| AFTER BIRTH: POLICIES FOR HEALTHY WOMEN, FAMILIES, AND WORKPLACES
 Minnesota has the highest workforce participation rates of women in the United States. Yet our employment policies and families' gendered division of domestic work have not kept pace with the changing social patterns, and the consequences for women's health are unclear.
The conference examined issues of women's employment after childbirth, role of family and medical leave policies, and families' division of household labor to identify factors that can enhance health and inform private and public policies. It took place on October 1, 2004 at Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota. Over 200 people attended, and it brought together University faculty members, students, staff, activists, policymakers, health care professionals, employers, and community members to address these issues.
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A Signature Study of the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs conducted in collaboration with the School of Public Health, University of Minnesota. |
