Building a Competitive Future Right from the Start
A Paid Family Leave Forum
April 25, 2012
Ford Foundation
New York, New York
As part of NCCP’s project to advance paid family leave, NCCP – together with the New York State Paid Leave Coalition and A Better Balance – will convene a public forum that will bring together researchers, advocates, and stakeholders across the domains of early childhood, public health, and economic security to:
- share evidence-based research on the impacts of paid family leave on early child development and family health;
- respond to new research that could be used to inform a high-quality paid family leave program; and
- translate research into real policy and identify the challenges in making paid family leave a priority.
The forum will consist of two panels chosen to reflect diverse research approaches to paid family leave and the diversity of constituencies potentially benefiting from the program. The first panel will address impacts of paid family leave for child development – including the effects of maternal employment on young children’s health and development, focusing on such issues as early brain development, attachment, breastfeeding, cognitive and social-emotional development, and school readiness. The second panel will address paid family leave in the context of family economic security, exploring income stability, productivity, retention, and gender equity and its implications for family health and well-being both in the short- and long-term.
Please join the conversation on April 25, 2012 and share in the mission to advance a high-quality paid family leave in New York and across the country!
Contact
To receive updates about the forum including invitation, agenda, and panelist list, please contact:
Kalyani Thampi
215 West 125th St, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10027
T: 646.284.9619
E: thampi@nccp.org