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August 25, 2011

It’s October 20, 2009. My lab results have just confirmed the news that my husband and I have been eagerly waiting to hear. I am pregnant. I am excited. I am overjoyed. I am nervous. I am anxious. My mind and body are gearing up to experience a plethora of emotions and sensations that will last for...

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Vibhuti Mehra

Paid Family Leave Health Care Blog Carnivals MomsVote

August 25, 2011

Ironically, at a time when the significant short and long-term health benefits of breastfeeding are becoming widely recognized, women around the country are facing both rhetorical and direct attacks on their decision to breastfeed. While every major medical authority is working tirelessly to...

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Ashley Boyd

Paid Family Leave Childcare & Early Education

August 23, 2011

Three weeks ago I “came back” to work. I say “came back” because for the previous 10 weeks I was at home taking care of a newborn and now I’m back at my full-time career. I love the saying, “every mother is a working mother.” Now that I’ve had the experience of being a first-time mother, I relate...

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Michelle Noehren

Paid Family Leave Open Flexible Work

August 23, 2011

Cross-posted from New Deal 2.0 . When Sekiko Garrison told former boss Michael Bloomberg she was pregnant, his answer was simple: "Kill it." Allowing mothers flexible work arrangements, he commented, was like allowing a man time off to practice his golf swing. The CEO who took over when Bloomberg...

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Joan C. Williams

Paid Family Leave Childcare & Early Education

August 12, 2011

Only one woman on the "Super Committee"? Ouch! Here's the math: Women are 50.7% of our population, only 17% of Congress, and an appallingly low 8% of the Super Committee . This lack of representation on the debt ceiling Super Committee which is charged with cutting $1.5 trillion from the federal...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Paid Family Leave Open Flexible Work Health Care Blog Carnivals

August 3, 2011

Breastfeeding is the most natural thing in the world. But that doesn't always mean that it's easy or that there's no learning curve. Many mothers need a lot of support from friends, family and employers to start and continue breastfeeding exclusively for at least 6 months as recommended by the...

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Ashley Boyd

Paid Family Leave Open Flexible Work Health Care Blog Carnivals

August 3, 2011

My son was born last year. Luckily, we had no trouble with the big latch on. I savored every moment of bonding with him as he nursed. Three months after his birth, I returned to work. And then the trouble began. I grudgingly adopted my Medela Pump in Style. But the little one didn’t want anything...

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Vibhuti Mehra

Paid Family Leave Open Flexible Work Health Care Blog Carnivals

August 3, 2011

As we celebrate World Breastfeeding Week, 170 countries will be taking part in activities to raise awareness about the benefits of breastfeeding to maternal and infant health around the world. This year’s theme is “ Talk to Me! Breastfeeding—a 3 D Experience ,” and focuses on using communication to...

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Steve Wing

Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days

July 7, 2011

Photo is of Michelle Noehren with her new baby Lillian and Connecticut Senator Edith Prague, one of the biggest champions of paid sick leave legislation. Blog originally posted at WorkingMother.com Connecticut has made history by passing the first law requiring companies to provide paid sick leave...

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Michelle Noehren

Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days

June 20, 2011

Working parents have a lot to juggle, and this can create stress. But what we often overlook is that stress has real health consequences. Several weeks ago, I put together a survey * asking working parents about stress and its effects on their health. More than 600 people responded. I filtered out...

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