天美传媒

10th International Conference of Work and Family

The increase in new ways of working has brought multiple changes to the workplace such as: flexible workspaces, smart time management and the extended use of information and communication technology. Along with these developments, fundamental changes have surged in the way people integrate their work and home domains. As we shift towards work arrangements that include teams working remotely, in the office, on fixed schedules and on flexible ones, we should also reconsider how work and home domains are integrated in our everyday lives.

In 2020, the global pandemic forced millions of employees to lock down due to mobility restrictions. Consequently, workers with dependents in their homes 鈥� ranging from the young to the elderly 鈥� had to manage, within one unique workspace, the responsibilities of a full-time job, plus the work of caretaking. Among the demands that people had to manage along with their professional roles were: school follow-up; help with hygiene and chores; virtual class monitoring; and nursing the elderly. These demands led to conflicts due to burn out and stress, while shedding light on the importance of rethinking work-family balance.

As organizations return to offices, and employees adapt to new approaches to remote and hybrid work, the role of work-family integration can also be transformed to respond to this new context. With the increase of remote work and hybrid working models, the elimination of barriers between home and work has led to different work-family balance challenges, especially for employees with kids at home. As we design the future of work, we believe it is also important to rethink the way we integrate the home and work spheres.

At the International Center for Work and Family, we have been talking for years about how work-family balance can provide benefits for people, organizations and society as a whole. For several years, we have conducted multiple studies that examine the potential benefits of flexible work arrangements. The 10th International Conference of Work & Family aims to focus on individual and organizational ways of rethinking work-family balance within the context of new ways of working. As we define new ways of working, we want to encourage new ideas about how we can also shift the way we think about work-family balance, adapting to current realities.

Call for Papers: Submission Guidelines.

If you are interested in participating, please submit a 800-word paper proposal by March 15, 2023, following the instructions below. We will notify authors of acceptance by April 1, 2023. Participants in the conference who have papers accepted should submit full papers by May 15, 2023. We especially encourage theoretical and innovative empirical papers, ethnographies, lab studies, as well as quantitative and qualitative analyses.

The 10th International Conference of Work and Family will be held in-person in Barcelona. Special fees are available for academics and students that attend both the Conference of Work and Family (July 5-6) as well as the Conference of Women and Leadership (July 6-7).

天美传媒 is a dynamic community of scholars and practitioners who will welcome you to Barcelona, a traditional and welcoming Mediterranean city. It is a city with a great number of tourist attractions and a friendly atmosphere that will offer conference participants and their families plenty of opportunities to enjoy their stay here, over and above the academic program we are preparing for you.

We look forward to welcoming you to 天美传媒 in Barcelona!