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Baby-Friendly America? Close the Milk Gap

02/06/09
. We've heard of the trade gap, wage gap, and gender gap. Now comes the " milk gap ."
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Nanette Fondas

Rate Your Doctor, Midwife and Place-of-Birth at The Birth Survey

02/06/09
Imagine this: a user-friendly website where, with free and easy access, mothers who have given birth within the last three years provide detailed feedback about their birth experiences at the one end, and parents-to-be will soon be able to retrieve the pooled reporting on local providers and facilities at the other end, all anonymously and nationwide. But no need to imagine, and this is a first!
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Jackie Levine

Still work to do on Fair Pay

02/05/09
Last week, President Obama signed into law the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act -- his first new law as president, and a bill long championed by Connecticut's own Rosa DeLauro. In his speech to mark the occasion , he drew a direct connection between supporting fair pay practices, and the economic security of our country:
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Katie Bethell

Is Pumping the Only Option for Breastfeeding Mamas Who Work?

02/05/09
A couple weeks back I circulated Jill Lepore's New Yorker article about the breast pump to my closest friends of facebook. The article raised some hackles from friends who felt like it was too critical of the commitment made by pumping mamas. And what is to criticize? Pumping takes a heroic effort.
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Sonya Lunder

A Victory on Children's Health - Now We Want More!

02/05/09
It's time to celebrate again! Yesterday, President Obama signed into law an expanded State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), bringing healthcare to 11 million children. Thank you for the more than 135,000 letters you sent this year in support of a strong SCHIP! You rock!
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Donna Norton
Breastfeeding

Is Pumping the Only Option for Breastfeeding Mamas Who Work?

02/05/09
A couple weeks back I circulated Jill Lepore's New Yorker article about the breast pump to my closest friends of Facebook. The article raised some hackles from friends who felt like it was too critical of the commitment made by pumping mamas. And what is to criticize? Pumping takes a heroic effort...
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Sonya Lunder
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Equal Opportunity In Employment Commission

02/03/09
The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 (named after the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. employee who sued too late for equal pay) was signed into law on January 29, 2009. It allows employees to challenge pay discrimination by filing a claim within 180 days of discriminatory conduct (payment of discriminatory wages, with each paycheck treated as
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Joy Rose
Family Economic Security

To Market, To Market . . .

02/02/09
I am still thinking about the stimulus plan, and the role "market forces" played in making this mess.
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Valerie Young
Childcare & Early Education

Next Up: Economic Recovery for Families, Not Just Banks!

02/02/09
Whoa baby! We're breathless here at MomsRising.
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Donna Norton
Family Economic Security

Pregnant in the WNBA

02/02/09
I was at the same time cheered and chagrined to read an article in the New York Times Sports Section last weekend (January 24) about WNBA star Candace Parker’s effort to balance career and family. I was pleased to read yet another example of a high achieving woman making choices about finding the...
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Ellen Galinsky

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