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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
Open Flexible Work

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

Pregnant in the WNBA

01/31/09
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.
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Ellen Galinsky
Health Care

Toxic Schools and the Stimulus Package

01/30/09
Did you know that there were no federal and very few states laws that ban the building of schools on or near contaminated areas? I know I was shocked when I first learned this and every time I ask that question I get the same kind of response that I had. Are you kidding me?
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Renee Blanchard

Getting to the Truth

01/30/09
It's always interesting to us when we see "the lists" that are released every year of the 100 Greatest Places to Work For or the Top 50 Workplaces for Women. The lists tell one story and often, people on the inside of those companies tell another.
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Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson
Childcare & Early Education

Broadcast Dysfunction: Sex, Violence, Alcohol, and the NFL

01/30/09
It’s early Sunday afternoon, and your family is gathered around the flat screen to take in the day’s biggest football game. There are snacks, cheers, jeers, great plays, and heartbreaking fumbles, all before the first commercial break.
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Aaron Smith

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