motherhood
Posted July 25th, 2010 by Rachel Roth
Rigid foster care rules threaten to dissolve family ties when mothers are in prison or residential drug treatment. A new law in New York State takes steps to help these families weather the separation.
Posted May 23rd, 2010 by Homa Tavangar
Parents reading this blog are likely to care about their kids’ caring about the world. This can get tricky, though. We don’t want to scare them, overburden them, or turn them off. I was so happy with the way writer Heidi Stevens conveyed some important points on this topic – I thought it was worth [...]
Posted May 11th, 2010 by Katrina Alcorn
I can’t think of a better way to say this. I had a truly crappy Mother’s Day this year. I think Anna Jarvis would understand. Inspired by her own mother’s life, she started a campaign in 1907 to recognize mothers for their contribution to society. She was successful in making Mother’s Day a national holiday, [...]
Posted April 20th, 2010 by Kristin Maschka
I’m frustrated by Equal Pay Day. Yes, I think it’s important to point out that the wage gap between men and women still exists, and that a significant chunk of it is unexplained – likely sex discrimination. Yes, I think using a day in April to symbolize how far into 2010 a woman has to [...]
Posted April 9th, 2010 by Katrina Alcorn
For six years, I “balanced” a demanding job, a commute, and raising young children. All things considered, I thought I was managing really well until just before my last child turned one year old. Then, the stress and exhaustion I’d been holding at bay engulfed me. I could barely get out of bed, or eat, or think.
Posted April 2nd, 2010 by Katrina Alcorn
Meet my Uncle Peter. He’s a really cool guy who happens to be an employee rights lawyer in New York and has talked with more than a thousand women and men about their work lives over the course of his career. He has a theory about why conditions are so difficult for working moms.
Posted March 3rd, 2010 by Janna Waldher
So I have been pondering… which option would you choose? Enter Parenthood and: ♦ stop working/stay home and recieve a stipend from your employer or a govt. subsidy ♦ continue working and have childcare that is government owned and operated ♦ continue working and have childcare that is privatized, licensed and bonded ♦ mandate that [...]
Posted February 18th, 2010 by Janna Waldher
Why are other countries recognizing the need for a paid stay-at home option, yet we are not? When will we dictate policy to protect our future generations? Our country’s leaders seem to be primarily concerned with the here and now, instead of maintaining a balance that satisfies the present and the future. When will we, [...]
Posted February 15th, 2010 by Ana Joanes
This is my first blog for Mom’s Rising and so I thought I’d start by introducing myself. I’m the 35-year-old mother of Maayan who just turned 6 months. In addition to being a new mom, I’m a documentary filmmaker. FRESH, the documentary that I completed last year, celebrates the farmers, thinkers, and business people across [...]
Posted February 6th, 2010 by Janna Waldher
Most parents are overwhelmed when first entering into parenthood. This can cause emotional frustration and financial worry. To relieve this emotional burden, all parents should receive paid maternity and paternity leave for the first two years of their children’s lives. By providing this supplementation to a family’s income, a government acknowledges, and honors, the important [...]
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