The presence of a father at home in the early days of a child's life can be essential to the bonding between father and baby, and to relieving the stress on mothers at home and at work.  Companies that offer paternity leave see less employee turnover.  Yet paternity leave benefits are not widely available and, even when available, often unused.  

In light of the recent passage of paid family leave legislation in New York State, leaders in this field discuss the cultural and business factors working against fathers actually taking paternity leave, and how we can improve the availability and uptake of family leave for fathers.

When: Tuesday, April 26, 8:00am-10:00am.
Where: Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Education and Research Building of The Museum of Modern Art, at 4 West 54 St.

Panelists:
Council Member Dan Garodnick
Anil Dash, entrepreneur and activist
Simon Isaacs, Co-Founder of Fatherly.com
Professor Michael Kimmel, Director of the Center for Studies of Men and Masculinities at Stony Brook University
Dr. Kenneth Matos, Senior Director of Research at the Families and Work Institute
Michael Neuwirth, Senior Director of Public Relations at Danone North America
Christopher Persley, Father Focus Lead, Center for Parental Leave Leadership

For more information, please contact Liam Bland at 212-818-0580