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Open Flexible Work Family Economic Security

12/10/10

I was struck recently by the persistence of an old argument used to kill the Fair Pay Act - and every other measure that would make life easier for mothers. You know it by heart: many women “choose” to earn less than men, and if they choose to earn less, then what’s the big deal about a little wage...

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Ann Crittenden

Environmental Health

12/09/10

Cassidy Randall is the Program & Outreach Coordinator for Women's Voices for the Earth. How often have you heard a friend say she uses Simple Green because it’s a “natural cleaner”? Maybe you’ve even thought the same thing yourself. And who could blame you? The company’s tagline says “We Are...

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Cassidy Randall

12/09/10

When my son was a baby, my breast pump was such a fixture in our house that my husband and I started to think it was talking to us. As the engine hummed, he swore the pump said, "More milk!" and I conveniently heard it whisper, "Cookies, cookies!" Despite my love/hate relationship with that pump, I...

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Ashley Boyd

12/09/10

By Danielle Garrett , Policy Fellow If you’ve been reading our blog, you’ve probably heard how excited we are about releasing the 2010 edition of Making the Grade on Women’s Health: A National and State-by-State Report Card . Hopefully, we’ve sparked your curiosity and you’re wondering what the...

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Thao Nguyen

12/08/10

It's Rally for Girls Sports Day! What did I win by playing sports? So asks the National Women's Law Center. Well, I didn’t win. I lost out by not getting to play much sports when I was a girl. I still got myself, but maybe not as good a version of Myself had I been sporty when I was a girl. Title...

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Amy Cross

12/07/10

Looks like the DREAM is rising again. The DREAM Act, that is, and mothers have been weighing in on a vote that may come up in Congress as soon as tomorrow. Women overwhelmingly support the DREAM Act, a bipartisan piece of legislation that would provide a path to legal status for thousands of young...

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Julissa Gomez

Open Flexible Work

12/07/10

If you live near one of the major U.S. ports, you and your family are probably paying the price for all the goods we import from overseas: filthy air and nearby pockets of poverty resulting from the exploitation of port drivers.

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Teamster Nation

12/07/10

by Judy Waxman , Vice President for Health and Reproductive Rights On Thursday, we’ll be releasing the 2010 edition of Making the Grade on Women’s Health: A National and State-by-State Report Card , the fifth women’s health report card in a decade-long series assessing the overall health of women...

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Thao Nguyen

12/07/10

This week, the U.S. House of Representatives is poised to take up the DREAM Act, a legislation that would grant undocumented immigrant students a chance to pursue their dreams and fully give back to a country they call home. Last week, a young woman by the name of Soo Ji Lim, shared a powerful and...

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EunSook Lee

Paid Sick Days

12/06/10

It all started a few months ago when a friend of mine made a confession: Sometimes she fantasizes about getting into a minor car accident so that she'll have to go to the hospital for a few days. My friend doesn't have a death wish, she's just so stressed out working and taking care of her kids that a hospital visit sounds tantalizingly restful.

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