evart Van de Vliert. "Marital conflict about the division of household labour and paid work." Journal of Marriage and the Family 58, 4 (1996): 958-969.

  • Matthews, Lisa S., Rand D. Conger, and K.A.S. Wickrama, "Work-family conflict and marital quality: mediating processes." Social Psychology Quarterly 59, 1 (1996): 62-79.

  • Burley, Kim A. "Family variables as mediators of the relationship between work-family conflict and marital adjustment among dual-career men and women." Journal of Social Psychology 135, 4 (1995): 483-497.

  • Duxbury, Linda, and Christopher Higgins. "Obstacles to productivity: Do you have a supportive manager?" Recruiting and Supervision Today (January 10-11, 1995).

  • Doucet, Andrea. "Gender equality and gender differences in household work and parenting." Women's Studies International Forum 18, 3 (1995): 271-84.

  • Higgins, Christopher, Linda Duxbury, and Catherine Lee. "Impact of life-cycle stage and gender on the ability to balance work and family responsibilities." Family Relations, 43, 1994: 144-150.

  • Marshall, Katherine. "Balancing work and family responsibilities." Perspectives on Labour and Income 6, 1 (spring 1994): 26-30.

  • Guérin, Gilles, et al. Organizational Practices That Help Manage the Balancing of Work and Family Life: Nature, Characteristics and Effects: Research Summary. Québec City: Government of Québec, Secrétariat à la condition féminine, 1994.

  • Frederick, Judith. "Tempus fugit... Are you time crunched?" Canadian Social Trends 31 (winter 1993), 6-9.

  • Krupnick, Robert N. "Commitments to multiple work and nonwork identities: An investigation of interrelationships and effects on work and family performance." Dissertation Abstracts International 53, 8-B (February 1993): 4406-4407.

  • Marshall, Katherine. "Employed parents and the division of housework." Perspectives on Labour and Income 5, 3 (fall 1993): 23-30.

  • Greenglass, Ester R. "The contribution of social support to coping strategies." Applied Psychology: An International Review 42, 4 (1993): 323-340

  • Hessing, M. "Mothers' management of their combined workloads: Clerical work and household needs." Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology 30, 1 (1993): 37-63.

  • Lee, Catherine, Linda Duxbury, Christopher Higgins, and Shirley Mills. "Strategies used by employed parents to balance the demands of work and family." Optimum: The Journal of Public Sector Management 23, 2 (1992): 60-69.

  • Li, Peter, and Dawn Currie. "Gender differences in work interruptions as unequal effects of marriage and childrearing: Findings from a Canadian National Survey." Journal of Comparative Family Studies 23, 2 (1992).

  • Brayfield, April. "Employment resources and housework in Canada." Journal of Marriage and the Family 54 (1992), pp. 19-30.

  • Kingston, Paul W., and Steven L. Nock. "Couples' joint work status and community and social attachments." Social Science Quarterly 73, 4 (1992): 862-875.

  • Marshall, C.M. "Family influences on work." In Stephen J. Bahr, ed. Family Research: A Sixty-Year Review: 1930 - 1990. New York: MacMillin, 1992.

  • Gutek, B., Searle. S. and Kelpa, L. "Rational versus gender role explanations for work-family conflict." Journal of Applied Psychology 76 (1991), pp. 560-568.

  • Mattox, William R, Jr. "The parent trap: So many bills, so little time." Policy Review 55 (1991), pp. 6-13.

  • McBride, Angela B. "The challenges of multiple roles: The interface between work and family when children are young." Prevention in Human Services 9, 1 (1990): 143-156.

  • Health and Welfare Canada. An Examination of the Needs and Concerns of parents in Balancing Family and Work Responsibilities, 1989.

  • Greenhaus, Jeffrey H. "The intersection of work and family roles: Individual, interpersonal, and organizational issues." Journal of Social Behavior & Personality 3, 4 (1988): 23-44.

  • Hessing, M. "Beat the clock: Time strategies in dual labour households." Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences 5, 4 (1988).

  • Bedeian, Arthur G., Beverly G. Burke, and Richard G. Moffett, "Outcomes of work-family conflict among married male and female professionals." Journal of Management 14, 3 (1988).

  • Guberman, Nancy. "The family, women and caring: Who cares for the carers?" Resources for Feminist Research / Documentation sur la recherche féministe 17, 2 (1988): 37-40.

  • Greenhaus, J., Bedeian, A. and Mossholder, K. "Work experiences, job performance, and feelings of personal and family well-being." Journal of Vocational Behavior 31 (1987), pp. 200-215.

  • Greenberger, Ellen, et al. "Contributions of a supportive work environment to parents' well-being and orientation to work." American Journal of Community Psychology 17, 6 (1987): 755-783.

  • Hertz, Rosanna. More Equal than Others: Women and Men in Dual-Career Marriages. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1986.

  • Greenhaus, Jeffrey H., and Beutell, N.J. "Sources of conflict between work and family roles." Academy of Management Review 10 (1985), pp. 76-88.


Issues for employers

2001


2000

  • SPINKS, Nora. The Work-Life Continuum. Work-Life Harmony Entreprises, 2000.

  • Burke, R.J. and McKeen, C. "Work and family: What we know and what we need to know," Canadian Journal of Administrative Studies, 5: 30-40.

  • Daly, Kerry, et al. Family-Friendly Practices and Flexibility in Small Companies in Canada. Guelph: University of Guelph, Centre for Families, Work and Well-Being, 2000.

  • Bachmann, Kimberley. Work-life balance: Are employers listening? Ottawa: Conference Board of Canada, 2000.


1999

  • MacBride-King, Judith, and Kimberley Bachmann. Is work-life balance still an issue for Canadians and their employers? You bet it is. Ottawa: Conference Board of Canada. 1999.

  • MacBride-King, Judith. Managers, employee satisfaction, and work-life balance. Ottawa: Conference Board of Canada. 1999.

  • Duxbury, Linda, Christopher Higgins, and Karen L. Johnson. An examination of the implications and costs of work-life conflict in Canada Ottawa: Health Canada, 1999.

  • Bemmels, Brian. "Canadian Airlines International - Employee Assistance Program." Workplace Gazette 2, 2 (Summer 1999): 68-70.


1998

  • Ekos Research Associates, and Human Ressources Development Canada. "Own-Account self-employment in Canada. Lessons Learned." Workplace Gazette 1,2 (1998): 72-83.

  • Vanier Institute of the Family. The Manager's Work-Family Toolkit. Nepean, Ont.: Vanier Institute of the Family, 1998.

  • Pérusse, Dominique. "Working at home." Perspectives on Labour and Income. (summer 1998).

  • Family and Work Institute. 1998 Business Work-Life Study. New York: Family and Work Institute, 1998.

  • Ekos Research Associates, and Human Resources Development Canada. "Innovative Workplaces." Lessons Learned Series. Workplace Gazette 1, 3 (Fall 1998): 71-82.

  • Akyeampong, Ernest B. "Work absences: New data, new insights." Perspectives on Labour and Income 10, 1 (spring 1998): 16-22.


1997

  • U.S. Department of Education. Establishing the Context for Employee and Family Involvement in Education. A Business Guide to Support Employee and Family Involvement in Education - 1997. [N.p.] U.S. Department of Education, 1997.

  • Martinez, Michelle Neely. "Work-Life Programs Reap Business Benefits." HR Magazine (June 1997).

  • Martinez, Michelle Neely. "The proof is in the profits: Why top companies now view family-friendly policies as a competitive tool." Working Mother, May 1997.

  • Marshall, K. "Job sharing." Perspectives on Labour and Income 9, 2 (summer 1997).

  • Loscocco, Karyn A. "Work-family linkages among self-employed women and men." Journal of Vocational Behavior 50, 2 (1997): 204-226.

  • Glass, Jennifer L., and Sarah Beth Estes. "The family responsive workplace." Annual Review of Sociology 23 (1997), pp. 289-313.

  • Ekos Research Associates, and Human Resources Development Canada. Own-Account self-employment in Canada. Lessons Learned. Ottawa: Human Resources Development Canada, 1997.[Kit containing a videotape]

  • Drolet, Marie, and René Morissette. "Working more? Working less? What do workers prefer?" Perspectives on Labour and Income 9, 4 (winter 1997): 32-38.

  • Conference Board of Canada, and Catalyst. Closing the gap. Ottawa: Conference Board of Canada, 1997.

  • Akyeampong, Ernest B. "Work arrangements: 1995 overview." Perspectives on Labour and Income 9, 1 (spring 1997): 48-52.


1996

  • Work-Life Task Force of the University of Texas-Houston. Work-Family Task Force Report. Houston: University of Texas-Houston, 1996.

  • Gignac, Monique A.M., E. Kevin Kelloway, and Benjamin H. Gottlieb. "The impact of caregiving on employment: A mediational model of work-family conflict." Canadian Journal on Aging/La Revue Canadienne du Vieillissement 15, 4 (1996): 525-542.

  • Galinsky, Ellen, James T. Bond, and Dana E. Friedman. "The role of employers in addressing the needs of employed parents." Journal of Social Issues 52, 3 (1996): 111-136.

  • Duxbury, Linda. Men and Women Working as Partners: A Reality Check of Canadian Organizations: Where We Are, Where We Are. Ottawa: Carleton University, Centre for research on Education on Women and Work, 1996.

  • Cook, Cynthia D., and Roderic Beaujot. "Labour force interruptions: The influence of marital status and presence of young children." Canadian Journal of Sociology 21, 1 (1996): 25-41.

  • Catalyst. Making Work Flexible: Policy to Practice. New York: Catalyst, 1996.

  • Akyeampong, Ernest B. "Work absence rates, 1995." Perspectives on Labour and Income 8, 3 (fall 1996): 1-11.

  • Adams, G., King, L., and King, D. "Relationship of job and family involvement, family social support, and work-family conflict with job and life satisfaction," Journal of Applied Psychology, 81, 1996: 411-420.


1995

  • Charrette, Dan. "Hours of working couples." Perspectives on Labour and Income 7, 2 (summer 1995): 9-11.

  • Akyeampong, Ernest B. "Missing work." Perspectives on Labour and Income 7, 1 (spring 1995): 12-16.


1994

  • Stanton, Danielle. Travail-famille : un tandem de cœur... et de raison : guide destiné aux milieux de travail. Québec: Bureau québécois de l'Année internationale de la famille, 1994.

  • Lee, Catherine, Linda Duxbury, and Christopher Higgins. Employed Mothers: Balancing Work and Family Life. Ottawa: Canadian Centre for Management Development, 1994.

  • Johnson, Laura C. Changing Families, Changing Workplaces: Case Studies of Policies and Programs in Canadian Workplaces. Ottawa: Human Resources Development Canada, 1994.


1992

  • Karambayya, Rekha, and Anne H. Reilly. "Dual earner couples: Attitudes and actions in restructuring work for family." Journal of Organizational Behavior 13 (1992), pp. 585-601.

  • Higgins, Christopher A., and Linda E. Duxbury. "Work-family conflict: A comparison of dual-career and traditional-career men." Journal of Organizational Behavior 13, 4 (1992): 389-411.

  • Glover, Judith. "Studying working women cross-nationally." Work, Employment & Society 6, 3 (1992): 489-498.

  • Akyeampong, Ernest B. "Absenteeism at work." Canadian Social Trends 25 (summer 1992), pp. 26-31.


1991

  • Duxbury, Linda, Christopher Higgins, and Shirley Mills. Balancing Work and Family: A Study of the Canadian Federal Public Sector. Ottawa: Carleton University, 1991.

  • Anderson, Elaine, and Leigh Leslie. "Coping with Employment and Family Stress: Employment Arrangements and Gender Differences." Sex Roles 24, 3/4 (1991): 223-237.


1990

  • MacBride-King, Judith L. Work and Family: Employment Challenge of the '90s. Ottawa: Conference Board of Canada, 1990.

  • MacBride-King, Judith L. Family-Responsive Benefits: The Corporate Decision Making Process. Ottawa: Conference Board of Canada, 1990.

  • Galinsky, Ellen and Stein, P. "The impact of human resource policies on employees: Balancing work/family life." Journal of Family Issues 11, 2 (1990): 368-383.


1989

  • Paris, Hélène. The Corporate Response to Workers with Family Responsibilities. Ottawa: Conference Board of Canada, 1989.

  • Goff, S.J., Mount, M.K. and Jamison, R.L. "Employer supported child care, work/family conflict, and absenteeism." Personal Psychology, 43: 793-809.


Leave and benefits

  • Boudreault, Nicole, et al. "Paid Vacation Leave Provisions in Major Collective Agreements, in 1989 and 1999." Workplace Gazette 2, 2 (Summer 1999): 37-40.

  • Brannen, Julia, and Peter Moss. Managing Mothers: Dual Earner Households and Maternity Leave. London: Unwin Hyman, 1991.


Stress management

  • Davies, Lorraine, and Donna D. McAlpine. "The significance of family, work, and power relations for mothers' mental health." Canadian Journal of Sociology 23, 4 (1998): 369-387.

  • Gottlieb, Benjamin H., E. Kevin Kelloway, and Anne Martin-Matthews. "Predictors of work-family conflict, stress, and job satisfaction among nurses." Canadian Journal of Nursing Research 28, 2 (1996): 99-117.

  • Fast, Janet, and Judith A. Frederick. "Working arrangements and time stress." Canadian Social Trends 43 (1996), pp. 14-19.

  • Gottlieb, Benjamin H., E. Kevin Kelloway, and Anne Martin-Matthews. "Predictors of work-family conflict, stress, and job satisfaction among nurses." Canadian Journal of Nursing Research 28, 2 (1996): 99-117.

  • McMullin, Julie Ann, and Victor W. Marshall. "Family, friends, stress and well-being: Does childlessness make a difference?, Canadian Journal on Aging 15, 3 (1996): 355-373.

  • Cohen, S., and Wills, T. "Stress, social support, and the buffering hypothesis." Psychological Bulletin 98 (1995), pp. 310-377.

  • Keita, Gwendolyn Puryear, and Jospeh J. Hurrell, eds. Job Stress in a Changing Workforce: Investigating Gender, Diversity, and Family Issues. Washington: American Psychological Association, 1994.

  • Fine, M.A., ed. "Work, stress, and families: A special collection." Family Relations 43, 2 (1994).

  • MacEwen, Karyl E., and Julian Barling. "Daily consequences of work interference with family and family interference with work." Work & Stress 8, 3 (1994): 244-254.

  • Lechner, Viola. "Support systems and stress reduction among workers caring for dependent parents." Social Work 38, 4 (1993): 461-469.

  • Lennon, Mary C., and Sarah Rosenfield. "Women and mental health: The interaction of job and family conditions." Journal of Health & Social Behavior 33, 4 (1992): 316-327.

  • Kelloway, E. Kevin and Julian Barling. "Job characteristics, role stress and mental health." Journal of Occupational Psychology 64 (1991), pp. 291-304.

  • Ganster, Daniel .C., and John Schaubroeck. "Work stress and employee health." Journal of Management 17 (1991): 235-271.

  • Frone, Michael R., Marcia Russell, and Lynne M. Cooper. "Relationship of work and family stressors to psychological distress: The independant moderating influence of social support, mastery, active coping, and self-focused attention." Journal of Social Behavior & Personality 6, 7 (1991): 227-250.

  • Baba, Vishwanath V. and Muhammad Jamal. Alienation and mental health among an ethnic population in Canada. International Sociological Association, 1990.

  • Barling, Julian. Employment, Stress and Family Functioning. Chichester, England: John Wiley & Sons. 1990.

  • Hobfoll, Stevan E. The Ecology of Stress. Washington, DC: Hemisphere, 1988.

  • Killien, Marcia, and Marie Annette Brown. "Work and family roles of women: sources of stress and coping strategies." Health Care for Women International 8, 2-3 (1987): 169-184.

  • Karasek, R. "Job Decision Latitude, Job Demands and Mental Strain: Implications for Job Redesign." Administrative Science Quarterly 24 (June 1979): 285-308.


General

2001

  • Lowe, Graham S. Employer of Choice? Workplace Innovation in Government - A Synthesis Report. Ottawa: Canadian Policy Research Networks, Renouf Publishing, 2001.


2000

  • Rochon, Charles Philippe, ed. Work and Family Provisions in Canadian Collective Agreements. Hull: Human Ressources Development Canada, Labour Program, 2000.


1999

  • Scott, Katherine. Work, Family and Community: Key Issues and Directions for Future Research. (unpublished). Prepared by the Canadian Council on Social Development for the Labour Program of Human Ressources Development Canada, 1999.

  • Ekos Research Associates. Rethinking Government: 1998-1999. Wave 1 Final Report. Ottawa, March 19, 1999.


1998

  • Statistics Canada. The Evolving Workplace. Findings from the Pilot Workplace and Employee Survey. Ottawa: Statistics Canada, 1998.

  • O'Hara, Kathy. "Comparative Family Policy: Eight Countries' Stories." (Study No. F-04) Ottawa: Canadian Policy Research Networks, 1998.

  • Luxton, Meg. "Families and the labour market: Coping Strategies from a Sociological Perspective." Ottawa: Research Paper for the Canadian Policy Research Networks, 1998.

  • Lefebvre, Pierre and Philip Merrigan. "Working mothers and their children." Workshop paper W-98-12Es for Investing in Children: A National Research Conference, 1998. Sponsored by Human Resources Development Canada, 1998.[Computer file]

  • Hall, Michael, et al. Caring Canadians, Involved Canadians: Highlights from the 1997 National Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating. Ottawa: Statistics Canada, 1998.

  • Gunderson, Morley. Women and the Canadian Labour Market: Transitions Towards the Future. Ottawa: Statistics Canada and ITP Nelson Publishing, 1998.

  • Duxbury, Linda and Christopher Higgins. Work-Life Balance in Saskatchewan: Realities and Challenges. Ottawa: Carleton University, 1998.

  • Cook, Cynthia and J. Douglas Willms. "Myths of balancing work and family." Workshop paper W-98-31Es for Investing in Children: A National Research Conference, 1998. Sponsored by Human Resources Development Canada, 1998.[Computer file]

  • Canadian Council on Social Development. The Progress of Canada's Children 1998. Ottawa: CCSD, 1998.

  • Campaign 2000. Child Poverty in Canada: Report Card.... 1998.

  • Bond, James T., Ellen Galinsky, and Jennifer E. Swanberg. The 1997 National Study of the Changing Workforce. New York: Family and Work Institute, 1998.


1997

  • Parasuraman, Saroj, and Jeffrey H. Greenhaus, eds. Integrating Work and Family: Challenges and Choices for a Changing World. Westport, Conn.: Quorum Books, 1997.

  • Luxton, Meg, and Ester Reiter. "Double, double, toil and trouble: Canadian women's experience of work and family." In Patricia M. Evans and Gerda R. Wekerle, eds. Remaking the Welfare State: women and the Canadian Experience. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1997.

  • Kamerman, Sheila B., and Alfred J. Kahn, eds. Family Change and Family Policies in the West: Volume l, Family Change and Family Policies In Great Britain, Canada, New Zealand and the United States. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1997.

  • Hochschild, Arlie. The Time Bind: When Work Becomes Home and Home Becomes Work. New York: Holt, 1997.

  • Frone, Michael R., John K. Yardley, and Karen S. Markel. "Developing and testing an integrative model of the work-family interface." Journal of Vocational Behavior 50, 2 (1997): 145-167.

  • Eichler, Margrit. Family Shifts: Families, Policies and Gender Equality. Toronto: c, 1997.

  • Eagle, Bruce W., Edward W. Miles, and Marjorie L. Icenogle. "Interrole conflicts and the permeability of work and family domains: Are there gender differences?" Journal of Vocational Behavior 50, 2 (1997): 168-184.

  • Coontz, Stephanie, and Maya Parson. "Complicating the contested terrain of work/family intersections." Signs 22, 2 (1997): 440-452.

  • Canadian Labour Market and Productivity Centre. Changing Times: Alternative Working Arrangements and Changes in Working Time. Ottawa, April 1997.

  • Canadian Labour Congress. Women's Work: A Report. Ottawa, 1997.

  • Beaujot, Roderic, and Tony Haddad. The Productive Activities of Canadian Adults at Mid-Life: Family, Work, and Children. Discussion Paper no. 97-13. London, Ont.: Population Studies Centre, Department of Sociology, University of Western Ontario, 1997.


1996

  • Nett, Emily. "Family study in Canada during sociology's shift from RC to PC to DC." Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology 33, 1 (1996): 23-46.

  • Leiter, Michael P., and Marie Josette Durup. "Work, home, and in-between: A longitudinal study of spillover." The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science 32, 1 (1996): 29-47.

  • Gee, Ellen M. "Demographic change and intergenerational relations in Canadian families: Findings and social policy implications." Canadian Public Policy 16, 2 (1996), pp. 191-199.

  • Gauthier, Anne Hélène. The State and the Family: A Comparative Analysis of Family Policies in Industrialized Countries. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1996.

  • Economic Policy Institute. Balancing Work and Family Study. Washington: Sloan Foundation, 1996.

  • Duxbury, Linda, and Christopher Higgins. "Work and family in the 1990s: The view from the trenches." Transition 26, 2 (june 1996): 17-20.

  • Canadian Council on Social Development. The Progress of Canada's Children 1996. Ottawa: CCSD, 1996.

  • Canadian Council on Social Development. Family Security in Insecure Times. Vol. II and Vol. III. Ottawa: CCSD, 1996.

  • Barnett, Rosalind C. Towards a Review of the Work/Family Literature: Work in Progress. Wellesley, Mass.: Center for Research on Women, Wellesley College (CRW 16), 1996.

  • Bakker, Isabella, ed. Rethinking Restructuring: Gender and Change in Canada. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1996.


1995

  • Nakhaie, M.R. "Housework in Canada: The national picture." Journal of Comparative Familiy Studies 26, 3 (1995): 409-25.

  • Logan, Ron, and Jo-Anne Belliveau. "Working mothers." Canadian Social Trends 36 (spring 1995), pp. 24-28.

  • Lathe, Heather, and Philip Giles. "Work experience." Perspectives on Labour and Income 7, 2 (summer 1995): 15-19.

  • Frederick, Judith. As Time Goes By: Time Use of Canadians. Ottawa, Statistics Canada, 1995.

  • Bowen, G., and Pittman, J. (eds.) The Work and Family Interface: Toward a Contextual Effects Perspective Families in Focus Series. Minneapolis, Minn.: National Council on Family Relations, 1995.

  • Best, Pamela. "Men, women and work." Canadian Social Trends 36 (fall 1995), pp. 30-33.

  • Baker, Maureen. Canadian Family Policies: Cross-National Comparisons. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1995.


1994

  • Lerner, Jacqueline V. Working Women and Their Families. Family Studies Text Series 13. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications, 1994.

  • Galarneau, Diane. Female Baby Boomers: A Generation at Work. Focus on Canada Series, Cat. No. 96-315E. Ottawa: Statistics Canada, 1994.

  • Duxbury, Linda, Christopher Higgins, and Catherine Lee. "Work-family conflict: A comparison by gender, family type, and perceived control." Journal of Family Issues, 15, 3 (1994): 449-466.

  • Duxbury, Linda, and Christopher Higgins. "Families and the economy." In Maureen Baker, ed. Canada's Changing Families: Challenges to Public Policy. Ottawa: Vanier Institute of the Family, 1994.

  • Che-Alford, Janet, Catherine Allan, and George Butlin. Families in Canada. Focus on Canada Series, Cat. No. 96-307E. Ottawa: Statistics Canada, 1994.

  • Betcherman, Gordon, et al. The Canadian Workplace in Transition. Kingston: Industrial Relations Centre, Queen's University, 1994.

  • Baker, Maureen, ed. Canada's Changing Families: Challenges to Public Policy. Ottawa: Vanier Institute of the Family, 1994.

  • Alvi. S. The Work and Family Challenge: Issues and Options. Ottawa: Conference Board of Canada, 1994.


1993

  • Negrey, C. Gender, Time, and Reduced Work. Albany, N.Y.: State University of New York Press, 1993.

  • Neal, M.B., N.J. Chapman, B. Ingersoll-Dayton, and A.C. Emlen, Balancing Work and Caregiving for Children, Adults and Elders. Family Caregiving Applications Series Volume 3. Newbury Park, Calif.: Sage Publications, 1993.

  • Finch, Janet, and Jennifer Mason. Negotiating Family Responsibilities. London: Routledge, 1993.

  • CARNET: The Canadian Aging Research Network. National Survey of Work and Family 1992. Toronto: Work and Eldercare Research Group, 1993.

  • Armstrong, Pat, and Hugh Armstrong. The Double Ghetto: Canadian Women and their Segregated Work, 3rd ed. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1993.


1992

  • Parasuraman, Saroj, Jeffrey H. Greenhaus, and Cherlyn Skromme Granrose. "Role stressors, social support, and well-being among two-career couples." Journal of Organizational Behavior 13, 4 (1992): 339-356.

  • Frone, Michael R., Marcia Russell, and M. Lynne Cooper. "Prevalence of work-family conflict: Are work and family boundaries asymmetrically permeable?" Journal of Organizational Behavior 13 ,7 (1992): 723-729.

  • Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministers Responsible for the Status of Women. Yukon Declaration on Economic Equality for Women, 1992.

  • Chavira-Prado, Alicia. "Work, health, and the family: Gender structure and women's status in an undocumented migrant population." Human Organization 51, 1 (1992): 53-64.


1991

  • Beaujot, Roderic. Population Change in Canada: The Challenges of Policy Adaptation. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1991.

  • Ontario Women's Directorate. Work and Family: The Crucial Balance. Toronto: author, 1991.

  • Googins, G. Family/Work Conflicts: Private Lives - Public Responses. New York: Auburn House, 1991.

  • Googins, G. Family/Work Conflicts: Private Lives - Public Responses. New York: Auburn House, 1991.

  • Coates, Mary Lou. Work and Family Issues: Beyond 'Swapping and Mopping and Sharing and Caring'. Kingston: Queen's University, IRC Press, 1991.

  • Baines, C., P. Evans, and S. Neysmith, S., eds. Women's Caring: Feminist Perspectives on Social Welfare. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1991.

  • Beaujot, Roderic. Population Change in Canada: The Challenges of Policy Adaptation. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1991.

  • Lambert, Susan. "Processes linking work and family: A critical review and research agenda." Human Relations 43, 3 (1990): 239.

  • Morgen, Sandra. "Beyond the double day: Work and family in working-class women's lives." Feminist Studies 16, 1 (1990): 53-67.

  • Pahl, Jan. Money and Marriage. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1989.

  • Lowe, Graham S. Women, Paid/Unpaid Work, and Stress: New Directions for Research. Ottawa: Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women, 1989.

  • Hochsfield, Arlie. The Second Shift. New York: Viking Penguin, 1989.

  • Parliament, Jo-Anne. "Women employed outside the home." Canadian Social Trends 13 (1989), pp. 3-6.

  • Moore, Maureen. "Dual earner families: The new norm." Canadian Social Trends 12 (spring 1989), pp. 24-26.

  • Burke, Ronald J. "Some antecedents and consequences of work-family conflict." Journal of Social Behavior & Personality 3, 4 (1988): 287-302.

  • Chow, Esther Ngan-Ling, and Catherine White Berheide. "The interdependence of family and work: A framework for family life." Family Relations 37, 1 (1988): 23-28.

  • Frone, Michael R., and Robert W. Rice. "Work-family conflict: The effect of job and family involvement." Journal of Occupational Behaviour 8, 1 (1987): 45-53.

  • Brannen, J. and Wilson, G., eds. Give and Take in Families: Studies in Resource Distribution. London: Allen and Unwin, 1987.

  • Luxton, Meg, and Harriet Rosenberg. Through the Kitchen Window: The Politics of Home and Family. Toronto: Garamond Press, 1986.

  • Price, Richard H. "Work and community." American Journal of Community Psychology 13, 1 (1985): 1-12.

  • Pleck, Joseph. Working Wives / Working Husbands. Beverly Hills: Sage, 1985.

  • Nieva, Veronica F. "Work and family linkages." In Laurie Larwood, Ann H. Stromberg, and Barbara A. Gutek, (eds.) Women and Work, Vol. 1. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, 1985.

  • Luxton, Meg. "Two hands for the clock: Changing patterns in the gendered division of labour in the home." Studies in Political Economy 12 (fall 1983).

  • Pleck, Joseph. Work-family conflict: A national assessment. Knoxville, Tenn.: Society for the Study of Social Problems, 1979.

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