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From: mcvax!comp.lancs.ac.uk!craig@uunet.UU.NET (Craig)
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Subject: Re: Working at Home
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Date: 27 Jun 88 11:11:38 GMT
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There is a company here in the UK that specialises in 'Working from
Home',  F International Group plc (to give it its full title) was set
up by Mrs. Steve Shirley with the express intention of providing an
environement where home working was easy.  The policy is an equal
opportunities one with both men and women working from home and covers all
levels of the organisation, not just professional ones (although I can't
imagine the cleaners working from home :-)).

This doesn't mean it is perfect - they were unable to organise workplace
child care facilities and they are not without their critics.  However
they do support the womens movement and are concerned to get it right.  
As a for instance they are currently sponsoring the Women into Computing
conference being held here at the University of Lancaster and are also
involved with the University of Salford student sponsorship scheme.

It can work if tried.


Craig.

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