Most children are lucky if they have a two-parent family these days, but if they even have one parent or two parents, both of those parents are in the workforce. They work long hours, they commute long distances to put food on the table, and quite often they are not able to sit at that table and share that food with their families because their work-life balance is so unbalanced. So families with working parents face many, many challenges when it comes to balancing family time with working to provide for their families, and it's important that we recognize this as an everyday challenge. It is equally important to recognize that substantial benefits are afforded to parents, children, and employers when workers have access to policies that support a healthy work-life balance.
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Woolsey discusses the challenges of work-life balance for families with working parents.
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