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The Unhappy Truth About Soda

October 10, 2012
When it comes to making people feel good about a brand, no one does it more skillfully than Coca-Cola. Picture a perfectly multicultural, sun-dappled chorus wanting to teach the world to sing . Or “Mean Joe Green” tossing his jersey to a young boy who offered him a Coke. The company circulates...
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Mike Jacobson
Health Care

What We Really Need to Support Breastfeeding Moms in NYC

October 10, 2012
This post originally appeared in the LadydeeLG blog. Breastfeeding, while natural, is not easy, even if your kid does latch on. (Just like giving birth it hurts like a b*tch.) You have to deal with cracked and bleeding nipples, sometimes even mastitis. This is a lot to deal with when you are trying...
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Diana Limongi
Paid Sick Days

Disciplined at work for caring for my sick child: Why retail work needs a makeover!

October 10, 2012
My name is Tamara Green, and I’m a single mother of two from Bed Stuy in Brooklyn. For two years, I was a top salesperson at Estee Lauder’s Aveda store in Grand Central Station. I was just forced to quit because my hours had gotten cut to just 10 hours a week – My last week, I was only scheduled...
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Tamara Green
Environmental Health Health Care

Protecting kids from pesticides: It's time.

October 10, 2012
Today's children are less healthy than they were a generation ago, and science shows that pesticides are contributing to the trend. This is the core finding of a new report released today by Pesticide Action Network and partner groups in California, Minnesota and Iowa. As a mom who, like all...
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Kristin Schafer
Childcare & Early Education Immigration

How a World Map Can Feed the Spirit and the Body

October 9, 2012
These small steps toward mindful compassion we take today can open up a whole new world – perhaps one that is less focused on our boundaries and more on our possibilities. Bonus: a second give-away!
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Homa Tavangar
Paid Family Leave Childcare & Early Education Open Flexible Work

Will Marissa Mayer's Baby Give Birth to a Leader?

October 9, 2012
How fitting that Marissa Mayer birthed her baby on the eve of National Work and Family month. Yet she disappoints other moms , bloggers and work-family advocates by stating she'll work throughout her maternity leave , appearing on Fortune Magazine 's cover in a decidedly not-pregnant glam shot and...
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Nanette Fondas
Environmental Health Health Care

Wishing for a PVC-free Disney

October 9, 2012
When we first got the lab results back for our report on phthalates in children’s vinyl (polyvinyl chloride or PVC) school supplies, we were utterly shocked by all of the Disney school supplies that contained such high levels of these toxic chemicals. Disney Princess and Spider Man lunchboxes were...
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Mike Schade

Honoring the Voices and Voting Power of MomsRising's Latino Community: A Blog Carnival Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

October 9, 2012
Para español, haga clic aquí . It's Hispanic Heritage Month and MomsRising is celebrating by hosting a blog carnival that highlights the many, spectacular contributions our members and allies in the Latino community have made on the MomsRising blog and in the media. Hispanic Heritage Month is also...
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Fortaleciendo las voces y el voto de la comunidad latina de MomsRising / MamásConPoder: Un carnaval de blogs celebrando el mes de la hispanidad

October 9, 2012
For English, click here . Es el mes de la hispanidad y MomsRising / MamásConPoder lo celebra con un carnaval de blogs que destaca numerosos miembros y aliados de la organización en la comunidad latina. El mes de hispanidad es un momento para reflejar sobre el impacto que tendrán las próximas...
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
Open Flexible Work

The Impact of Technology on Our Work and Family Lives

October 9, 2012
This blog was originally posted on October 2, 2012 on the Huffington Post I've been thinking a lot about the impact of information and communication technology (ICT) on our work and family lives and continue to be fascinated by this topic. The Pew Internet & American Life Project reported this...
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