Open Flexible Work

May 21, 2014

Este artículo apareció inicialmente en PowerfulLatinas.com . Como Latinas, nos es necesario observar las tendencias y estar listas para nuestro propio futuro, y tomar roles de liderazgo en el país. Latinos tienen la Más Rápida Tasa de Crecimiento de Población De acuerdo a Census data, los Latinos...

Aurelia Flores

Health Care Open Flexible Work

May 20, 2014

I recently finished reading Arianna Huffington’s latest book, Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom and Wonder , and I have three words to describe it: It’s. About. Time. Anyone who has a job that requires constant connectivity can identify with...

Elisa Batista

Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Open Flexible Work Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy

May 6, 2014

In 1996, Bill Clinton officially announced that motherhood was not work. He did this through his Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act . This legislation stated that people could no longer receive benefits unless they fulfilled 30 hours per week of out-of-home work requirements. Clinton...

Julia B. Rosenblatt

Blog Carnivals Family Economic Security Open Flexible Work Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy

May 5, 2014

Mothers often act us “uniters” in families, whether it’s settling petty sibling squabbles, or managing the more serious rifts and challenges that so many families face. And, more and more, moms bring families together as primary or sole breadwinners. Given this role, perhaps it’s not surprising...

Liz Ben-Ishai

Open Flexible Work

May 2, 2014

Since 2012 when The Atlantic published Anne-Marie Slaughter’s reflection on “ Why women still can’t have it all ,” a spate of books have appeared. Some describe the problem: mothers are Overwhelmed and Maxed Out . Others present solutions, on everything from Getting to 50/50 to What Works for Women...

Nanette Fondas

Family Economic Security Open Flexible Work

April 25, 2014

When policymakers discuss solutions to help nearly 20 million low-wage workers make ends meet, the focus is often on raising wages. Raising the minimum wage and tipped minimum wage would go a long way to help these workers, but ...

Liz Watson

Open Flexible Work

April 23, 2014

Yesterday was one of those moments, in which I felt my life come full circle. Almost 11 years ago, I left a reporting job in San Francisco to be home with my newborn son…and to be on the lookout for a job that I could do from home.

Elisa Batista

Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Open Flexible Work Paid Family Leave Realistic & Fair Wages Paid Sick Days

April 8, 2014

I was a bit surprised by the lack of coverage for Women’s History Month this year, particularly in the state where I live, since so many women who improved the lives of working families were pivotal to Hawaii's history. It is essential that we continue to remember these women. While many people are...

Shay Chan Hodges

Childcare & Early Education Open Flexible Work Family Economic Security

March 27, 2014

For Karen, a part-time package delivery person and mom to a one-year-old, making child care arrangements is a weekly exercise in scrambling. That’s because Karen receives notice of her schedule only one week in advance, and her shifts fluctuate. The volatility of her schedule makes everything...

Liz Ben-Ishai

Open Flexible Work Health Care

March 19, 2014

By Galen Sherwin, ACLU Women's Rights Project Imagine you have just returned from maternity leave, still nursing your baby, and you find that your workplace has no place available for you to pump breast milk. After trying for several hours to find a place, you ask for help from your department head...