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CEPR conducts research and recommends policy solutions on a range of issues affecting women, including maternity/paid leave, health care, Social Security, childcare and work/life balance.

Reports

Married … Without Means

November 2012, Shawn Fremstad

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*

The Scorecard on Development, 1960-2010: Closing the Gap?
April 2011, Mark Weisbrot and Rebecca Ray

The College Conundrum
December 2010, John Schmitt and Heather Boushey

Unions and Upward Mobility for Women Workers
December 2008, John Schmitt

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Blogs

Labor Market Policy Research Reports, March 23 – April 12, 2013

Labor Market Policy Research Reports, February 23 – March 8, 2013

The Family and Medical Leave Act at 20, Part 3

The Family and Medical Leave Act at 20, Part 2

Gender, Debt, and Dropping Out

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Op-Eds & Columns

Mother's Day Is Different This Year

Eileen Appelbaum
The Huffington Post, May 7, 2013

The GOP Ploy to Win Over Working Moms Falls Flat

Eileen Appelbaum
Economic Intelligence (U.S. News & World Report), May 1, 2013

Working Families Flexibility Act Undermines 40-Hour Workweek

Eileen Appelbaum
Congress Blog (The Hill), April 8, 2013

Business Attitudes Toward Paid Sick Leave Are Changing

Eileen Appelbaum
Economic Intelligence (U.S. News & World Report), March 6, 2013

After 20 Years It’s Time for Paid FMLA

Eileen Appelbaum
Economic Intelligence (U.S. News & World Report), February 4, 2013

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Events

National Summit on Paid Sick Days and Paid Family Leave: Turning Research Into Action

The Crisis of Care Labor and Family Leave Policies

How Does the Global Economy Impact WIC?

Briefing on Maternal and Child Health Policy

Paid Family Leave Research and Its Implications for Action

Women's Job Loss in the Recession and Recovery: Why are Men Gaining More Jobs than Women?

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

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Press Releases

Married with Children, The Invisible Impoverished

November 8, 2012

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

Unionization Substantially Improves the Pay and Benefits of Women Workers
December 2008

Unemployment Jumps to 6.1 Percent, Women Hit Hardest
September 5, 2008 (Jobs Byte)

Opt Out Revolution? New Evidence to the Contrary
January 10, 2008

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CEPR Work and Family Briefings
Audio files and PowerPoint presentations of five Congressional briefings on work/life issues (June - October 2006).

CEPR Economics Seminar Series
Audio and video files of ten CEPR lectures on economic issues

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)

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

Flat World, Big Gaps

Flat World, Big Gaps:
Economic Liberalization, Globalization, Poverty And Inequality>
with a chapter by Mark Weisbrot, Dean Baker, and David Rosnick, and a chapter co-authored by Heather Boushey
(forthcoming in May 2007)

Inequality Matters

Inequality Matters:
The Growing Economic Divide in America and Its Poisonous Consequences

with chapter co-authored by Heather Boushey
(2006)

 

 

CNNMoney.com: Moms Rise Up, Fight for Workplace Rights
January 11, 2007

 

 

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