Kanter Lecture Series at Purdue University

Brings together faculty, students, researchers, and the public to engage with leading scholars on cutting-edge research, fostering open dialogue and sharing knowledge to support stronger workplaces and families.

The Kanter Lecture Series brings quality research to campus from one of the nominated articles, selected from the annual Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award for Excellence in Work-Family Research recipients.

Review the Research from Kanter Lectures

2026 Kanter Lecture power point Title slide

How Supervisor Training Transforms Employee Exhaustion and Family Engagement

Ellen Ernst Kossek

2026 Kanter Lecture
2025 Kanter Lecture power point Title slide

Who’s Remembering to Buy the Eggs? The Meaning, Measurement, and Implications of Invisible Family Load

Julie Holliday Wayne

2025 Kanter Lecture
2024 Kanter Lecture power point Title slide

Uncovering social stratification: Intersectional inequalities in work and family life courses by gender and race

Anette Fasang

2024 Kanter Lecture
2023 Kanter Lecture power point Title slide

The specter of motherhood: Culture and the production of gendered career aspirations in science and engineering

Sarah Thébaud

2023 Kanter Lecture
2022 Kanter Lecture power point Title slide

Explaining the persistence of gender inequality: The work-family narrative as a social defense against the 24/7 work culture

Irene Padavic & Robin J. Ely

2022 Kanter Lecture
2021 Kanter Lecture power point Title slide

Work-home boundary role transitions: Telework before, during, and after COVID-19

Joni Delanoeije

2021 Kanter Lecture
Katina Sawyer speaking

Invisible families, invisible conflicts: Examining the added layer of work-family conflict for employees with LGB families

Katina Sawyer

2019 Kanter Lecture
Stephen Courtright speaking

My family made me do it: Family-work conflict and abusive supervision

Stephen Courtright

2018 Kanter Lecture
Laura Little speaking

Professional image maintenance: How women navigate pregnancy in the workplace

Laura Little

2017 Kanter Lecture
Ariane Ollier-Malaterre speaking

Adopting work-life policies around the world: What motivates employers?

Ariane Ollier-Malaterre

2015 Kanter Lecture
Lisa Leslie sitting facing camera

Flexible work practices: A source of career premiums or penalties?

Lisa Leslie

2014 Kanter Lecture

Throughout the years, the Kanter Lecture Series has partnered with the Center for Families, Krannert School of Management, the Department of Psychological Sciences, the Department of Sociology, the Susan Bulkeley Butler Center for Leadership Excellence, the School of Hospitality & Tourism Management, the Department of Political Science, and the Department of Human Development and Family Studies.