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Arizona: Making the choice to support low-wage workers, but we need to do more

April 7, 2014
As an Arizona state legislator, mother, and social worker, I see firsthand the barriers women face to success in my state and around the country. For decades I have worked with women who are marginalized by society and have few opportunities to get back on their feet. Victims of domestic violence...
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Arizona State Senator Katie Hobbs
Environmental Health

Climate Change is a Mother's Issue

April 7, 2014
When you consider the wide reaching impacts of climate change, highlighted by the recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, it is easy to want to bury your head in the sand. It is easy to turn on the TV, read a book, or think about what to have for dinner. But when something...
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Katy Farber

Maryland Advances Bill against Shackling

April 7, 2014
On Friday, April 4, the Maryland Senate voted unanimously to limit the use of restraints on pregnant women in prison and jail. The legislature must now reconcile the Senate version with the House version passed last month before the governor can sign the bill into law. Among the differences to be...
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Rachel Roth
Food!

#FoodFri Tweetchat: GMO Food Labeling

April 7, 2014
Genetically Modified Organisms, better known as GMOs, have been labeled or banned in almost 64 countries , including Russia, China, all of Europe, India and Saudi Arabia. Yet, this is not the case in the United States. Research has shown that GMOs cause diseases like cancer , obesity , and...
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Migdalia Rivera

Waiting On KidCare In Florida

April 4, 2014
What won’t we do for our children? Rocio is a mother of two. She is originally from Mexico and has lived in the U.S. with a green card for almost five years. Her husband is a migrant worker in LakeCounty and Rocio and her children recently moved to Florida to be reunited with him. Although Rocio...
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Sili Recio
Paid Family Leave Childcare & Early Education Paid Sick Days Family Economic Security

Gross Domestic Product - What if you got paid to raise your children?

April 4, 2014
The idea to write a play about motherhood came to me when I was writing my last play, Flipside and nursing my second child. Actually, it had been gestating since the day I was nursing my first child and complaining to my HartBeat Co-Artistic Director Greg Tate that the intersecting struggles of...
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Julia B. Rosenblatt
Immigration

Le Exigo Al Presidente Que Cumpla Sus Promesas

April 4, 2014
Soy Ines Lazarte. Soy miembra de la Colectiva de Mujeres desde hace más de 14 años y trabajo en limpieza de casas y también como “care giver” o en el cuidado de personas mayores. Mañana estamos entrando en huelga de hambre por una causa justa que es LA REFORMA MIGRATORIA. Exigimos al presidente...
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Ines Lazarte
Immigration Gun Safety

I Am a Mother and an Immigrant

April 4, 2014
Editor’s Note: More than 1,200 women from 70 organizations are fasting in 35 states for immigration reform that keeps families together and treats women fairly this month. The month of fasting will culminate April 7-9th, 2014 when 100 women will fast in DC for 48 hours. Click here to sign the...
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Pramila Jayapal
Food!

#FoodFri Tweetchat: Reboot + Renew with Clean Eating

April 4, 2014
Another Friday is almost upon us and we can't wait to tell you about this week's #FoodFri tweetchat topic! Join us as we discuss how to eat clean, by focusing on fresh, local produce, and whole grains, with Yoli Ouiya the “Queen of Green”. Feel free to ask questions, share ideas and resources, and...
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Migdalia Rivera
Paid Family Leave

Baseball more important than the birth of your child. Seriously?

April 4, 2014
What’s more important than the birth of your child? Baseball. Obviously. Just kidding. April Fools' Day is over! But apparently New York sports radio hosts Craig Carton and Boomer Esiason -- who is also a legendary NFL quarterback -- didn’t get the memo when they lambasted Mets' second baseman...
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