ISWAF
The International Study of Work and Family began with a conversation between Barbara Beham (Berlin School of Economics and Law) and Tammy Allen (University of South Florida) who had previously collaborated on a large-scale international research study (the Collaborative International Study of Managerial Stress (CISMS2) and wanted to develop a similar collaborative effort that would focus on work-family issues. Ariane Ollier-Malaterre (University of Quebec), who also had extensive cross-national research experience joined the team. The three scholars formed the central research team and began inviting colleagues from around the world to join the project. One key objective was to include scholars and data from underrepresented regions of the world (e.g., Africa, South Asia). The central team designed the project, developed the questionnaire, pilot-tested aspects of the research, and coordinated data collection efforts. Local collaborators collected data from their home countries.
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​The project includes data from over 10,000 participants from 30 countries/territories spread across five continents. To be included, participants were required to work at least 20 hours a week in an organization (i.e., not self-employed) and to have at least one dependent child under the age of 20 living in the same household.