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01/23/09
Here's our press release detailing some of the many ways that moms were engaged in this effort: U.S. Moms Applaud Senate Passage of Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
Kristin's picture
01/22/09
Valerie Young is Your (Wo)man in Washington blogger Why does MOTHERS, an organization that promotes the societal value of caregiving and protects the economic security of caregivers, concern itself so with issues arising from women in the paid labor force?
Valerie Young's picture
01/22/09
We're so close to passing the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act that we're already cooling the champagne. But (and this is a pretty big "but") there are some potentially big glitches that could happen today on the Senate floor and we need your help to stop them.
Katie Bethell's picture
01/22/09
Will you have to care for a sick loved one someday? Will your employer let you? Until recently, many of us twentysomethings were quite certain that we were invincible. Perhaps the only ones who now definitively know better are those fallen young analysts among us. Alas, in these tough economic times, some of us have succumb— gracefully, no doubt— to that catchy “last one hired, first one fired” refrain. Well, at least you still have your dashing good looks and your health, eh? But what about your parents? I’ve recently begun thinking about mine.
01/19/09
I’m heading to LA this week, a day after the new president will be inaugurated. These are exciting times for women, mothers, children, families and citizens. Even though parties (Big Washington Inaugural Parties) policies, presidents and politics will come and go, hopefully one thing will never change – Our freedom to express ourselves.
Joy Rose's picture
01/16/09
SB 1, authored by Senate President Steinberg and Senate Health Committee chair Alquist (with principal co-authors, Assemblymen Jones and Chesbro), would ensure all California children have health coverage. The bill will be heard in the Senate Health Committee on Wednesday, January 28th.
01/16/09
Great news! Thanks to your incredible advocacy, the U.S. House of Representatives voted this week to expand children's health coverage through a strong re-authorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). The Senate is expected to vote on the bill next week. Congress is on the right track by demonstrating that kids are a top priority.
Ashley Boyd's picture
01/15/09
So, we may sometimes fail in getting our children to eat vegetables, but boy, are we succeeding in changing public policy!
Donna's picture
01/15/09
We're doing it!!! Last Friday the U.S. House passed fair pay legislation. This is in no small part due to your efforts, including over 100,000 contacts to Congress by MomsRising members in the past months supporting this legislation.
Kristin's picture
01/13/09
Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) As a parent, you probably have lots of experience dividing things among more than one child. You might give each child the same number of cookies for dessert. Or you might buy a new jacket for the child who has outgrown hers, but not for her brother whose jacket still fits. But you probably wouldn’t buy new shoes for everyone except the one whose only pair is a size too small.
Elizabeth Lower-Basch's picture

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