Politics & Policy

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January 12, 2021

I became a parent for the third time shortly after the 2016 election, and I vividly remember the sinking feeling of doubt and fear of bringing another child into a world where the United States would elect someone like this as our president. As the descendant of Austrian-Jewish immigrants, the...

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Daniella Knight

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Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security MomsVote Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy

January 8, 2021

ICYMI: Happy New Year MomsRising members! Not suprisingly, it's been one heck of a first week, see-sawing between joy for Georgia, horror for the attack on the Capitol, and the long, grinding struggle of keeping our families safe and secure in the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Take a look at what rose...

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Kerri Karvetski

Families & The Federal Budget Health Care Maternal Justice MomsVote Politics & Policy

December 18, 2020

Your urgent action is still needed before the country shuts down for the year-end holidays! The clock is ticking: We’ve got to keep urging Congress to help families who are suffering COVID’s economic fallout by taking immediate steps to strengthen and expand unemployment insurance, as well as...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Nearly 30,000 NC children are on the waiting list for child care subsidies.

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security MomsVote Politics & Policy

December 17, 2020

ICYMI: The MomsRising community was all about creating, harnassing and using our PARENT POWER for good this week. Check out some content you might have missed for the week ending Dec. 18, 2020. YOUR GIFT MATCHED: Double Your Parent Power We need you now! As 2020 winds to a close, we’re giving...

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Kerri Karvetski

Breastfeeding Health Care Maternal Justice Politics & Policy

December 10, 2020

Women have spent decades fighting for equal rights. We have made significant strides in many arenas, enacting a variety of social, political, and economic reforms. But one notable exception is the receipt of evidence-based care during pregnancy, when women and their providers are often left in the...

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Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine

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Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

December 4, 2020

ICYMI: This week the MomsRising community continued to lift democracy and open avenues for everyone to thrive…all during a historically devastating pandemic. You are true superheroes, and we are so thankful to be doing this work with you. 1. GIVE: A Sister MomsRising Donor Will Match Your...

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Kerri Karvetski

MomsVote Paid Family Leave Podcast Politics & Policy

November 23, 2020

We have an all new podcast this week! On this episode of Breaking Through we cover what’s happening with vote counts in battleground states including Pennsylvania; the powerful organizing by Black Voters Matter to get out the vote and move policy forward; the incredible impact of #LatinxVotan and...

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Amber Dorsey

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Families & The Federal Budget MomsVote Politics & Policy

November 7, 2020

“Moms were a powerful force in this election. Moms across the country mobilized their families, their friends, and their communities to vote, overcoming many obstacles to voting during a pandemic and resulting in historic voter turnout this year. The huge voter turnout makes our country stronger...

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Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Maternal Justice Open Flexible Work Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

October 29, 2020

In her latest blog post, Capacity Building Manager Marianne Bullock reflects on a new, precarious reality. "It's not that women are falling off the cliff," she shares, "but that we are being pushed off and out of the workforce by a lack of policies that support the on-the-ground reality of the burden of care for our children's wellbeing."

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Marianne Bullock

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Health Care Politics & Policy

October 28, 2020

Rage. Rage is the best way to describe how I’ve been feeling this week with the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court. And I know I am not alone. Why? Because next week the U.S. Supreme Court will begin hearing oral arguments about a case that would decimate the...

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