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Hey, Bosses! Get Your Bonuses by Treating Work-Life Like an Asset!

May 18, 2011
When short-term business goals conflict with high-minded work-life programs, work-life loses. Profits vs. flextime; team goals vs. job sharing; when deadlines are driving dollars, it’s all hands on deck, compressed workweeks be damned. Now, a new study by Alexandra Beauregard , of the London School...
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Joanne Cleaver
Paid Family Leave

Is There Paternity Leave in Baseball?

May 17, 2011
I'm a baseball fan and a work/family advocate, so I loved the hoopla over the Texas Rangers starting pitcher Colby Lewis taking paternity leave to attend the birth of his daughter. High-profile fans denounced him in blogs and on the radio for "caring more about being a father than a starting...
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Jenya Cassidy

School District Needs Breastfeeding Education

May 17, 2011
Honestly, I had to read the article three times before I really believed it, though the opening line is pretty clear: “Breast feeding is now officially banned in Dougherty County schools.” Excuse me? The recent report from a local TV station in Albany, Georgia explained that the Dougherty County...
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Ashley Boyd

Food Revolution Fridays Are Back!

May 17, 2011
Season 2 of Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution has been taking a short break and will be returning with all new episodes on Friday June 3 at 9/8c. In the meantime there are lots of fun ways to get involved with the Food Revolution... Each Tuesday evening at 6pm PST/9pm EST the Food Revolution team are...
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Jamie Oliver

You’re Taking Care of Others, But Who’s Taking Care of You?!

May 17, 2011
From Your (Wo)manInWashington blog MOTHERS changing the conversation @ www.MothersOughtToHaveEqualRights.org Lara Hinz, my friend, colleague and Director of Programs at the Women's Institute for a Secure Retirement (WISER) has penned this guest post. She raises a very important point - while we...
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Valerie Young
Environmental Health

Protecting Our Kids from Asthma

May 16, 2011
This month is National Asthma Awareness Month, when we address an illness that affects nearly 25 million Americans and one in every ten children in the United States. Safeguarding the air we breathe and preventing illnesses like asthma attacks is one of my most important jobs as Administrator of...
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EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson

How is this possible?

May 15, 2011
Like millions of women across the country, I love Mother’s Day. I appreciate all the love that comes my way on that special day. This year, I also found myself appreciating something even more basic – having survived childbirth. While making a new documentary film, “No Woman, No Cry,” I learned...
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Christy Turlington Burns
Environmental Health

The Feminist Anti-War Roots of Mother's Day

May 13, 2011
Listen as a podcast You wouldn't know it from a visit to the Hallmark card store, but the origin of Mother's Day in the U.S. has feminist anti-war roots. The earliest celebrations honoring mothers trace back to ancient times and were primarily spiritual in nature. They centered around goddesses and...
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Carla Goldstein
Health Care Environmental Health

Coal Industry Attempts to Muddy School Curriculum

May 13, 2011
I have been writing a lot about air quality as part of my work with Moms Clean Air Force , an initiative by the Environmental Defense Fund. While I have always been passionate about preserving our environment for my children and future generations, I have also learned a lot on the job. For one, I...
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Elisa Batista
Health Care

What Health Reform Means for Women

May 12, 2011
This week is National Women's Health Week, a time to talk about and promote women's health. This year, we can truly be thankful for a health system that provides better, more affordable care to all Americans -- especially the women that spend so much of their time caring for the health and well...
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Kathleen Sebelius

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