exploring work-life balance (and how to improve it) - sue pritchard
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Exploring work-life balance(and how to improve it)
Sue PritchardFounder | suleisHonorary Senior Research Associate | The Bartlett, University College, London
World Class Women
• Great job
World Class Women
• Great job
• Clean house
World Class Women
• Great job
• Clean house
• Healthy meals on table
World Class Women
• Great job
• Clean house
• Healthy meals on table
• Fit, trim, calm, well-groomed
World Class Women
• Great job
• Clean house
• Healthy meals on table
• Fit, trim, calm, well-groomed
• Laundry done, ironed, put away
World Class Women
• Great job
• Clean house
• Healthy meals on table
• Fit, trim, calm, well-groomed
• Laundry done, ironed, put away
• Rewarding relationship & great sex life
World Class Women
• Great job
• Clean house
• Healthy meals on table
• Fit, trim, calm, well-groomed
• Laundry done, ironed, put away
• Rewarding relationship & great sex life
• Happy kids with homework done on time
World Class Women
• Great job
• Clean house
• Healthy meals on table
• Fit, trim, calm, well-groomed
• Laundry done, ironed, put away
• Rewarding relationship & great sex life
• Happy kids with homework done on time
• Fulfilling friendships
World Class Women
• Great job
• Clean house
• Healthy meals on table
• Fit, trim, calm, well-groomed
• Laundry done, ironed, put away
• Rewarding relationship & great sex life
• Happy kids with homework done on time
• Fulfilling friendships
• CHOOSE THREE!!
World Class Women
World Class Women
World Class Women
The backstory
• Improving women's experience in organisations has been a recurring theme for (at least) forty years.
The backstory
• Improving women's experience in organisations has been a recurring theme for (at least) forty years.
• Successive initiatives have seen varying (and frankly limited) degrees of success
The backstory
• Improving women's experience in organisations has been a recurring theme for (at least) forty years.
• Successive initiatives have seen varying (and frankly limited) degrees of success
• There has been limited critical debate about what works - and what needs to happen next.
The backstory
• Improving women's experience in organisations has been a recurring theme for (at least) forty years.
• Successive initiatives have seen varying (and frankly limited) degrees of success
• There has been limited critical debate about what works - and what needs to happen next.
• Much debate has centred on 'fixing women' to fit prevailing organisation norms.
The backstory
• Improving women's experience in organisations has been a recurring theme for (at least) forty years.
• Successive initiatives have seen varying (and frankly limited) degrees of success
• There has been limited critical debate about what works - and what needs to happen next.
• Much debate has centred on 'fixing women' to fit prevailing organisation norms.
• Some organisations have introduced new policies but deeper cultural and systemic change is hard to find
The backstory
• Improving women's experience in organisations has been a recurring theme for (at least) forty years.
• Successive initiatives have seen varying (and frankly limited) degrees of success
• There has been limited critical debate about what works - and what needs to happen next.
• Much debate has centred on 'fixing women' to fit prevailing organisation norms.
• Some organisations have introduced new policies but deeper cultural and systemic change is hard to find
• The Projects world lags behind many others in women's recruitment, retention & promotion
The backstory
• Improving women's experience in organisations has been a recurring theme for (at least) forty years.
• Successive initiatives have seen varying (and frankly limited) degrees of success
• There has been limited critical debate about what works - and what needs to happen next.
• Much debate has centred on 'fixing women' to fit prevailing organisation norms.
• Some organisations have introduced new policies but deeper cultural and systemic change is hard to find
• The Projects world lags behind many others in women's recruitment, retention & promotion
• What is needed is a critical and 'whole systems' approach
The backstory
When has your work - life balance felt right for you? How would you characterise that?
What three things can organisations do to get better conversations for work-life integration?
Work
Life
Reframing the relationship...
Work Life
What more can professional organisations like APM do to shape the debate on a wider stage?
