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Health Care

05/07/14

Wondering why you had to pay for birth control recently when you thought it would be free?

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Jeannina Perez

Blog Carnivals Childcare & Early Education

05/07/14

My mother taught me how to sew. From darning my dad's socks in grade school to hemming skirts in high school to sewing curtains for a first home to creating new masterpieces from fabric that was worn and torn and needed to be re-imagined and re-designed. Life's curves and challenges pull and wear...

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Mary E. Mannix

Childcare & Early Education

05/07/14

This week is Teacher Appreciation Week--a week when teachers are doted upon with tasty treats, mugs, and thoughtful cards. While these tokens of appreciation are lovely, might I suggest a different kind of gift for teachers, one that lasts year round? Parents and community members: instead of...

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Katy Farber

Blog Carnivals Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave

05/07/14

As we prepare for the 10th anniversary of the implementation of Paid Family Leave, California Work & Family Coalition members have a lot to be excited about.

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Jenya Cassidy

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Food!

05/07/14

With one week to go until Food Revolution Day 2014, we want to spread awareness of how to get involved on the day! Join us this #FoodFri to discover what Food Revolution initiatives have been planned across the world for 16 May. Join @MomsRising , @FoodRev and @crunchacolor on Friday, May 9, 2014,...

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Migdalia Rivera

Paid Family Leave

05/07/14

When I look back on my childhood, a lot of what I remember was instability from my mother’s job.

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Hong Van Pham

Paid Family Leave

05/07/14

For Mother’s Day, Congress should take action to pass a policy that would make a huge difference for working moms – paid family and medical leave insurance.

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Linda Meric

Family Economic Security

05/07/14

Read the stories of two moms dealing with pregnancies....and unemployment all at the same time.

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Elyssa Schmier

Blog Carnivals Paid Family Leave

05/07/14

For a country that claims to value families, the United States does little to show it when it comes to the workplace.

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Debra L. Ness

Family Economic Security Podcast

05/07/14

I am the daughter of a Jewish Mother, so that means my mom has spent almost every day of the last 45 years of her life worrying about me. And I have given her plenty to worry about. Nothing majorly epic—I’ve never had a baby out of wedlock, or developed a crippling drug habit, or murdered anyone—...

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