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Childcare & Early Education Health Care Open Flexible Work Politics & Policy

June 30, 2016

The Department of Labor announced last month that it will extend overtime protections to millions of additional workers, beginning in December. As many are celebrating the impact these new overtime rules will have on their pay, few have recognized that the rules come with a hidden benefit for mothers: a right to break time and a private (non-bathroom) space to pump breast milk for their babies.

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Liz Morris

Family Economic Security Open Flexible Work Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

June 23, 2016

Join us on Wednesday, June 29th at 2pm ET for a #WellnessWed Twitter Storm about LGBTQ Family Economic Security!

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Sara Alcid

Family Economic Security Food! Health Care Open Flexible Work Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy

May 11, 2016

Hearing a woman’s voice come over the intercom before takeoff, “this is your captain speaking,” can be a moving experience, even today: She made it! She beat the odds! A stirring sense of admiration as you check that your seatbelt is indeed securely fastened for takeoff. But women who work in roles...

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Liz Morris

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

May 6, 2016

Flowers are purchased, cards are mailed and brunch reservations are made. Mother’s Day is here again. But what many moms really need for this holiday is something much different – and much more substantial. Just in time for Mother’s Day, the Department of Labor held an event yesterday to discuss...

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Lecia Imbery

Family Economic Security Health Care Open Flexible Work

March 24, 2016

As a pregnant woman, there’s much to experience, much to do, and much to learn. You’ll navigate everything from whether you can still eat your favorite deli meat and change your cat’s litter, to the principles of your birth plan. Thankfully many women can count on dedicated prenatal care providers...

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Liz Morris

Health Care Open Flexible Work

January 12, 2016

“Now I see that the journey was never meant to lead to some new and improved version of me; that it has always been about coming home to who I already am.” ― Katrina Kenison, Magical Journey: An Apprenticeship in Contentment I was elated last week to turn 50. My husband makes fun of me. He says I'm...

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Renee Trudeau

Health Care Open Flexible Work

January 6, 2016

I relish this time of year: my birthday is Jan. 7th (I’m excited to celebrate my big 5-0!), winter beckons us to nest, hibernate and slow down, I love the rich spiritual tapestry of the holy season and of course, we’re given the opportunity to begin anew; to start over again with a fresh clean...

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Renee Trudeau

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Childcare & Early Education Environmental Health Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Gun Safety Health Care Immigration MomsVote Open Flexible Work Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Realistic & Fair Wages

December 1, 2015

You gave thanks. You ate delicious food. You got deals. Now, it’s time to give back! Today is Giving Tuesday, a national day of celebrating and supporting the causes that matter most to us – like making the world a better, safer, more just place for women, moms and families. To mark this day,...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Health Care Open Flexible Work

November 5, 2015

If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable . Seneca Most people are surprised to hear that I love making a big pot of minestrone soup for my family and neighbors as much as I love getting invited to go to India to speak to a women’s group on work/life balance. So after...

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Renee Trudeau

Open Flexible Work Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy

October 23, 2015

In March of this year, Honolulu filmmaker Kimberlee Bassford and I had our first discussion about the project that would become FAMILY FIRST, a film that will interweave the movement to pass paid family leave with history, pop culture and contemporary portraits of working mothers and fathers in America. Though the issue of national paid family leave is finally gaining traction -- as evidenced by the recent Democratic Presidential debate -- when I first reached out to Kimberlee in May of 2014, this was definitely not the case.

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