Where's Your Daddy? : The Case for Global Paternity Leave
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
12:15 pm – 3:00 pm
New America
1899 L Street NW Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
Many new fathers spend the days and weeks after their baby is born roughly the same way: at the office, buried in work. Around the world, paid paternity leave policies are still relatively rare. And even when a country or business has one, it's often still culturally taboo for a man to use the time. Why should we worry about the lack of paternity leave policies around the world? And how do we bridge the gap between progressive policy and slowly changing global culture that too often continues to malign the man who takes leave? Where are the global paternity leave success stories – and the cautionary tales?
Join New America and Promundo for an afternoon of discussions that explore how paternity leave policies benefit not only children and families, but also the bottom line of both businesses and countries.
Lunch will be served.
Follow the discussion online using #WhereIsDaddy and following @NewAmerica.
Agenda
12:15-12:25: Keynote Remarks
Anne-Marie Slaughter
CEO and President, New America
12:25-1:10: It’s All in the Family: How does paternity leave impact the life of a child?
Mike Feigelson
Executive Director, Bernard van Leer Foundation
Joe Jones
Founder, Center for Urban Families
Liz Peters
Director, Center on Labor, Human Services and Population, Urban Institute
Moderator: Dan Kois
Culture Editor, Slate
Co-host, Mom and Dad Are Fighting
1:10-1:30: Father Knows Best: The Evolution of What it Means to be a Dad in Popular Culture
Simon Isaacs Co-Founder, Fatherly
Moderator: Doug French
Co-Founder, Dad 2.0 Summit
1:30-1:45: Case Study: How the U.K. Passed Paternity Leave
Adrienne Burgess
Joint Chief Executive and Head of Research, Fatherhood Institute
1:45-2:30: Fathernomics: How Paternity Leave Benefits Businesses and Countries
Latifa Lyles
Director, U.S. Department of Labor Women's Bureau
Brad Harrington
Executive Director, Boston College Center for Work & Family
Jake Brewer
Managing Director of External Affairs, change.org
Barbara Wankoff
Director of Workplace Solutions, KPMG
Moderator: Liza Mundy
Director, Breadwinning and Caregiving Program, New America
2:30-3:00: Case Study: How Brazil Fought for Paternity Leave & Concluding Remarks
Gary Barker
International Director and Founder, Promundo