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A New Layer to Inclusion: Creating Singles-Friendly Work Environments

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This chapter discusses the ethical concerns surrounding providing support for employees’ family demands in a way that is inclusive and does not exclude workers who are single and/or do not have children. Empirical research and public policy issues are discussed which demonstrate ways in which singles workers are perceived poorly or disadvantaged in society. Research on the work-life issues that single workers face is discussed and recommendations are provided for creating a singles-friendly work culture in which the work-life needs of singles without children are supported by the organization, just as work–family needs are supported for employees with spouses and children.

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  1. Department of Management, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA

    Wendy J. Casper Ph.D.

  2. Department of Psychology, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA

    Bella DePaulo Ph.D.

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  1. Dept. Psychology, Radford University, Radford, 24142, Virgin Islands, USA

    Nora P. Reilly

  2. Pamlin College of Business, Dept. Marketing, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Pamplin Hall 2025, Blacksburg, 24061-0236, Virginia, USA

    M. Joseph Sirgy

  3. , Psychology, Radford University, Russell Hall 444, Radford, 24142, Virginia, USA

    C. Allen Gorman

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Casper, W.J., DePaulo, B. (2012). A New Layer to Inclusion: Creating Singles-Friendly Work Environments. In: Reilly, N., Sirgy, M., Gorman, C. (eds) Work and Quality of Life. International Handbooks of Quality-of-Life. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4059-4_12

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