Family Economic Security

October 22, 2015

A home should be a refuge and a place of comfort. But for many women their landlords are a source of fear, demanding sexual favors along with rent money. This kind of sexual harassment isn’t often in the news cycle but it happens routinely, just below the radar, and it’s one of the subjects of a...

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Gustavo Velasquez

Family Economic Security Health Care

October 22, 2015

Un hogar debe ser un refugio y un lugar de comodidad. Pero para muchas mujeres sus propietarios son una fuente de temor, exigiendo favores sexuales, junto con el dinero del alquiler. Este tipo de acoso sexual no es frecuente en el ciclo de noticias pero sucede habitualmente, justo por debajo del...

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Gustavo Velasquez

Blog Carnivals Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

October 21, 2015

I grew up solidly middle class. So much has changed since then. We expect more. Two cars, not one. More than one television per household. Air conditioning, not fans. All the new gadgets. What has also changed is that health care costs have soared. Cars and housing take up a larger percentage of...

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Susan Shaer

Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

October 20, 2015

Unpredictable work schedules for hourly, low wage workers are on the rise in the US. These last minute, just-in-time schedules have a disproportionatel impact women workers and their families. On Wednesday, October 21 California Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez, Charing an Assembly Select Committee...

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Jenya Cassidy

Family Economic Security Realistic & Fair Wages

October 17, 2015

New data from Gallup suggests that 56% of moms would prefer to stay home with kids than work outside the home, and 39% of women without young children would like the role of a homemaker. This is down from recent years. According to Gallup, in the late 1990s to early 2000s, more than half of women...

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To-wen Tseng

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

October 15, 2015

Tell Congress: Don't scare us - get to work! Increase the debt limit and #StopTheCuts by Halloween.

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Debbie Weinstein

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

October 14, 2015

Tell Congress real people are harmed when vital programs are cut. Join the #StopTheCuts twitterstorm Oct. 21, 2015 at 1pm ET.

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Lecia Imbery

Family Economic Security

October 14, 2015

Do you think it’s absurd that some employers can still fire pregnant workers for things like, oh, needing to go to the bathroom, or for asking to sit instead of stand at a cash register? And do you believe that no one's best interests are served when moms are forced to pump breastmilk in a bathroom...

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Karen Showalter

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Family Economic Security

October 7, 2015

There is so much going on in New Hampshire. The foliage is changing and candidates are everywhere! There are discussions about paid leave, about strengthening the middle class and taking a stand for families and even more recently family friendly workplaces. But, I wonder - are we all talking the...

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Christina D'Allesandro

Take Action!

Family Economic Security

October 7, 2015

Recently, author Josh Levs was interviewed on NHPR’s The Exchange about his new book “All In” in which he advocates for changing the policies around paid family leave in the United States. I am thrilled to see that this issue is being discussed in New Hampshire, and want to thank the Women’s Foundation for bringing Levs in to talk about this critical issue.

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Christina D'Allesandro