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08/17/12
The Center for Women Policy Studies has published a series of papers called Reproductive Laws for the 21st Century . My contribution is called "She Doesn't Deserve to be Treated Like This": Prisons as Sites of Reproductive Injustice , and I’m excited to share it with the MomsRising community. The...
Rachel Roth's picture
08/17/12
Yesterday the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released data from the American Time Use Survey (ATUS) on access to and use of paid leave by American workers. This is the first time the ATUS has included questions on leave-taking among American workers, with a module paid for by the Department of...
Kevin Miller's picture
08/16/12
On August 15, the first of perhaps a million or more people who qualify for the DREAM Act began stepping forward to apply and pay fees for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a form of temporary deportation relief for undocumented immigrants who meet certain criteria. Each case will be...
Congressman Luis V. Gutierrez's picture
08/16/12
Excellent news! Johnson & Johnson has now committed to removing a wide host of known toxic chemicals from their products by 2015. Earlier this year the company committed to removing these unhealthy and dangerous chemicals from baby products, but they now have plans to move past that original promise to include all of their personal care products. This is huge, like really, really huge.
Michelle Noehren's picture
08/16/12
A great piece that investigates Generation X's feelings about "having it all." Written by Melanie Dunn CT Working Moms Blogger Every day, moms-to-be scour the blogosphere for confirmation that when they someday choose to become pregnant, have their babies, and go about the task of raising them...
CT Working Moms's picture
08/16/12
If the EPA could regulate the entire life cycle of a product and protect us from toxic toys, food, air, and clean up the atmosphere would you be excited? That game changer is happening, but it’s coming from a different direction that Main Street doesn’t watch – Certifications, Standards, and...
Mary Clare Hunt's picture
08/16/12
The Super 8. Many people are in vacation mindsets right now, so the words "Super 8" may spark images of motels on summer vacation stops. But I'm not talking about a Super 8 motel on a family road trip to the Grand Canyon. Nope. I'm talking about the new Super 8: The 8 new free women's preventative...
Kristin's picture
08/15/12
Do you remember the moment you first learned you were pregnant? After the shock and awe period passes, pregnancy is the perfect time to commit to eliminating toxic chemicals from your food, home, and personal care products. Making your daily routines as healthy as possible during pregnancy will...
Margie Kelly's picture
08/15/12
The Olympics! The torch. The pageantry. The athletic accomplishments that are unimaginable to us mere mortals. This is a historic Olympics for women: The U.S. team included more female athletes than male for the first time ever. We've come a long way since Title Nine passed 40 years ago, now more...
Kristin's picture
08/15/12
Summer break is coming to an end way too soon (or maybe not soon enough!). Kids will be going back to school to get a heavy dose of reading, writing, math, and (for many kids) junk food. That’s right! Monday, the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine released a report by Bridging The Gap,...
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