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#FoodFri Tweetchat: #NYC Introduces a Healthy Happy Meal Bill!

February 6, 2015
The Healthy Happy Meal Bill presented in NYC by Council Member Ben Kallos and drafted in partnership with parents’ groups, Center for Science in the Public Interest, and the American Heart Association is currently before the New York City Council. The bill would tie toys and other incentives that...
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Migdalia Rivera
Food!

Good Food Force Update: Healthy Valentine's Day, FY2016 budget and more!

February 6, 2015
Greetings! This week we're talking about funding for food and nutrition programs in President Obama's FY2016 budget, sharing tips on healthy Valentine's Day celebrations, and announcing our new Good Food Force Facebook Group! Please read and share. Thank you! 1. THE HOT LINE The Ins and Outs of...
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Karen Showalter
Paid Family Leave

Chipping Away at the Glass Ceiling: An Overview of Employee Protections for Women in the Workplace

February 6, 2015
Fortunately, there exist myriad protections for women who believe they are being discriminated against by their employer. What is unfortunate, however, is the extent to which many are unfamiliar with these protections. The purpose of this article is not to provide a comprehensive review of all of the employment discrimination statutes relevant to women in the workplace; rather, we seek only to offer a brief overview of the statutes that specifically protect women from discrimination and provide some pointers on how women can exercise their rights under each.
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R. Scott Oswald
Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Politics & Policy

Push for Progress: Children Cannot Wait

February 6, 2015
“We are guilty of many errors and many faults, but our worst crime is abandoning the children, neglecting the fountain of life. Many of the things we need can wait. The child cannot. Right now is the time his bones are being formed, his blood is being made, and his senses are being developed. To...
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Marian Wright Edelman
Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days

Happy Anniversary, FMLA!

February 5, 2015
Join us in wishing the Family and Medical Leave Act a happy 22nd anniversary! In this brief video , Carmen Berkley, director of the AFL-CIO Office of Civil, Human and Women's Rights, tells us why the FMLA is important and stresses the need for an additional paid sick leave law. Next week, the...
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Liz Shuler
Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Health Care Paid Family Leave

The Ins and Outs of President Obama’s FY2016 Budget

February 3, 2015
The President's budget is hundreds of pages! Have no fear, MomsRising has broken it all down for you and provides you with all the things you need to know.
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Elyssa Schmier
Realistic & Fair Wages

Women Are Worth More Than Spare Change! Teens Take The Washington State Capitol: One Teen's Testimony

February 3, 2015
I was lucky to kick off this week in the best way possible--traveling with teens to the capitol of Washington to tell our state legislators: Women are worth more than spare change! The teens were fired up and more than ready to speak up about the importance of equal pay for equal work. Olivia Roskill, a sixteen year old, delivered the following powerful testimony.
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
Families & The Federal Budget Health Care Politics & Policy

The Question for Lawmakers Who Might Backtrack on Expanded Health Coverage: Seriously?

February 3, 2015
This post, authored by LeeAnn Hall , originally appeared on TalkPoverty.org . LeeAnn Hall discusses why Medicaid expansion is necessary for women's health and urges states who have not done so to take this important action . TalkPoverty.org is dedicated to demonstrating that we know how to...
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Alyssa Peterson
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Antibiotic-Free Meat Buying Guide

January 31, 2015
Brought to you by U.S. PIRG Education Fund Happy Saturday! Today’s #GFF2015 Healthy New Year Challenge activity is brought to you by U.S. PIRG Education Fund and is all about protecting the health of our communities. Have you heard? The White House just doubled funding to combat antibiotic...
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Karen Showalter
Podcast

MomsRising Radio this week: Football, Culture, Domestic Violence, Making Changes, and Standing Up

January 31, 2015
“Work hard and believe in yourself even when nobody else believes in you.” - Richard Sherman, Seattle Seahawks #BigGame (#GoHawks!) *Special guests on the #RADIO show for this #BigGame week include: Melissa Jacobs , Founder and Managing Editor of TheFootballGirl.com ; Anayah Sangodele-Ayoka, co-...
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