is ay, carolyn o'boyle managing director in the deloitte operation, serving as a leader of the talent strategy innovation team. as a coo she is responsible for managing strategic operations for the talent function, which encompasses business advisory, alumni,ion mobility, total rewards, and a shared services function. she has been researching and topic ofn the generational differences in the workforce, including the role that hr organizations can play in managing differences. she holds a ba from bowdoin college and an mba from m.i.t., sloan school of management. we are now pleased to recognize mr. biggs, followed by sen. --st and sen. gillibrand: followed by ms. shabo and ms. o'boyle. mr. biggs: thank you for the opportunity to discuss the paid parental leave and how it might be provided on an affordable basis by the social security program. it can provide important benefits to children while enabling mothers to remain attached to prior jobs, increasing earnings substantially once the mother has returned to the workforce. research in other countries and in the u.s. has found that allo