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Family First -- 3 Moms Document the Paid Family Leave Movement

October 23, 2015
In March of this year, Honolulu filmmaker Kimberlee Bassford and I had our first discussion about the project that would become FAMILY FIRST, a film that will interweave the movement to pass paid family leave with history, pop culture and contemporary portraits of working mothers and fathers in America. Though the issue of national paid family leave is finally gaining traction -- as evidenced by the recent Democratic Presidential debate -- when I first reached out to Kimberlee in May of 2014, this was definitely not the case.
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Shay Chan Hodges
Blog Carnivals Families & The Federal Budget

#StoptheCuts and Fund What Matters for Safer Kids & Communities

October 22, 2015
As a nation, we’re living through a powerful moment of reflection on our country’s approach to criminal justice. Progress in states’ juvenile justice systems can offer insights into a better, fairer system – but only if the federal government makes good on its promise to fund what works. Too often...
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Marcy Mistrett
Family Economic Security

New housing rule protects most vulnerable women from sexual harassment in their home

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

Nueva regla de vivienda protege a las mujeres más vulnerables de acoso sexual en su casa

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
Family Economic Security Paid Sick Days

The Cold (and Getting Colder!) Hard Truth about Paid Sick Days & the Flu

October 22, 2015
Sneezy does it! Let's prevent another seasonal flu epidemic by making sure Congress passes the Healthy Families Act, a national paid sick days bill!
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Sara Alcid
Health Care

Wellness Wednesday Recap: Celebrating LGBT History Month

October 22, 2015
To honor LGBT History Month and mark what a historic year it has been for LGBTQ families, we chatted with the Family Equality Council about what else we have left for achieve for LGBTQ equality when it comes to healthcare, workplace protections (including paid sick days & paid leave), housing,...
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Sili Recio
Health Care

Radical self-care

October 22, 2015
Are you willing to p*** people off in order to take care of yourself? A big part of my work as a life balance teacher/coach is supporting women in attuning and responding to their needs and desires through practicing the art of self-care (read why self-care matters here ). During a recent women’s...
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Renee Trudeau
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Winter is coming

October 22, 2015
There are just under 16 weeks until the New Hampshire primary – 16 weeks, 111 days, it seems so long, and yet – throw in Christmas, New Years and a snow storm or two, and it will be February 9th before you know it. In New Hampshire we take our politics quite seriously, and we expect the candidates...
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Christina D'Allesandro
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October 22, 2015
Wow - I'm still excited about how much attention the issue of paid family leave insurance generated at the Presidential debate last week! Right after the debate, I wrote a piece for CNN.com to talk about how and why momentum for paid family leave is building in this election. OUR goal in writing...
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
Blog Carnivals Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

Death By a Thousand Cuts

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

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