| CONFERENCE AGENDA
Friday, October 1, 2004
8:00 - Registration
9:00 - Welcome: Sally Kenney, Ph.D., Professor and Director, Center on Women and Public Policy; Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota.
9:15 - Family and Medical Leave in the U.S.: Historical and Political Reflections. Donna Lenhoff, JD. Former Legal Counsel; National Partnership for Women and Families, Washington, DC.
9:45 - Findings from the Minnesota Postpartum Health Study: Women?s Health After Childbirth. Pat McGovern, Ph.D. Principal Investigator and Associate Professor; School of Public Health, University of Minnesota.
10:15 - Break
10:30 - Women?s Postpartum Mental Health: Reducing the Risk of Anxiety and Depression. Dwenda Gjerdingen, MD, MS. Co-Investigator and Professor; School of Medicine, University of Minnesota.
11:00 - Family Policy Lessons from European Developments. Janet Gornick, Ph.D. Associate Professor; Department of Political Science, Baruch College, New York, NY.
11:30 - Lunch
12:00 - Luncheon Speaker?The Mask of Motherhood: How Becoming a Mother Changes Everything and Why We Pretend It Doesn?t. Susan Maushart, Ph.D. Nationally Syndicated Columnist and Professor; Curtin University, Perth, Australia. More about Susan Maushart
1:15 - Paid Family and Medical Leave Initiatives: Lessons from The States. Lissa Bell, MS. Senior Policy Associate for Work and Family Programs; National Partnership for Women and Families.
1:45 - Estimating the Costs of Paid Family and Medical Leave. Vicki Lovell, Ph.D. Project Director, Family and Medical Leave; Institute for Women?s Policy Research, Washington, DC.
2:15 - Break
2:30 - Breakout Sessions
- A Legislative Perspective
Moderator: Sally Kenney, Ph.D., Professor and Director, Center on Women and Policy, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota.
Panelists:
- Senator Ellen Anderson, JD
- Lissa Bell, M.S., Sr. Policy Associate for Work and Family Programs, National Partnership for Women & Families.
- Roslyn Wade, Assistant Commissioner, Workplace Services Division, Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry
- Jim Koppel, M.S., Director, Children's Defense Fund of Minnesota.
Moderator: Pat McGovern, Ph.D., Associate Professor, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota.
Panelists:
- Charles Oberg, M.D., Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota School of Medicine. More about Charles Oberg
- Dwenda Gjerdingen, M.D., Professor, Family Practice and Community Health, University of Minnesota School of Medicine.
- Tene Wells, President, WomenVenture
Moderator: Erin Kelly, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Minnesota.
Panelists:
- Eileen Trzincski, Ph.D., Associate Professor, School of Social Work, Wayne State University
- Dave Cossi, J.D., The General Counsel, LTD
- Lynda Laskow, Human Resources, Allina Hospitals and Clinics
4:00 - Break
4:15 - Reception (until 6:00 p.m.) |
