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<title>Dogs take the bite out of work stress</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 18, 2012) Pet lovers will tell you that having a dog can provide a number of stress-busting benefits, such as lowering blood pressure and providing social support.  A new study finds that allowing employees to bring their dogs to work appears to reduce stress and boost job satisfaction levels.  Virginia Commonwealth University researchers compared stress levels and job satisfaction among employees at a retail business in North Carolina who brought their dogs to work, those who didn&apos;t bring their dogs to work, and employees without pets.  The study, in the International Journal of Workplace Health Management, found that dogs in the workplace seemed to help reduce job-related stress for their owners and even other employees.Todd Moe stopped by the St. Lawrence County Health Initiative, an organization in Potsdam that promotes healthy living and nutrition, where most work days are dog days and it’s making a positive difference in the workplace. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19843/20120518/dogs-take-the-bite-out-of-work-stress">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Pet lovers will tell you that having a dog can provide a number of stress-busting benefits, such as lowering blood pressure and providing social support.  A new study finds that allowing employees to bring their dogs to work appears to reduce stress and boost job satisfaction levels.  Virginia Commonwealth University researchers compared stress levels and job satisfaction among employees at a retail business in North Carolina who brought their dogs to work, those who didn&apos;t bring their dogs to work, and employees without pets.  The study, in the International Journal of Workplace Health Management, found that dogs in the workplace seemed to help reduce job-related stress for their owners and even other employees.Todd Moe stopped by the St. Lawrence County Health Initiative, an organization in Potsdam that promotes healthy living and nutrition, where most work days are dog days and it’s making a positive difference in the workplace. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19843/20120518/dogs-take-the-bite-out-of-work-stress">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<title>Women and the Workplace: An interview with Madeleine Kunin</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 4, 2012) Discussion of women in the workplace was reinvigorated several weeks ago when Democrat Hilary Rosen chastised presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s wife, Ann Romney, for—quote—“not working a day in her life.” That set off another round of  “mommy wars”: sharp discussion of whether women are better off working to provide for their families or staying home with their children. And it raises an important question – why, 40 years after the women’s movement, it’s still so difficult for women to balance their families and their jobs. Madeleine Kunin was Vermont’s first female governor in 1985. She’s now 78 years old and has published a new book – “The New Feminist Agenda: Defining the next revolution for women, work, and family.” The book issues a clarion call for women, men, businesses, and government to make sure that workplace and family rights for women top their agendas. Sarah Harris spoke with Kunin about her book.Correction: Madeleine&apos;s age was initially reported as 79. She is in fact 78 years old. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19778/20120504/women-and-the-workplace-an-interview-with-madeleine-kunin">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Sarah Harris</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Discussion of women in the workplace was reinvigorated several weeks ago when Democrat Hilary Rosen chastised presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s wife, Ann Romney, for—quote—“not working a day in her life.” That set off another round of  “mommy wars”: sharp discussion of whether women are better off working to provide for their families or staying home with their children. And it raises an important question – why, 40 years after the women’s movement, it’s still so difficult for women to balance their families and their jobs. Madeleine Kunin was Vermont’s first female governor in 1985. She’s now 78 years old and has published a new book – “The New Feminist Agenda: Defining the next revolution for women, work, and family.” The book issues a clarion call for women, men, businesses, and government to make sure that workplace and family rights for women top their agendas. Sarah Harris spoke with Kunin about her book.Correction: Madeleine&apos;s age was initially reported as 79. She is in fact 78 years old. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19778/20120504/women-and-the-workplace-an-interview-with-madeleine-kunin">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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