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And the Winner Is…

March 6, 2014
In the buzz about Oscars, Emmys and ESPYs, let's not forget the award categories for individuals who wind up in the ER. A few years back, I won "The Bonehead" award for not just one, but two trips to the ER after cutting my finger, and then my thumb, in a series of misplaced efforts to slice bagels...
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Roberta Riley
Food!

Shopping for Change: Getting Healthy Choices into Your Local Stores

March 5, 2014
I like to think I have a lot of influence over my three-year-old daughter’s choices, but it’s hard to compete with the likes of Joe Camel and friendly little M & M smiley faces. Like many parents, I worry that advertising—which has been shown to have a greater influence over youth than peer...
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Manel Kappagoda
Childcare & Early Education

President Obama's New Budget Invests in Early-Childhood Education, Child Care Tax Credit

March 5, 2014
President Obama released a $3.9 trillion budget proposal for fiscal year 2015 on Tuesday. The president’s budget contains initiatives that would be widely popular with the American people, according to opinion polls, including job training, education, and closing corporate tax loopholes. However,...
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Mattea Kramer
Open Flexible Work Family Economic Security

Let's blog about women and retirement security

March 5, 2014
Women and Retirement Security Blog Roundup Despite decades of social and economic gains, older American women are still twice as likely as elderly men to be living near or below the federal poverty line. Two-thirds of American women older than 65 have no retirement income other than Social Security...
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Courtney-Rose Dantus
Food!

#FoodFri Tweetchat: 1,000 Days - From Pregnancy to a Child's 2nd Birthday

March 5, 2014
During the 1,000 day window between a woman's pregnancy and her child's 2nd birthday, nutrition is critical. The right nutrition can have a life-changing impact on a child's ability to grow, learn and thrive. "Quite simply, there is no other period of a person’s life when nutrition has as profound...
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Migdalia Rivera
Paid Sick Days Family Economic Security

76% of Food Service Workers Lack Access to Paid Sick Days

March 4, 2014
Hispanic Workers are the Least Likely to Have Access New analysis by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) finds that access to paid sick days is unequally distributed across the U.S. population, with substantial differences by race/ethnicity, occupation, earnings, and employment status...
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Clark Jennifer
Food!

Yearning for Nourishment

March 4, 2014
There is a child in the barrio, playing with her brother, listening to her mother pleading for food. The unemployment checks have ended. The kitchen is bare. Her mother is calling local pantries, while her children wonder when they will be fed. In the high rises of Manhattan, full of opportunity...
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Migdalia Rivera

Women in the Arts

March 4, 2014
The best thing about March is the annual outpouring of information about women. This year's rich harvest includes some terrific profiles of women's work in photography, theater, and museum leadership. Make no mistake - new ground is being broken here, and we are still seeing many "firsts". My own...
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Valerie Young
Food!

A Response to Rep. Candice Miller's Attack on School Nutrition Standards

March 4, 2014
The Detroit News published an op-ed by Michigan Congresswoman Candice Miller on February 24th, where the Congresswoman slammed the nutrition standards established under the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 . In her op-ed Representative Miller calls the nutrition standards (which guarantee more...
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Elyssa Schmier
Open Flexible Work Politics & Policy

Food, Fashion and a Little History

March 4, 2014
Good work, moms!: No one seems to know exactly what to thank for the 43% drop in obesity among 2- to 5-year-olds. Michelle Obama? Food stamp changes that make fruits and veggies more affordable for low-income families? I know who to thank: You…moms. Many factors probably contribute to this huge...
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Liz Shuler

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