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The Great Diaper Debate

August 24, 2011
Cloth or disposable? Sightline researcher Clark wrote about this way back in 2005. I guess it’s a question that our staff, rightfully, agonize over as they’re gearing up for a diapering blitz of their own. Our baby will probably be changed between 3000 and 7000 times in the first two years. For now...
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Anna Fahey
MomsVote

HERvotes - Coming Together to Counter Extremist Attacks on Women's Health and Economic Security

August 24, 2011
We, the more than one million members of MomsRising from every state in the nation, love our families and our country. We know that the current extremist attacks on women's health and family economic security are only serving to weaken the United States, not strengthen it. That's why, on the...
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
Environmental Health Food! Health Care

Tips Tuesday: Makeover your lunch box staples

August 23, 2011
Picture it: Perfect stacks of crackers and sliced meats, portioned and packaged in plastic. Syrupy fruits in single serve cans. Plastic thermoses full of warm canned soup. And all of these goodies gathered into a shimmering, plastic lunch box. These are the bright back to school images of lunch...
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Claire Moshenberg
Paid Family Leave Childcare & Early Education

Taking Care of a Newborn IS Work!

August 23, 2011
Three weeks ago I “came back” to work. I say “came back” because for the previous 10 weeks I was at home taking care of a newborn and now I’m back at my full-time career. I love the saying, “every mother is a working mother.” Now that I’ve had the experience of being a first-time mother, I relate...
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Michelle Noehren
Paid Family Leave Open Flexible Work

Bloomberg Case: Open Season to Discriminate Against Mothers?

August 23, 2011
Cross-posted from New Deal 2.0 . When Sekiko Garrison told former boss Michael Bloomberg she was pregnant, his answer was simple: "Kill it." Allowing mothers flexible work arrangements, he commented, was like allowing a man time off to practice his golf swing. The CEO who took over when Bloomberg...
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Joan C. Williams
Health Care

Back to school-- is your student covered?

August 22, 2011
Back-to-school season is full of changes: heading to school, choosing new classes, meeting new friends. With all of the excitement, student health insurance can slip through the cracks. But health coverage is critical to make sure students stay healthy and financially secure. Young adults need...
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Aaron Smith
Open Flexible Work

Putting the Bed Rest Brakes on Your Career

August 19, 2011
When my husband and I started talking about having kids, I tossed and turned over the implications it would have on my career. I’m just starting to get into a groove of “up and to the right” in my field and since I’m part of a pretty tight team at my job each one of us depends on the others to...
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Jennifer Spencer

Play to Win And Increase Your Financial IQ

August 19, 2011
Are you concerned about debt bunnies ? Does your vampire retirement keep you up at night? It might sound like a long shot, but financial entertainment could be the key to enticing individuals to tackle complex money concepts. We’ve all been there―lost in an addicting puzzle or game. Now gamers will...
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Janis Bowdler
Immigration

Two More Victories against Inhumane Treatment of Imprisoned Women

August 19, 2011
In April, I wrote about an important federal court decision holding the Nashville Sheriff’s Office accountable for violating a woman’s rights by shackling her during labor and then denying her access to a breast pump when she was taken back to jail after giving birth. Today, The Tennessean reports...
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Rachel Roth

Data Show More Children Are Growing Up Poor. Now What?

August 18, 2011
Stark increases in child poverty and other important indicators serve as colossal warning signs that this country needs to think about how a generation of children will be prepared to succeed in life. On Wednesday, The Annie E. Casey Foundation released its annual KIDS COUNT study, a compilation of...
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Hannah Matthews

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