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"Snowtober" Highlights the Importance of Family-Friendly Workplace Policies

November 7, 2011
Not that I needed another reason to be grateful for many of the workplace benefits my current employer provides but I can’t help but be incredibly thankful that during Connecticut’s “snowtober” as it’s being called, my employer has allowed several of her employees the ability to work from home, be...
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Michelle Noehren

Today's Faces of Anita Hill

November 3, 2011
(This piece was also written by Monali Sheth) Feminist activist Gloria Steinem has remarked that “[i]gnorance is the root of oppression.” So it is important that Equal Rights Advocates, a nonprofit legal organization working for women and girls, acknowledges this twentieth anniversary of the...
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Noreen Farrell
Paid Sick Days

Restaurant Lobby Kills Sick Days Bill in Denver

November 3, 2011
This is as gross to me as the thought of an expired hamburger that has fallen on the floor and been sneezed on prior to sale. The restaurant lobby spent $837,000 to defeat a sick days bill in Denver, according to the trade publication Nation's Restaurant News . The bill, Initiative 300, would have...
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Elisa Batista

How a Custom-Fit Workplace Can Save Money and Reduce Emissions

November 3, 2011
If your daily roundtrip commute to work is around 40 miles then you are spending approximately $2,000 per year on fuel. AAA estimates that the hidden costs of car insurance, oil changes, annual depreciation on your car purchase, etc. add a whooping $3,000 more to your annual costs. In addition, you...
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Bill Roth
Environmental Health Childcare & Early Education

Help Moms Naomi Watts and Valerie Plame Wilson Say No to Nukes

November 2, 2011
Last week, I shared my passion for a world without nuclear weapons with you. It's truly heartening to know that other mothers also care deeply about not trading our children's futures for nuclear weapons. So today I'm sharing this video . Oscar-nominated actress Naomi Watts and former CIA operative...
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Rima Johnson
Environmental Health MomsVote

Don't Get Mad, Get Elected!

November 2, 2011
Turned to your favorite news source lately? You’ve surely noticed that as another election season gathers steam, the so-called “civil” servants jockeying to represent us spend their time trying to pummel each other with barbs and bile. The conversation never seems to turn to vital issues like the...
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Miriam Feffer
Environmental Health Food! Health Care

Five Tips for the Non-Toxic Chef

November 1, 2011
Creating non-toxic food isn't just about buying healthier foods or cooking at home; you have to make sure your cooking space and habits aren't home to hidden chemicals. While I've been detoxing my kitchen and cooking practices, I've come across a few easy tricks to lighten your chemical load in the...
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Claire Moshenberg
Childcare & Early Education

DIAPER Act- Practical Help for Families

November 1, 2011
Cross posted on Help A Mother Out titled New Haven: Precious Little People Diapers, diapers, diapers. Is my baby crying because his diaper is full? Are the diapers the right size? Do the diapers need washing? Do I have enough diapers to see my child through the day? Of course, I have a four-week-...
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Rachel Miller

Women, War and Peace: Colombian Surprise

October 31, 2011
Abigail E. Disney, along with co-creators Pamela Hogan and Gini Reticker, is Executive Producer of the five-part PBS series Women, War & Peace. Narrated by Matt Damon, Tilda Swinton, Geena Davis and Alfre Woodard, Women, War & Peace is the most comprehensive global media initiative ever...
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Abigail Disney
Childcare & Early Education

Same Gender Education a Gimmick

October 31, 2011
By Ronald E. Jackson, Executive Director, Citizens for Better Schools Here in Alabama and across the South, our public schools — and the children who attend them — are under continuous assault. Cuts in state funding, school closings and increases in school and class sizes are just some of the ways...
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Roger Baldwin

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