History
The new Work and Family Researchers Network (WFRN) carries on the legacy of the Sloan Work and Family Research Network. The Sloan Network had been the premier online destination for work and family research for the past 14 years. In November 2010, we received a final grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to create a new organization.*
To acknowledge the community-driven nature of our new website and the importance of members to the success of the organization, we have changed the word “Research” to “Researchers.” Our new name is the Work and Family Researchers Network or WFRN.
Why did the Network change?
Funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation had allowed the Sloan Network to provide all its resources to users free of charge since it began operating in 1997. Although the former Sloan Network was highly valued by its users, the earned income potential from products and services was not enough to cover operating costs. The new and enhanced Work and Family Researchers Network continues the efforts of the original Network and the legacy established by the Sloan Foundation.
What is different?
One of the major changes from the Sloan Network to the WFRN is the transformation from a staff-driven enterprise to a member-driven one. Members will take leadership roles in running all facets of the organization, and in providing content of interest to the interdisciplinary work and family research community. Another change is that we are based at the University of Pennsylvania instead of Boston College.
Where are the resources that were on the former Network website?
We have done our best to archive the most popular content from the Sloan Network on this new website of the Work and Family Researchers Network, and make it available to you. However, information has not been updated since the summer of 2011. In some cases, information is older than 2011. The Sloan Network closed in February 2012.
*We are very appreciative of the support of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for the Work and Family Researchers Network.
