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Getting Stronger Every Generation: Six Women’s Stories

April 25, 2011
When Mother’s Day was first celebrated, it was a call for women to unite against war. It was a day of activism founded upon the belief that change must come from work built across generations. As we celebrate Mother’s Day and honor our mothers, we are reminded that sustained social change depends...
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Yifat Susskind
Paid Family Leave

The Care Crisis: Unpaid Leave is No Leave At All

April 25, 2011
From Your (Wo)manInWashington blog MOTHERS changing the conversation @ www.MothersOughtToHaveEqualRights.org Unlike the rest of the world, the U.S. does not guarantee mothers and fathers paid time off from work when a baby is born or a child is adopted. This comes as a total shock and surprise to...
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Valerie Young
Open Flexible Work

Why Don't More Women Run for Office?

April 23, 2011
Hi all, I have another live blog chat scheduled on my blog, MotherTalkers.com , for this Thursday, April 28 at 9 a.m. PT/12 p.m ET. This time, we will be chatting with Stacy Mason, campaign manager of The 2012 Project , a national and non-partisan campaign by Rutgers University to get more women to...
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Elisa Batista

Daddy Days in Federal Court: Making Progress

April 22, 2011
Even before I read about it in The New York Times , I heard about the decision of Kansas City federal district judge Eric F. Melgren, scolding lawyers who had refused the request of opposing counsel to reschedule a trial on the grounds that a key attorney's wife was scheduled to have a baby. The...
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Joan C. Williams
Environmental Health

A Time For Reflection on Restoring the Gulf Coast

April 22, 2011
Yesterday was the one-year mark of the BP oil disaster. It has been a busy week. A week of reflection mixed with a renewed sense of urgency for all of us to create more sustainable communities. Our country can’t afford, financially, socially, environmentally or even emotionally, to suffer another...
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Renee Blanchard
Environmental Health

Review: Raising Elijah

April 21, 2011
As co-founder and co-publisher of MotherTalkers.com, I receive many books and products to review. I recently received an advance copy of Raising Elijah: Protecting Our Children In An Age of Environmental Crisis , which is now available in hardcover on Amazon.com for $16.91. First, a couple thoughts...
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Elisa Batista
Environmental Health Health Care

BPA: The Reality Show

April 21, 2011
20 people. 5 families. Fresh food intervention. How low can their BPA levels go? It sounds like the premise for a reality show. But there are no over-the-top TV antics here. Last week, the Breast Cancer Fund and Silent Spring Institute released a study which tested the levels of the toxic chemical...
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Claire Moshenberg
Health Care

Experts answer MomsRising members' questions about health reform

April 21, 2011
We receive lots of great questions from our members across the nation asking about how health reform will impact children, moms, dads, and families. So we resolved to get the answers from our country's experts. Want the lowdown on healthcare reform and how it impacts you directly from the source?...
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Donna Norton
Food!

Food Revolution: Join the Party Tonight!

April 20, 2011
Last night saw the second episode of Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution on ABC, don’t worry if you missed it though as you can catch up on abc.com . In last night’s episode, Jamie was finally allowed into a school where he met with some students and was confronted with the frightening reality of...
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Jamie Oliver
Open Flexible Work

Career in a Rut? Don't Blame the Kids

April 19, 2011
You’re stuck in your career. Don’t blame work-life issues. You need a sponsor. Feeling stuck? As you’re assessing the reasons why you aren’t moving ahead, don’t blame lack of work-life balance. According to the human resource consulting firm Mercer, the number one reason why women don’t move ahead...
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Joanne Cleaver

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