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    Maternal Mortality Video Nominated for Webby Award

    Posted April 28th, 2010 by Janet Walsh

    Take a look at this op-ed about Human Rights Watch’s Webby-nominated online video, with a reference to the fantastic Momsrising.org “Mother of the Year Award” video. Check out the Human Rights Watch video, and if you like it, please vote for it to win the Webby Award! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/janet-walsh/can-a-video-save-lives_b_553637.html

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    Unpaid parental leave – How are US families faring?

    Posted March 30th, 2010 by Janet Walsh

    Parental leave with pay when a child is born or adopted is an important support for working families, yet most US private sector workers do not have this benefit. Human Rights Watch (www.hrw.org), a nongovernmental human rights group, is interviewing parents in the US about their experiences with unpaid maternity and paternity leave, and the [...]

    Paid leave is a human right

    Posted January 25th, 2010 by Janet Walsh

    Paid parental leave is a human right, one guaranteed by virtually every country.  But not the United States! When you gave birth or adopted your kids, did you take leave without pay?  How did this affect breastfeeding, your health, your baby’s health, or your family’s finances?  How did this affect the timing of your return [...]