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March 23, 2023

Moms For Freedom Agenda: A Vision to Lift Our Nation We value our freedoms. The freedom to be there for our children and families when we’re needed most, to choose what’s best for our families, to send our kids to schools where every child belongs and can thrive , and to be able to earn equal pay...

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November 22, 2021

"It's time for employers to see their employees as people who have whole lives outside of work." - MacKenzie from New Hampshire

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MacKenzie Nicholson

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Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Maternal Justice Open Flexible Work Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

October 29, 2020

In her latest blog post, Capacity Building Manager Marianne Bullock reflects on a new, precarious reality. "It's not that women are falling off the cliff," she shares, "but that we are being pushed off and out of the workforce by a lack of policies that support the on-the-ground reality of the burden of care for our children's wellbeing."

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Marianne Bullock

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Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Open Flexible Work Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days

March 30, 2020

This is part 2 of 2 posts sharing A Better Balance's FAQ on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.

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A Better Balance

Open Flexible Work

March 17, 2020

While health care workers and many others are scrambling to figure out child care arrangements for children amidst school closures across the country, those who have been sent home to telecommute face a child care challenge too. Suddenly, parents find themselves trying to work remotely, with bored...

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Carolyn McGourty Supple

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March 13, 2020

Working from home is one thing. Working from home with kids and others to care for is another thing. And managing workers remotely is yet another skillset altogether. Fortunately, there are plenty of resources on this specific aspect of working from home. We've gathered here what we've found to be...

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Anita Sarah Jackson

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MomsRising Open Flexible Work Realistic & Fair Wages

May 29, 2019

Discrimination is the last thing you should have to worry about when you’re pregnant, but even in 2019 pregnant workers are still being denied reasonable, medically-necessary accommodations at work (like extra water breaks or being able to sit down) because of loopholes in the 35 year old Pregnancy...

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Sara Alcid

Open Flexible Work Paid Family Leave

May 24, 2019

Desde el 2004, The Mockingbird Society ha trabajado para asegurar que los jóvenes que ingresan al sistema de cuidados de crianza sean asignados a padres de crianza que tengan buenos recursos y el apoyo de una constelación conocida como MOCKINGBIRD FAMILY™ . MOCKINGBIRD FAMILY™ es un enfoque de...

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Fernando Clara

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Breastfeeding Health Care Maternal Justice Military Families Open Flexible Work

May 14, 2019

We can't believe this is still happening. Renowned photographer and Navy spouse Shannon O'Hara is no stranger to managing travel while lactating. But yesterday, Delta Airlines violated their own policy which states "Delta fully supports a woman’s right to breastfeed on board Delta and Delta...

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Amy Barron Smolinski, MA, ALC, CLC

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Health Care MomsRising Open Flexible Work Realistic & Fair Wages

April 9, 2019

I come from a long line of nurses: my grandma is a nurse, my mom is a nurse, my aunts are nurses, and so are my cousins. These women work hard every day to provide outstanding care for premature babies, new parents recovering from childbirth, and patients fighting for their lives in the emergency...

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