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10/21/12

More telling than Governor Mitt Romney’s inaccurate “binders full of women” comment during the presidential debate last week, were his comments about workplace flexibility, and, the comments he didn’t make. When asked by voter Katherine Fenton how he planned to rectify the inequalities in the...

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Liz O'Donnell

Podcast

10/20/12

As the November 6 election draws near, candidates across the country are talking about the issues that they think will get them the very most votes -- but are they missing out? Are they ignoring important topics? *LISTEN TO THE SHOW HERE: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/moms-rising-radio/...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Podcast Food!

10/19/12

Last month, five incredible food experts came together on MomsRising radio to talk about junk food, school lunches, better food, and more. They shared an incredible wealth of information---trust me, this list could have been the top 100 tips from food experts on eating healthy. To hear the rest of...

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Claire Moshenberg

Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days MomsVote Realistic & Fair Wages

10/19/12

What a week! The "binders full of women" quote exploded in a wide ranging national conversation . It appeared everywhere from Facebook images going viral to people writing hilarious reviews of binders on Amazon . But while pundits analyze the "binders" issue, we at MomsRising have some additional...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

10/18/12

Everyone wants their hard work and effort to be recognized and valued. When you earn a paycheck for your work, there's some built-in validation of the "worth" of your effort. But the external recognition of stay-at-home parenting is often more complicated. Sure, the contributions of stay-at-home...

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Ashley Boyd

10/18/12

Co-written by Katherine Ullman. "Binders full of women." We all know what Mitt Romney meant during last night's presidential debate when he discussed his "effort" to recruit more women during his tenure as Governor of Massachusetts. But what he said spread like wildfire across the internet and...

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Joan C. Williams

10/17/12

Get 'em while they're young. You'll often hear us saying that the early years are when we can make the biggest impact in a child's development. That's why encouraging breastfeeding is so important. The benefits of nursing are numerous: children become healthier, more resistant to disease and less...

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Roberta Heine

10/17/12

Do you know about this important emerging conversation this week at Bioneers conference in San Rafael? Motherhood and Leadership: From the Traditional to the Revolutionary As women’s roles are undergoing revolutionary change, also changing are ideas of who can beget and raise children, motherhood...

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Nina Simons

MomsVote

10/17/12

That’s what we’re talking about! Last night MomsRising members cheered and jeered while watching the presidential debate and finally – finally – put a serious dent in our presidential debate BINGO cards. Healthcare, childcare, fair pay, flexible work, clean air, and family economic security were...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Health Care

10/17/12

Feeling jaded lately, like you've heard it all? Well, get ready for some fresh new facts. Here are four surprising facts about Medicaid: 1 in 3 children are covered by Medicaid. 31 million children are on Medicaid, which is about half of the 60 million Americans the program covers. That's nearly 1...

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Claire Moshenberg