Background/Rationale: The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the importance of the work-family interface, raising questions on whether shifts in work practices promoted inclusivity or deepened inequalities.
Methods: This talk leverages empirical research from the presenter and other scholars, examining the impacts of remote work, caregiving demands, and gender expectations on work-family outcomes.
Results: Remote and hybrid work blurred the lines between professional and personal life, affecting work-family balance. Caregiving demands increased, disproportionately impacting working women, influencing short- and long-term outcomes.
Conclusions: The pandemic highlighted the complex interplay between work and family. By analyzing shifts in remote work, caregiving, and gender roles, this talk discusses challenges and opportunities in the post-pandemic landscape and suggests future research for organizations and work-family researchers.
Action/Impact: The findings indicate a need for organizations and families to reassess the work-family interplay, emphasizing the development of more inclusive and sustainable approaches to work and family.
Dr. Alyson Byrne is an associate professor in organizational behaviour and human resource management at the Faculty of Business Administration at Memorial University. She received her PhD in organizational behaviour from Queen's University in 2013. Prior to arriving at Memorial, Dr. Byrne also worked at the University of Manitoba and completed a post-doctoral fellowship on leader character at the Ian O. Ihnatowycz Institute for Leadership at the Ivey Business School at Western University.
Dr. Byrne's research interests lie primarily in leadership, gender, and work-family. She has been published in journals such as Organization Science, Journal of Management Studies, Harvard Business Review and The Leadership Quarterly. She has presented her research at numerous international conferences and has also been the keynote speaker for a number of public events concerning her research on leadership, gender, teams, and well-being.
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