Economist Juliet Schor, a professor of sociology at Boston College and a bestselling author, makes the case for a four-day work week, showing how this model can address major challenges such as burnout, AI, and the climate crisis, in her new book Four Days a Week (Harper Business, 2025). The five-day, 40-hours-a-week work model has gone unchanged for nearly a century. But a study of the four-day work week, involving hundreds of organizations across various countries, has demonstrated success in maintaining productivity while seeing remarkable improvements in employee well-being. In Four Days a Week, Schor shares her analysis of the benefits of a shorter work week, how companies can achieve them, why the concept has taken so long to emerge and gain acceptance, and why doing so will help a company’s employees and its bottom line. According to the publisher, the book is a blueprint for implementing a change that once seemed radical, but is now within reach. Schor has researched and written about work for more than four decades, and is the author of several books, including The Overworked American, The Overspent American, and After the Gig. Read more in Boston College Magazine.