Check out this new policy resource from Family Values @ Work: Our Economy Needs Family Values at Work Now More Than Ever. It’s a great resource to use with policy makers and business owners because it gives the facts on how not having paid sick days and family leave insurance policies negatively affects our economy, [...]
Supporters of the work of Family Values @ Work will be interested to read this review of the research on the importance of family leave for the parents of newborns. To celebrate the 5th anniversary of the state paid family leave program in California, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation recently released a report called [...]
A diverse network of state and national organizations is releasing a Valuing Families Agenda, offering solutions to issues raised in a new report by Maria Shriver. “The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Changes Everything” explores the ways that women’s entry into the workforce has transformed families, our economy and our entire society. But as the [...]
New fact sheet explains why we need family values at work more than ever in an economic downturn. To download the fact sheet, click the icon below.
Below are new PowerPoint Resources from the Multi-State Working Families Consortium. Click on the images to view the presentations. Why We Need a New Standard of Paid Sick Days The following is a power point from the consortium that gives an overview of the need for and benefits of a new minimum standard of paid [...]
Below is a presentation Ellen Bravo gave on February 11th at the Think Big/Think Forward conference in Washington, DC. In this time of economic crisis, there is no more important task than protecting working families. To download the PowerPoint file, click here. Thinking Big – Value Families at Work
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