New York City Open Data Week x Barnard CSC // Childcare in the City: What NYC Open Data Tells Us About Family Policy

Childcare in the City is a student-led Open Data Week event exploring how NYC Open Data can power public storytelling and policy communication. Undergraduate students from Barnard College analyze data from the NYC Work and Family Leave Survey and translate their findings into a short podcast featuring expert guests Dr. Meredith Slopen (Stony Brook University School of Social Welfare) and Dr. Jane Waldfogel (Compton Foundation Centennial Professor for the Prevention of Children's and Youth Problems at Columbia University School of Social Work).

The event opens with a live listening of the student-produced podcast, followed by a moderated talkback with the graduate student mentors, student creators and expert guests. Together, they discuss their findings, the role of open data in civic life, and what the numbers reveal about childcare and family wellbeing in New York City—a timely topic given ongoing mayoral and gubernatorial conversations around universal childcare.

This 90-minute, in-person event is held on the Barnard College campus and is open to students, educators, researchers, and anyone interested in open data, storytelling, and family policy.

​​​​​This panel is planned to take place in-person at Barnard College (location TBD) and via Zoom (link provided upon registration).

​​​We look forward to seeing you there!

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