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
How Supervisor Training Transforms Employee Exhaustion and Family Engagement
Ellen Ernst Kossek
2026 Kanter Lecture
Who’s Remembering to Buy the Eggs? The Meaning, Measurement, and Implications of Invisible Family Load
Julie Holliday Wayne
2025 Kanter Lecture
Uncovering social stratification: Intersectional inequalities in work and family life courses by gender and race
Anette Fasang
2024 Kanter Lecture
The specter of motherhood: Culture and the production of gendered career aspirations in science and engineering
Sarah Thébaud
2023 Kanter Lecture
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
Work-home boundary role transitions: Telework before, during, and after COVID-19
Joni Delanoeije
2021 Kanter Lecture
Invisible families, invisible conflicts: Examining the added layer of work-family conflict for employees with LGB families
Katina Sawyer
2019 Kanter Lecture
My family made me do it: Family-work conflict and abusive supervision
Stephen Courtright
2018 Kanter Lecture
Professional image maintenance: How women navigate pregnancy in the workplace
Laura Little
2017 Kanter Lecture
Adopting work-life policies around the world: What motivates employers?
Ariane Ollier-Malaterre
2015 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.