Fortune interviews Blackstone for article on childfree employees
Amy Blackstone, a sociology professor at the University of Maine, spoke with Fortune for the article, “The brutal truth about being childless at work.” For employees without children, Blackstone said, “there’s very little that protects their time to care for themselves and their families and enjoy work-life balance.” In today’s workplace, employers could do more to show they value all employees, not just those who are parents, according to the article. Blackstone said we don’t see more policies that do this because of a “cultural lag.” Policymakers haven’t caught up with the growing numbers of the childfree in workforces, and these employees want and deserve work-life balance just as parent employees do, the article states.