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05/14/13

I like deals as much as the next mom, but a coupon for AK-47s, rifles and pistols and also 10 cocktails? Ridiculous, but true! LivingSocial, offers this coupon while telling customers to, “Take a break from the urban insanity—and blow off some steam while you’re at it—with this fully loaded...

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Gloria Pan

Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days

05/14/13

Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s chief operating officer, has kicked up all sorts of controversy with her argument that career women can be their own worst enemy and should “lean in” more to their jobs and their ambitions. But the biggest, largely unspoken problem is not that she is elitist, or placing...

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Dina Bakst

Open Flexible Work

05/14/13

By Liz Watson and Cortelyou Kenney , National Women's Law Center Cross-Posted from NWLC's blog Amanda Roller was a call center employee in Kansas. After Amanda became pregnant she started experiencing morning sickness. Amanda’s supervisor repeatedly refused her requests to go the bathroom and...

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Liz Watson

Politics & Policy Health Care

05/14/13

Popular culture and the fitness industry have distilled physical fitness down to two very superficial motivations: achieving a desired physique aesthetic, and burning calories. For many people, these motivations are enough to get them into the gym, but there are many, many people out there who aren...

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Amber Rogers

05/14/13

Growing up, I did exactly what was expected of me. I worked hard through high school and was the first in my family to graduate from college, thanks to the federal Pell Grant, an academic scholarship and work-study program. Despite that, I still walked away with massive student loans. I don’t...

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Iris Maria Chavez

05/14/13

This story was cross-posted from the Mom-Blog in celebration of National Women's Health Week. Every Tuesday, I try to write something I learn or take away from raising kids with disabilities. This week, it’s a little more closer to home, in that I’m thinking about how raising my children has...

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Gina Badalaty

Gun Safety

05/13/13

“Respect me.” “I am more than what you see.” “I want to feel safe.” These messages we chalked on the sidewalk during a demonstration for International Anti Street Harassment Week in Philadelphia this past April (Sexual Assault Awareness Month) resonate with anyone who has felt dehumanized,...

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Nuala Cabral

05/13/13

Secretary Sebelius shared the following message especially for MomsRising members to launch National Women's Health Week. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mp3Fock3hPg&feature=em-upload_owner Learn more about National Women's Health Week here and join MomsRising in playing Healthy Moms BINGO !

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Kathleen Sebelius

Open Flexible Work Realistic & Fair Wages

05/12/13

After a long week at work, and the weekend filled with two soccer games, a dance recital and a birthday party, I’ll drive 75 minutes to visit my mother this Mother’s Day. There’s no time for breakfast in bed, a manicure/pedicure with friends or dinner and a movie. That’s okay; that’s not what this...

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Liz O'Donnell

05/11/13

Dear Moms " If every Mom knew how awesome they are , every problem in the world would be fixed." - Kid President When I watched the following video, my heart giggled. My soul glowed and I thought of all the times when I stopped, looked and listened to the glory of childhood...and sometimes even...

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Zen Honeycutt