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Childcare & Early Education Open Flexible Work

04/30/13

A lot of press about single mothers seemed to surface recently. I’m not sure why. It’s on my radio (NPR, Tell Me More ) and in my morning paper ( The Difference Between Feeling Like a Single Mom and Being One , WashPost, 4/18,2013). Whatever it used to mean, as an identifier “single mother” it is...

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Valerie Young

04/29/13

"Our data show families in financial trouble are working hard, playing by the rules -- and the game is stacked against them."-Elizabeth Warren and Amelia Tyagi, The Two Income Trap . How is the "game" stacked against families in this country? One of the major ways is the lack of affordable, high-...

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Sarah Francis

Childcare & Early Education Environmental Health Open Flexible Work MomsVote Family Economic Security

04/28/13

They’ve hit a new low. Citing significant concerns about long lines at airports and flight delays caused by the furlough of air-traffic controllers, Congress is allowing the Federal Aviation Administration to override strict sequestration rules and re-direct funds within its budget. And they did so...

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Jo Comerford

04/28/13

While our culture revers mothers as the heart and soul of a family, our public policies often ignore the importance of a mother’s health in shaping her family’s future. In the last 15 years, our country has made amazing strides in reducing the number of children who do not have health coverage...

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Ashley Boyd

04/26/13

My 9-week-old daughter was lying, docile and stinky, in the crook of my arm on a flight from Hartford to Atlanta. I had prepared, like a warrior for battle, for this and every other possible complication. Change of clothes in case of accident: check. Natural wipes approved of by parents in my...

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Rachel Simmons

04/26/13

Food Revolution Day 2013 is just around the corner! On May 17 people from all over the world will stand together in support of good food and essential cooking skills. Why Diet-related diseases are among the world's biggest killers (1). This year alone, over 2 million people will die as a result of...

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Jamie Oliver

Family Economic Security

04/26/13

Last week, I joined hundreds of striking fast-food workers on the streets of Harlem, where they held signs that read "I am a Man" and "I am a Woman" and chanted: "You can't survive on $7.25." The demonstration, led by workers struggling to survive on the minimum wage, recalled the organizing that...

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Benjamin Jealous

04/25/13

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women’s Health recently launched the It’s Only Natural resource to support mothers. The videos, photos and some of the content has a specific focus on African-American moms and for good reason. By now, you may be aware of the fact that...

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Anayah Sangodele-Ayoka

Environmental Health

04/25/13

Does this supermarket scene sound familiar? I’ve got a shopping list in my hand, an empty fridge back home, and a wailing toddler at my side whose having a full blown supermarket meltdown. I don’t have time to meander in the aisles: I have dinner to make, a toddler to soothe, and five minutes...

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Sarah Francis

Paid Sick Days

04/25/13

Moms shouldn’t have to choose between their jobs and the health of their families. But too often, companies that are fixated on their bottom lines force women to make this choice. I know. It happened to me. I became pregnant with my second child while I was working at a T-Mobile call center in...

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