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It’s heating up in Philly!

June 9, 2011
It is HOT! And we’re not just talking about the weather! The Philadelphia campaign for earned sick days is heating up this week. The City Council is debating the bill *this* Thursday and is expected to vote on the bill *next* Thursday. The vote is going to be close. We need to act now to make sure...
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Ruth Martin

It's (still) illegal and unacceptable!

June 9, 2011
“My husband and I were denied a home loan last year due to my being on maternity leave. It was a tremendously frustrating experience, as I was employed and on a federally protected leave; though was told that in the eyes of the Housing discrimination against pregnant women and mothers is illegal...
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Mary Olivella
Environmental Health

Cleaner Air Means Healthier Kids

June 8, 2011
Today is an "orange alert" day in Washington, DC. That means air pollution levels are high enough to be unhealthy for people with asthma and other sensitivities. In New Mexico, ash and smoke from the wildfires in Arizona are making the air similarly harmful for certain people. With all of that...
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Senator Tom Udall
Paid Sick Days

The Benefits of Paid Sick Days

June 8, 2011
In recent weeks, I've written here and here about legislation before Philadelphia City Council that would allow every worker in the city to earn paid sick days. To round things out, I am now passing along an op-ed I co-authored with Lonnie Golden, a professor of economics and labor studies at Penn...
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Steve Herzenberg

Three Main Things that Always Fail in Education

June 8, 2011
I’ve just finished one more article on what essentially becomes “The Three Main Things” that we need to do to improve our schools. They aren’t bad things. Well, sometimes they are. But, basically they sound essentially reasonable. And I hate, hate, hate to argue with something that sounds...
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Lily Eskelsen
Environmental Health

UPDATE: We're close to hitting our goal! Breaking news: Many foam baby products toxic!

June 8, 2011
UPDATE: Did you take action on this one yet? The blogpost and action below shares details about toxics chemicals in infant car-seats, but the sad news is that this issue impacts us all because toxic flame retardants have been found in a wide variety of cushioning from car-seats to couches. And even...
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Sarah Francis

Ending Pregnancy-Related Lending Discrimination is a Priority for HUD and America’s Families

June 7, 2011
When President Johnson signed the Fair Housing Act into law in 1968, the Act did not include women, families with children and people with disabilities. Since then, advocates and public officials strengthened the Act and today the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development uses these powers...
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Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity John Trasviña
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Support PIWI's IndieGoGo Project to Bring Babies to Work!

June 7, 2011
More than 150 companies have discovered that enforced separation of parents from their newborns when they return to work is no longer necessary. These organizations have hosted an astonishing 1,800 babies over the years and have seen consistent benefits from allowing babies at work, including...
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Carla Moquin
Paid Sick Days

A Pepsi Experiment: Providing Critical Information to Community Leaders

June 7, 2011
The Institute for Women's Policy Research is venturing into new territory. IWPR has been selected to compete in the Pepsi Refresh Project , a voter-driven contest that could win IWPR $25,000 for raising awareness on the status of women. With previous grants going to projects that build playgrounds...
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Clark Jennifer

A Summer Reading Challenge for Your Kids

June 7, 2011
BERKELEY, Calif. -- You could say I have been busy. This past weekend I ran my first half marathon , and I also hosted a book giveaway for kids courtesy of iVillage , PBS Kids and Scholastic . To encourage children to read this summer, the three companies joined forces to launch a FREE six-week...
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Elisa Batista

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