Family‑friendly workplaces are great − but ‘families of 1’ get ignored

Peter McGraw · Mar 9, 2026

This article was originally published at The Conversation. In 1960, 72% of adults were married, and over 90% would go on to marry. HR policies and management practices back then catered to nuclear families with a lone, male breadwinner. Today, dual-career couples and working mothers are common, largely due to the growth of women in the workforce in the second half of the […] The post Family‑friendly workplaces are great − but ‘families of 1’ get ignored appeared first on Peter McGraw.