2012 Reports

Building a Competitive Future Right from the Start: How Paid Leave Strengthens 21st Century Families

Ochshorn, Susan; Skinner, Curtis

This paper provides a brief history of paid family leave policy, in the United States and abroad; synthesizes cutting-edge knowledge about paid leave and its impact on family and civic life; and concludes with a set of recommendations – for policymakers, researchers, public health and early childhood stakeholders, business leaders, and federal, state, and local education agencies – to guide the work going forward.