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12/15/10

My mother relocated with nearly every job she took. From Lansing to Glen Ellyn to Chicago, she went through all the effort and expense of moving house to make her commute less stressful. But trends are changing—particularly for young professionals. Companies that want to take advantage of top...

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Kyra Cavanaugh

12/15/10

The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, signed into law today by President Obama, will make a huge difference in changing the health of our nation’s children. There’s clearly something very wrong with the way food and nutrition are handled in a country when one in four kids is on the brink of...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Childcare & Early Education Paid Sick Days Open Flexible Work

12/14/10

I've been thinking over at Raising Generation O lately about the Christmas Spirit. About giving , and teaching children about gratitude and charity, but also about fairness, justice, equity--and how these relate to the season's spirit. At the end of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Caro l (the real,...

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Lisa Harper

12/13/10

Attorneys General are gearing up to take on big banks and they need to hear from everyone, especially Mothers who own homes. On Tuesday, December 14, homeowners from 15 states will be meeting with Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller. Miller is leading a 50-state investigation into the foreclosure...

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Monica Trevino

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