In 2008-2010 the Joint Administration-Massachusetts Society of Professors (MSP) Work-Life Committee conducted a survey of all faculty and librarians who were not serving in administrative roles, and also held several focus groups.
The study focused on several areas of work-life that often intersect within the sphere or work and even spill into the home life of faculty and librarians. We ask: How much time is spent on work and on care by faculty members and librarians? Are there differences in how work-time is spent by gender and care responsibilities? How have UMass work-life policies helped faculty and librarians balance care and work? Which faculty and librarians benefit most from these policies? Do caregiving responsibilities, and support for care through policies, affect how faculty and librarians feel about their jobs and the university? How have changes in the university impacted its faculty and librarians? What are the major stressors regarding work-life balance?
Reports are available here. Executive summaries provide one-page summaries of the key question and findings of the reports.
Workload, Housework, Carework, and Work-Life Balance
Family Benefits at UMass-Amherst: An Assessment
Toward Achieving Work-Life Balance: The Librarian Context
Associate Professors and Gendered Barriers to Advancement Full Report
Contract Faculty and the Changing University
Email & Work-Life Balance Full Report