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Our Government, A "Results Only Work Environment" Employer!

April 6, 2010
Last Wednesday I went to a half-day forum on workplace flexibility at the White House. This idea is a big deal, adjusting the structure of work to accommodate the true needs of workers and their families. And it would be a boost for our economy. The forum opened with the First Lady telling us that...
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Joan Blades

Nothing is Going to Change Until We're in the Room

April 6, 2010
White guy, white guy, white guy, white guy, President Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Kathleen Sebelius, white guy, white guy, white guy who looks like he just ate a sour pickle. That's my one line description of the health care summit the president called when pulling out all the stops to try, in the spirit...
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Joanne Bamberger
Health Care

Study: Breastfeeding Saves Lives, Money

April 6, 2010
Since breastfeeding is a hot-button issue around these parts, I thought I would share with you the latest study to appear in the Journal of Pediatrics. Basically, it just put a number and dollar amount on the lives that would be saved if 90 percent of mothers in the United States breastfed their...
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Elisa Batista
Childcare & Early Education

Safety First with Open-Flexible Work

April 5, 2010
You might be wondering what safety has to do with Open-Flexible work. How about the safety of your children? I personally realized this safety issue when I picked up my daughter’s friend for a scheduled play date. My daughter’s friend went home directly after school since her mother could not...
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Janet Hutton
Paid Sick Days Realistic & Fair Wages

Pay Equity and Sick Leave

April 5, 2010
Re-posted from Working Mother Magazine's Blog (see link at bottom) National Pay Equity Day will be held on April 20, 2010. While paid sick days are important for all workers, this benefit is even more important to working women and working mothers who typically are the main caregivers of their...
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Michelle Noehren
Childcare & Early Education

When Holidays Converge – A Teachable Moment

April 5, 2010
I breathe a sigh of relief today as my children return to school from Spring Break and our routines resume. Before the hectic pace kicks in, though, it’s worth considering the confluence of events that just took place. President Obama’s weekly address to the nation recognized this – “to call on people of all faiths and nonbelievers to remember our shared spirit of humanity.
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Homa Tavangar

The Food Revolution, The Work Revolution

April 2, 2010
At the inaugural White House Forum on Workplace Flexibility yesterday President Obama stressed the profound disconnect between the needs of our families and the demands of our workplaces. As a whole our culture sees flexibility as a special perk for women rather than as a critical part of a...
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Morra Aarons-Mele
Health Care

Stay Vigilant: Health Reform Battles Lie Ahead

April 2, 2010
With the entire nation buzzing over President Obama's historic health care victory, many Americans are trying to understand how this new law will affect their everyday lives. For some of our nation's most vulnerable children with special health care needs, President Obama has announced that,...
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Bruce Lesley
Food!

It’s not just my food revolution.

April 2, 2010
By now I hope you’ve seen the first two episodes of my new show on ABC, Jamie Ol iver’s Food Revolution. If you’ ve seen it, I hope yo u ’ve realized that this revolution isn’t about me . It’s about you—moms (parents, really) who care about their children—who care about giving them the best...
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Jamie Oliver

Uncle Peter's theory

April 2, 2010
Meet my Uncle Peter. He's a really cool guy who happens to be an employee rights lawyer in New York and has talked with more than a thousand women and men about their work lives over the course of his career. He has a theory about why conditions are so difficult for working moms.
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Katrina Alcorn

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