Alleviating the Stress on Working Families:
From the National Council on Family Relations: In contemporary families, paid work intersects with family needs in a conflictual manner. At some point in their lives, most individuals become caretakers of family members. Despite this occurrence, current work-family policies provide limited support and few consider that most individuals have both family- and work-related responsibilities. Supportive policies exist in some U.S. states and in other high-income countries that sustain the well-being of employees and their families, as well as the businesses that implement these policies. These efforts include workplace flexibility, expansion of family leave, and paid sick days. Because not all businesses are equally able to institute such policies, work-family policy discussions should include research findings and incorporate multiple stakeholders.