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Take Back Halloween: A Healthier Way to Celebrate an Ancient Holiday

October 26, 2012
Shocking though it may seem, the celebration of Halloween as a time to binge on candy is a recent phenomenon. For thousands of years this holiday has been a time to celebrate the transition from summer and the harvest to the start of the dark, cold winter. Of course this was often associated with...
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Kate Uslan
MomsVote Realistic & Fair Wages

Binders

October 26, 2012
By the time you read this, we will have survived the third and final debate and we’ll be in the final countdown to Election Day. But I can’t help it, people: I’m still shaking my head over Mitt Romney and his binders full of women. Of course I am thankful, along with so many voters, for the comedy...
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Ann Hedreen
MomsVote

How many women will be elected to Congress?

October 25, 2012
We know that women in public office bring their life experiences to the task of policymaking, which is why it's so urgent that we elect more women -- and more moms -- to Congress. To raise the visibility of this year's record 163 women nominees for the US House, The 2012 Project, where I'm campaign...
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Stacy Mason
Environmental Health Health Care

Top 5 Green Halloween Party Tips

October 25, 2012
Halloween is right around the corner! If you're hosting a Halloween party or event this weekend, try these easy tips to reduce waste, limit toxic chemicals, and make your jack-o-lantern even more festive. Rethink disposables: If you can lose the disposable silverware and plates, that’s great. If...
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Claire Moshenberg
Food!

Sweet and Sour: Thoughts on Soda

October 25, 2012
I’m going to need some help, and I’m going to need it soon. My daughter Ruby is a typically happy, silly two-year old girl. Up until now, I've been able to control pretty much everything she eats and drinks. When she was born, I breast-fed her. When she started eating solid food, she enjoyed...
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Manel Kappagoda
Podcast

#RADIO: Media Coverage of Women’s Issues, Presidential Candidates & The Infamous 47 Percent Comment

October 25, 2012
Our national economy, the common objectification of women’s bodies by the mainstream media, presidential candidates, and the now infamous 47 percent comment: These topics may seem like they don’t fit together, but they do. On this program we tackle these issues which are at the center of our...
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Thoughts for my four year old son?

October 25, 2012
Four-year-olds don't mess around – when they have questions, they want answers. During the last Presidential election, my son was a baby. This time around, he’s four and giving me the third degree about the election: What is an election? How do you vote? Where do the ballots go? Why do people want...
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Ashley Boyd
Food!

This Witch Will Save Me from Halloween

October 25, 2012
I don’t know about you, but I find Halloween to be a particularly challenging holiday. It’s not a gauntlet to run through, like Hanukkah and Christmas—that I can prepare for, with lower-calorie adaptations and proven strategies. It’s not a solidly defined period, like Passover. It’s not a giant...
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Debbie Koenig
Paid Family Leave

Are you 6 to 7 months pregnant and employed? UC Berkeley invites you to take part in a study about maternity leave

October 24, 2012
The UC Berkeley School of Public Health , in collaboration with the March of Dimes , is developing educational materials to help pregnant working women make decisions about taking maternity leave. Given that 50% of the workforce is comprised of women and that a large majority will get pregnant...
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Elaine Kurtovich
Childcare & Early Education

Meet the Parents

October 24, 2012
By Wendy Lazarus and Laurie Lipper Co-Presidents of The Children’s Partnership The Presidential Debates missed focusing on the job held by 155 million Americans: parenting. Here are five questions that the candidates should have answered—and still can. The Presidential Debates are over. And despite...
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Kristen Golden Testa

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