Forget Summer Fridays… Working Parents Need Real Flexibility
August 4, 2014
Here are three reasons why employers should develop a formalized flexible work program and how it will benefit both employers and working parents.
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The Great Work Cultures Initiative: Raise a Big Tent, Invite a Million Friends
July 15, 2014
I became aware of the huge bias against mothers in hiring, wages and advancement over a decade ago. In response I co-founded MomsRising.org with Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner. As I learned more and more about work that was compatible with parenthood it became clear that all the practices that are good...
Great Work Cultures Big Tent Initiative -- Moving from Command and Control to Respect and Empower
July 7, 2014
Turns out that pretty much all the good work culture practices that are good for moms are good for everybody. And movements are more powerful when they inspire everybody!
Share Your Stories to Help Create Workplace Change
June 30, 2014
All the statistics in the world can’t make change if people aren't talking about what they need, asking for it—and even clamoring for it. And that’s where moms come in.
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Sign our thank you card to keep the MOMentum going!
June 26, 2014
Do you have a second to sign a very important thank you card to the White House? Click here to sign on to the thank you card now! Why the card? Well, we (and you) just had a… drumroll please…. MAJOR VICTORY!
A Tale of Two Macy's
June 23, 2014
Cross-posted from NWLC's blog Earlier today, I caught up with Kay Thompson and Sasha Hammad during a break at the White House Summit on Working Families . Kay spoke at the Summit about what having a predicable full-time schedule and a say in the timing of her work hours has meant for her family...
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Why Economics is a Family Issue: Getting Ready for the White House Summit on Working Families
June 21, 2014
My mom was sitting across from me at the kitchen table, coloring a kite for me to take the 837 miles from my home in Florida to Washington, DC.
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You're Invited: SEIU Facebook Chat on Working Families
June 19, 2014
Today, too many working Americans are falling further and further behind. Thanks to decades of failed policies, there just aren’t enough good jobs with good pay or access to quality, affordable child care and health care services for enough of America’s workers. How can we begin to fix this? It’s a...Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Health Care MomsRising Near You Open Flexible Work Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy
Calling Young Artists! National Contest to Raise Awareness About Poverty
June 16, 2014
With the swipe of a paintbrush or click of a camera, your child can make a difference in the fight to end poverty. Not only that, they have the chance to win exciting prizes, and have their artwork showcased in a national campaign. As part of our mission to build the political and public will to...Why I’m a Title IX/Patsy Mink Fangirl – and why that’s not geeky at all
June 12, 2014
We're republishing this piece in celebration of Women's Equality Day and all Rep. Patsy Mink did to move women's rights forward.