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09/05/12

September has arrived. I’ve been so caught up with back-to-school preparations for my children that I haven’t had a chance to think about much more beyond the chaos in my house: setting new routines, figuring out car pools and bike routes, and helping with homework. It’s a hectic time. But those...

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Margie Kelly

Paid Sick Days

09/05/12

In honor of Labor Day and the 44 million workers around the country who lack paid sick leave, IWPR released a briefing paper that recommends the Auditor of the District of Columbia conduct a thorough and complete review that shows the impact of the city’s paid sick leave policy. In March 2008, the...

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Caroline Dobuzinskis

09/05/12

This blog was cross-posted from Womenstake , the National Women's Law Center's blog. By Emily Martin , Vice President and General Counsel, and Liz Watson , Senior Advisor, National Women's Law Center Labor Day provided a moment to take stock of how women are doing in today’s economy. For many, it’s...

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Liz Watson

Childcare & Early Education

09/05/12

This blog was cross-posted from Womenstake , the National Women's Law Center's blog. In honor of Labor Day, here’s a snapshot of how working women are faring in today’s economy, by the numbers. Percentage of college graduates earning bachelor’s degrees who are women: 57 . Percentage of students...

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Liz Watson

Immigration

09/05/12

SAN CARLOS, Calif. – Considering that Paula Osorio has multiple jobs and no paid sick days, the nosebleed could not have come at a worse time: right before her shift caring for an elderly woman in a private home. In a nursing home or hospital, she would be able to lean on other caregivers. But the...

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Elisa Batista

Open Flexible Work

09/04/12

The other day, I read an article on Forbes called “ Tips For Dealing With Lazy Co-Workers .” It’s a fun topic, isn’t it, because we all love to feel like we are the only ones working hard. And it’s such a hardship to put up with lazy old Joe in the next cube over. Ugh! Time to review one of our...

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Cali Ressler

Environmental Health Health Care Food!

09/04/12

Moms made waves this summer for kids' health! Your hard work helped push the FDA to remove BPA from baby bottles and sippy cups. Help us keep up the MOMentum by demanding that the FDA also ban BPA from infant formula packaging! Why ban it from infant formula packaging? We know Bisphenol-A (BPA) is...

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Claire Moshenberg

Paid Sick Days Realistic & Fair Wages

09/04/12

Mitt Romney (Photo credit: NewsHour) The Republican National Convention concluded last week after Mitt Romney accepted his party’s nomination and not before Republicans made a desperate attempt to court women voters. The convention featured an impressive lineup of female speakers including former...

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Liz O'Donnell

Health Care Food!

09/01/12

My family loves to grill, and now that we live in temperate North Carolina, we’re grilling more than ever. Everything seems to taste better – even vegetables, my son Christopher says – when touched by our backyard grill. I’ve grilled peaches and slices of pineapple this year for a healthy dessert...

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Barbara Kowalcyk

08/31/12

This week, as the country prepared to celebrate Labor Day, the National Partnership released the results of an unprecedented analysis of the most recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Our finding: More than three in five pregnant women in the United States ( 62 percent ) are in the labor force...

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