For Working Mothers The Struggle Goes On For Money, Time and Help

5/6/2002

From: Nancy Coleman or Karen Conner, 202-775-8810, both of the Economic Policy Institute

News Advisory:

Breakfast Roundtable: Wednesday, May 8, 9 a.m.

Three fourths of mothers with children 18 and younger now work outside the home. That makes Mothers' Day an appropriate time to explore whether today's workplace is meeting the three primary needs of working mothers: fair pay, flexible time, and programs like child care that make it possible for them to go to work.

Working Mothers' Day is an in-depth breakfast roundtable, hosted by the Economic Policy Institute, that will bring together journalists with experts who study women and the workplace, for a wide-ranging discussion about the current state and needs of working mothers.

When: Wednesday, May 8, 9-10:30 a.m.

Where: National Press Club, Zenger Room

Who: -- Eileen Appelbaum, director, Center on Women & Work at Rutgers University, will talk about her research on workplace organization. -- Elaine McCrate, an economist at the University of Vermont. Her new EPI report, shows that mothers, who need more flexibility in the workplace, actually get less than higher paid, primarily male counterparts. -- Heidi Hartman, president and CEO, Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR), will analyze the resurgent wage gap. -- Heather Boushey, EPI economist, shares new research findings on lower income working mothers and how childcare and health care can raise earning potential. -- Vicky Lovell, study director at IWPR, will talk about the impact of the Family Medical Leave Act and other attempts to enable working mothers to balance competing responsibilities.

RSVP: Nancy Coleman or Karen Conner at 202-775-8810

The Economic Policy Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan economic think tank founded in 1986. The Institute can found on the web at http://www.epinet.org.