SMLR Shares Expertise on How the COVID-19 Pandemic is Changing the World of Work

Here’s Something Good interviews Jessica Methot about the surprising power of small talk and how working from home robs us of its impact.

Global News Radio 640 (Canada) interviews Jessica Methot about her research on the hidden benefits of having casual conversations with co-workers.

Marketplace interviews Yana Rodgers of the Center for Women and Work about the surge of women seeking to re-enter the labor force after COVID shutdowns.

CNBC interviews Yana Rodgers of the Center for Women and Work about how COVID could affect women’s long-term earning potential.

The Record quotes Rebecca Kolins Givan of the Center for Work and Health, who says healthcare workers were put in “unsafe work environments.”

Newsweek publishes an op-ed by Rebecca Kolins Givan of the Center for Work and Health, arguing that the national COVID-19 vaccination program could serve as a model for single payer healthcare.

Elemental writes about how the pandemic exposed critical blind spots in science and society, quoting Christopher Hayes on the “brutal way of life” facing low-wage workers.

Harvard Business Review publishes an article co-authored by Jessica Methot about why we need casual conversations with co-workers to help us “connect across the virtual divide.”

NJBIZ writes about how unions and worker’s rights groups are approaching the post-pandemic landscape, quoting Will Brucher.

Rutgers Today publishes an essay by Yana Rodgers of the Center for Women and Work about her research on paid and unpaid care work.