Enhancing Capabilities? Rethinking work-life policies and their impact from a new perspective

ICEMIC, CfASR and IcPSP jointly present to you a seminar by Dr Mara Yerkes, Utrecht University, The Netherlands.

Dr Yerkes will talk about the CAPABLE project, which developed from her desire to understand how gender inequality in work, family and private lives continues to exist despite advancements made in work-family policies in recent decades.

Work-family research has produced key insights in this area, but work-family theories fail to sufficiently explain the tenacity of gender inequality. By adopting a multi-dimensional approach that captures differences in capabilities and how individuals are embedded in diverse community and social contexts, Yerkes hopes to generate fundamentally new knowledge on how work-life balance policies impact men and women’s capability to live the life they have reason to value. Additionally, the CAPABLE project aims to produce key insights into how sustainable work-life policies addressing gender inequality in work-life can be developed at national and local levels.