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We Must Keep Fighting for Equal Pay for Women

December 6, 2010
By Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) Earlier this year, on April 20th, we observed Equal Pay Day, the date that marked the 110 extra days that women had to work into 2010 in order to equal what men earned in 2009. This is an injustice of this first order. In 1963, Congress first responded to the wage gap...
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Senator Tom Harkin
Childcare & Early Education

Bullying: Are you The One?

December 6, 2010
Children are dying. A bully is making their lives miserable. A bully is threatening them. Humiliating them. Being mean.
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Lily Eskelsen
Environmental Health

The Tale of the Toxic Toy Aisle: A Holiday Story

December 3, 2010
Two years ago, CHEJ and the Teamsters made a discovery: Toy juggernaut Toys "R" Us was peddling PVC-containing toys to the under-12 set. Toy-box classics like Toy Story 3 Barbie and You and Me Take Along Baby doll were exposing kids to toxic chemicals like lead, PVC, and more. And as anyone who has...
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Claire Moshenberg

Child Nutrition Act Passes Congress With Your Help

December 3, 2010
I just wanted to give you a quick, very happy update: S. 3307, Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 passed Congress this afternoon! This comprehensive, historic legislation will help improve the nutritional quality of school lunches, get junk food out of school vending machines, and support strong...
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Sarah Francis
Open Flexible Work

On the Move for Gender Equity

December 2, 2010
As a woman, a mother, a wife and an educator, gender equity is an issue that is very close to my heart and frankly, an idea whose time has come.
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Lily Eskelsen
Paid Sick Days

Paid Sick Days: Washington, D.C.

December 2, 2010
The movement to enact paid sick days laws is gaining momentum and implementation in some cities is providing helpful insights. Washington, D.C. is one of them. To educate advocates and the public about D.C.’s law, CLASP has launched a new webpage for information and resources specific to D.C. In...
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Andrea Lindemann Gilliam

WANTED: Help for parents to choose healthy products for their children: The need for a uniform nutrition standard.

December 1, 2010
Of all the factors that are associated with childhood obesity, food marketing remains one of the most contentious. For public health and children’s media advocates who have worked on this issue for several years, a main concern has been to clarify what constitutes a “healthy” product from an “...
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Eileen Espejo
Health Care

Making the Grade on Women's Health

December 1, 2010
By Judy Waxman , Vice President for Health and Reproductive Rights National Women's Law Center Are women in America healthier than they were 10 years ago? Which state and federal policies can help improve women’s health? Join the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) on Thursday, December 9, 2010 at 1...
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Thao Nguyen

The Multitasking Mama!

December 1, 2010
If there's one thing moms know how to do, it's how to do two things at once. I admit it: I'm never on the phone without a sock or dish in my hand. So, it's a no brainer for us to deliver two things to Congress on the same day, especially when multiple key votes are expected to happen in the next...
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Sarah Francis
Health Care Food!

No Cookies 2 my Kid. Community Prevention 4evR

December 1, 2010
If Sarah Palin had shown up at the door of my son’s kindergarten class with fresh baked cookies, he would have been at the front of the line. And I wouldn’t have been able to do a thing about it. Like most parents, I work full time, and I depend on my school—and its food policies—to protect my son’s health when I’m not around.
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