From theory to impact: bringing work-life initiatives into the mainstream

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Acknowledgements

We would like to sincerely thank Jennifer Swanberg, Karin Milovanovic, and all the authors for their important contributions to the special issue.

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

Notes on contributors

Janet Smithson is senior lecturer at the University of Exeter, and a social psychology researcher. Her main research interests include gender and discourse, work-life practices and policies, life course transitions, qualitative methodologies, internet-mediated discourse and communication, organizational change, cohabitation, prenuptial agreements and alternative dispute resolution after separation or divorce.

Uracha Chatrakul Na Ayudhya is senior lecturer in Organizational Behaviour at Middlesex University Business School. Her broad research interests include life course transitions and qualitative methodologies. She has conducted studies exploring work-life balance experiences among new labor market entrants and older workers’ experiences of extended working lives. As a former international student and then a migrant worker, she is also interested in exploring international students’ experiences as temporary migrants in the UK. She is an associate editor of the journal Community, Work and Family.

Cath Sullivan is Senior Lecturer in Psychology in the University of Central Lancashire's School of Psychology and her research interests mainly relate to the social psychology of gender and social roles. Cath has been researching issues relating to ‘work-life balance’ for many years, has served on the organising committee of the International Community, Work and Family conference, has acted as a member of the selection panel for the Kanter Award for Excellence in Research on Work and Family several times and her publications include various articles and book chapters in this area.