Keeping It Real Earns New Glamour
Nora Spinks, president of Work-Life Harmony, quoted in The Toronto Star, praises U.S. First Lady Michele Obama for highlighting the challenges families face in juggling work and family.
| Category | Work-Life Quality |
| Details | Writer Andrea Gordon discusses the impact that Michele Obama has made in highlighting the challenges families face in juggling work and family with leading experts in the field of work-life quality. Obama has spoken out about issues such as childcare, sharing family responsibilities and finding time for family activities. Nora Spinks, president and founder of Work-Life Harmony Enterprises an international research and consulting firm based in Toronto, praises Obama for speaking up about issues that most families are struggling with. Spinks, who has been providing leadership in the work-life field for more than 26 years, says Obama can play a powerful role in raising awareness. "It legitimizes the discussion. It creates a sense of community because we're all struggling with this and we all need help and solutions," says Spinks, "We need a voice that's credible and authentic so these issues are seen not as soft and fluffy but as powerful and integral." Allan Mirabelli, formerly with the Vanier Institute of the Family, Aimee Isreal of Lifespeak Inc. and Linda Duxbury, professor at Carleton University's Sprott School of Business also comment. |
| Author | Andrea Gordon |
| Publication Date | April 20, 2009 |
| Source | The Toronto Star |
| Format | HTML |
| Availability | Download Article |
