Paid Family Leave

February 2, 2017

Details matter! Moms know this. Dads know this. Caregivers know this. Details are the difference between a giggling toddler pouring water on a nice white carpet with glee; and that same giggling toddler pouring their grape juice on the white carpet. Ouch. Details are also the difference between...

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Tina Sherman

Paid Family Leave

February 1, 2017

I don’t know about you, but I am feeling energized after last weekend’s historic Women’s March. From DC to Greenfield to Boston, millions came together to stand up for women and families. The march was inspiring, but it was also a starting line, not a finish line. We have to keep the momentum...

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Tina Sherman

Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security MomsRising MomsRising Near You Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy

January 24, 2017

My name is Nancy and I live in Manchester NH. I am a mother. I am a waitress. I am strong and I am an activist. I have used my life experiences as motivation to speak out about what I believe in. In April of 2012, I gave birth to my first son Hunter. He was already a fighter weighing in at 2 lb 10...

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Nancy Glynn

Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security MomsRising Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy

January 23, 2017

This past Saturday, January 21st, millions of people marched at over 600 Women's Marches across our nation and world. The combined total of people who took to the streets in cities from Washington, D.C. to Seattle and all cities in between is historic. Saturday's marches were the starting line. Now...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

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

January 18, 2017

“My experience at Carl’s Jr. left me feeling hopeless. I tried to communicate the problems experienced with my supervisors, and yet the problem continued and nothing was done about it. If Andrew Puzder allowed these things to happen at a company like Carl’s Jr, how would he protect workers across...

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Lecia Imbery

Thank you!

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Gun Safety Health Care MomsRising MomsVote Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy

January 13, 2017

Submit your very own thank-you note to President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. We'll deliver it to the White House before they leave office!

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Sara Alcid

MomsRising Near You Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy

January 11, 2017

You hear about NH every four years because of the presidential election, but other things are happening in NH too! Some good, some not so good. Did you see the news about Concord, NH's first baby of 2017? (1) The night that Lamar and his wife Lindsay should have been celebrating the New Year...

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Christina D'Allesandro

Paid Family Leave

January 9, 2017

Hello Washington State MomsRising! This is a reminder that TODAY at noon PT, we’re hosting a conference call to hear from Secretary Perez about the US Department of Labor's #LeadOnLeave campaign and to learn more about the impact it has had here in Washington State. We'll also discuss the...

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Casey Osborn-Hinman

Breastfeeding Family Economic Security MomsRising MomsRising Near You Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy

December 16, 2016

We're building MOMentum in Washington on paid family and medical leave -- and we need YOU! Click here to RSVP to join our "Mom-In" in Olympia on January 10th to launch the 2017 campaign for paid family leave! What’s a “Mom In"!?! Well, it’s when moms, and anyone who has ever had a mom, come...

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Maggie Humphreys

Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy

December 12, 2016

“Mommy, you do…de-de-democracy.” That was my daughter’s recent assessment of my career. As a three-year old-her grasp of the term ‘democracy’ may be slightly tenuous, but her comment left me both amused and reflective. Does our work trying to improve the quality of jobs in the U.S. count as...

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