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CEPR analyzes how families balance work and care, and how public policies affect family well-being.

Reports

Awareness of California’s Paid Family Leave Program Remains Limited, Especially Among Those Who Would Benefit From It Most
November 2011, Eileen Appelbaum and Ruth Milkman*

High-Performance Work Practices and Sustainable Economic Growth
April 2011, Eileen Appelbaum, Jody Hoffer Gittell, Carrie Leana

Leaves That Pay: Employer and Worker Experiences With Paid Family Leave in California
January 2011, Eileen Appelbaum and Ruth Milkman

Hard Work in the Public Sector
October 2010, Hye Jin Rho

Half in Ten: Why Taking Disability into Account is Essential to Reducing Income Poverty and Expanding Economic Inclusion
September 2009, Shawn Fremstad

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Op-Eds & Columns

Paid Sick Days: A Win for Employees and the Economy
Eileen Appelbaum
Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity, June 6, 2011

Women’s Employment in Recession and Recovery
Eileen Appelbaum
AlterNet, May 10, 2011

Paid Sick Days: Doomsday Predictions Are Wrong
Eileen Appelbaum and Candace Howes
The Hartford Business Journal, May 2, 2011

Sick Days for Healthy Recovery
Eileen Appelbaum and Lonnie Golden
The Philadelphia Business Journal, April 29, 2011

Paid Family Leave Pays Off in California
Eileen Appelbaum and Ruth Milkman
Harvard Business Review, January 19, 2011

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Events

The Crisis of Care Labor and Family Leave Policies

Briefing on Maternal and Child Health Policy

Paid Family Leave Research and Its Implications for Action

Flexible, Family-Friendly Labor Policy: Maximum Benefit for Minimal Costs

Leaves that Pay: Employer and Worker Experiences with Paid Family Leave in California

Leaves that Pay: Employer and Worker Experiences with Paid Family Leave in California

California's Experience with Paid Family Leave: Implications for New Jersey

Webinar on California's Paid Family Leave Insurance Program

Leaves That Pay: Employer and Worker Experiences with Paid Family Leave in California

Designing Work-Family Policies for Families, Employers and Gender Equity

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Press Releases

New Report Shows European Countries Offer Far More Parental Leave Than U.S.
July 19, 2010

This Father’s Day, Dads Need Health Insurance
June 17, 2010

New Book Finds that Latin America Guarantees Paid Leave to New Moms, But Dads Have to Keep Working
November 17, 2009

Role of Disabilities Ignored for Tens of Millions Experiencing Income Poverty
September 9, 2009

Better Paid Sick Day Policies Don’t Mean Job Loss
June 11, 2009

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CEPR Work and Family Briefings
Audio files and PowerPoints presentations of five Congressional briefings on work/life issues

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Bridging the Gaps
CEPR teamed up with state and national groups to document the persistent gaps between low-income working families' basic needs and the resources available to them.

Life, Work and Debt for Generations X and Y
Presentation by Heather Boushey at the New America Foundation, July 27, 2006 (includes video and audio)

Inequality Matters

Inequality Matters:
The Growing Economic Divide in America and Its Poisonous Consequences
with chapter co-authored by Heather Boushey
(2006)


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