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04/23/09
Until recently, many of us twentysomethings believed that we were invincible. Alas, in these tough economic times, some of us have succumbed-- gracefully, no doubt-- to that catchy "last one hired, first one fired" refrain. Some of our smugness may be gone, but at least we still have our dashing good looks and our health, right?
04/22/09
My word of the day is "irony." I was supposed to attend the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission hearing about updated guidance on caregiver discrimination in the workplace to live blog it for MomsRising. Then my nine-year-old daughter got sick and was home from school, so I couldn't attend.
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04/16/09
Click here to read the whole post from Your (Wo)man in Washington. Written by MOTHERS Guest Blogger, Kelly Coyle DiNorcia
Valerie Young's picture
04/16/09
I still can’t get over that there are so few and no federal law preventing the building of schools on or near sources of pollution no matter how many times I say it out loud or write it down.
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04/10/09
I still can’'t get over that there are so few and no federal law preventing the building of schools on or near sources of pollution no matter how many times I say it out loud or write it down. And to add to all the rational and simple explanations that come to mind to why there should be laws and...
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04/09/09
"Sandwich Mom" takes on the Oregon legislature & gets on front page of the Business section. Here's a great picture (Sandwich Mom is very photogenic!) and terrific article > in The Oregonian newspaper today: Proponents of paid family leave seek support in Oregon Legislature
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04/08/09
April 28 will mark Equal Pay Day — the point in 2009 when the average woman’s wages finally catch up with what the average man earned in 2008.
04/07/09
In the summer of 1881, the washerwomen of Atlanta were working long hours for meager wages, in harrowing working conditions. These were very poor, mostly black women, and their work was essential to sustain their families. Despite their endless hours of hard work, their wages stagnated over time, and most struggled to make ends meet.
04/07/09
Since December 2008, Aequus Partners has been tracking the response of human resource (HR) professionals to the global financial crisis (GFC) – in terms of agility (how quickly can HR turn on its toes and change tack – e.g., from talent acquisition to retention?) and thought leadership (how can HR help pull businesses back from “knee jerk” retrenchments?).
04/03/09
Honestly, I never knew visiting legislators at the State Capitol could be this fun. On Tuesday, nine MomsRising members, five kids (the youngest was 5 months!) and I spent the day urging legislators to do their part to expand healthcare coverage for kids in California.
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