MomsRising.org member Tracie, like many other Californians in this recession, is struggling for the first time to provide healthcare coverage for her kids.
Let’s get those lifesavers out of storage!
I’ve been a member of the United Methodist Church my whole life. I grew up with vacation Bible school, the Methodist hymnal, and Welch’s grape juice communions. Even when I went to college, I found a home church that felt familiar.
Just watched Lilly Ledbetter’s speech. I’m glad she got a chance to tell her story on this stage. Those of us who are a part of MomsRising.org know it well– as a Goodyear tire manager, she spent 19 years making less than her male counterparts for the same job, at which her performance was praised.
Getting into the spirit of the MomsRising.org BINGO game early, I decided to tune into Day 1 of the Democratic National Convention. There was quite a line up of speakers, from Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to Senator Ted Kennedy to Caroline Kennedy to the woman of the hour, Michelle Obama.
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Members send in stories all the time about their local adventures in breastfeeding. There are ones worthy of cheers (eg, stories of employers who are pumping-break friendly) and ones deserving jeers (eg, getting kicked off a plane and out of restaurants for breastfeeding).
When ABC did their story on maternal profiling, I was really glad about it. Not, of course, about maternal profiling, but the fact that a mainstream media outlet was picking up on this issue.
I was driving the other day and suddenly thought how luxurious it felt to focus on one task. All I had to do was drive safely! In fact, it’s the law that I pay attention to the road at all times. What a cakewalk!
… lose two part time jobs. Panic, take a few deep breaths. And write my Congressperson!
MP Dunleavy on MSN writes about women and money. I was toodling around that website and found this short article on childcare costs and how to offset them.
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