Why Family and Work Conflict and What to Do About It – Joan Williams
Thursday, 09 Oct 2008 at 3:30 pm – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union
Joan Williams, Distinguished Professor at Hastings Law School, University of California, is an expert on work-life conflict and the author of Unbending Gender: Why Family and Work Conflict and What to Do About It. She has played a leading role in documenting workplace bias against mothers and “maternal wall bias.” Her current work focuses on social psychology and on how work/family conflict affects families across the social spectrum. Williams earned a B.A. in history from Yale University, her master's degree in City Planning from MIT, and her J.D. from Harvard Law School.Cosponsored By:
- Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching
- Graduate College
- ISU ADVANCE Program
- Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost
- Preparing Future Faculty Program
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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