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Laura den Dulk is a Full Professor at Erasmus University Rotterdam's Department of Public Administration and Sociology within the Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences. Her research focuses on cross-national work-life policies, public sector management, and the impact of organizational practices on work-life balance. She holds editorial roles for journals like Community, Work & Family and has co-edited influential books on work-family dynamics and flexible work arrangements.
She earned her PhD in Social Sciences from Erasmus University in 2001, focusing on work-family arrangements in European organizations. Her work emphasizes the role of managers, public sector policies, and European welfare regimes in shaping work-life balance. She contributed to EU projects like 'Quality of Life in a Changing Europe' and 'Gender, Parenthood, and the Changing European Workplace.'
Her recent research explores leadership during crises, effects of remote work, and gendered academic career trajectories. She has published over 160 articles and has been cited extensively in fields like public administration and sociology. Her studies frequently address pandemic impacts on work dynamics, flexibility equity, and institutional policies across diverse contexts.
Key collaborations include analyses of Dutch, British, and Slovenian workplaces, with a focus on how national contexts influence organizational policies. Her work bridges macro-level welfare state regimes with meso-level organizational practices, offering insights into sustainable work-life integration strategies.
