Women with young children are almost twice as likely to be in the paid labor
force as were their counterparts 30 years ago; the total amount of time that
couples with children spend at work has increased; and many workers have aging
parents who require their care as well. How should the law address the tensions
between work requirements and care giving responsibilities? Should these issues
be tackled as questions of sex discrimination and equality or as social welfare
policy? Do the best answers lie in lawsuits challenging sex-based stereotyping
and the disparate treatment of workers who are caregivers,k or in the
legislative initiatives such as paid leave requirements or child care subsidies?
This panel examined some approaches.

Panelists included:

• Moderator, Reva Siegel, Deputy Dean and
  Professor of Law, Yale Law School (Windows
  Media)
• Stuart Ishimaru, Commissioner, U.S. Equal Employment
  Opportunity Commission (Windows
  Media)
• Marc Freedman, Director of Labor Law Policy, U.S.
  Chamber of Commerce (Windows
  Media)
• Karen Kornbluh, Policy Director for Sen. Barack Obama
  (Windows
  Media)
• Ann O'Leary, Executive Director, Center on Family and
  the Workplace, Boalt Law School, University of California, Berkeley (Windows
  Media)
• Judy Lichtman, Senior Adviser, National Partnership for
  Women and Families (Windows Media)

Discussion: (Windows Media)

Questions and Answers: (Windows Media)