Global Perspectives - The Work, Family, and Equity Index: This index “is the first venture to systematically define and measure successful public policies for working families globally. The Work, Family, and Equity Index has two functions. First, the index identifies essential goals for work-family policy. Second, the index enables us to measure progress in implementing public policies for working families relative to global standards.”

Work Family Policy: Its Critical Impact on American Women and Families: Jody Heymann’s presentation on work policy in relation to women and the American household. The presentation emphasizes that other countries have successfully provided employees with benefits such as paid maternity leave, implying that it’s possible for the United States to install similar policies.

To access the PowerPoint presentation in PDF format, click here: http://www.kaisernetwork.org/health_cast/uploaded_files/Heymann_presentation1.pdf.

Workplace Flexibility 2010: “Workplace Flexibility 2010 is a campaign to support the development of a comprehensive national policy on workplace flexibility at the federal, state and local levels. The vision of Workplace Flexibility 2010 is an American workplace where viable flexibility options, benefiting employers and employees alike, are the standard.”

State Policies That Affect Working Families: Katherine Ross Phillip of the Urban Institute summarizes key policies in the areas of job-protected family care policies, child care subsidies, early childhood education and elementary school schedules, and tax credits and makes recommendations for future state policy-making.