Skip to main content

Together

Being a Woman is Not a Pre-Existing Condition

October 20, 2009
By Judy Waxman, Vice President of Health and Reproductive Rights, National Women's Law Center I don’t deserve health care that meets my needs. I shouldn’t demand fairness in my health care coverage. I can’t do anything about it anyway. That’s what the health insurance profiteers want you to think...
MomsRising Together
Thao Nguyen's picture
Thao Nguyen

The Business of America's Women is Business

October 19, 2009
This week we celebrate National Women's Business Week and celebrate we should. Why? Women-owned businesses: Number 10.1 million Represent 30 percent of all U.S. businesses (and 40 percent of privately-held firms) Employ 23 million people (16 percent of the workforce) Generate 3 trillion in revenue...
MomsRising Together
Nanette Fondas's picture
Nanette Fondas

Woot! 23 Million Employed by Women-Owned Businesses

October 19, 2009
My 10-year-old daughter, Anna, wants to start a business selling small pompoms glued together to look like cute, warm fuzzy creatures that she makes on our dining room table. Why start your own business, I asked her? "Because I wanted to earn some money of my own." Turns out Anna's not alone. Even...
MomsRising Together
Kristin's picture
Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

What Depresses Women? The Choices They Have

October 19, 2009
I love Maureen Dowd because she is the only New York Times op-ed writer who understands class. Gender...not so much. Case in point is " Blue is the New Black ," in which she tackles the issue of why American women have gotten gloomier since 1972, with a trend line that's truly depressed. Men are...
MomsRising Together
Joan C. Williams's picture
Joan C. Williams

Stand up for Sophie!

October 16, 2009
Kids are experts at getting the attention of their parents. They tug at us, they snuggle up, they deftly bargain, and let's face it--that whining can be pretty effective. But as a political lobby, kids are easily overlooked. Right now, the headlines about health reform center on adults while...
MomsRising Together
Donna's picture
Donna Norton

Moms ask the White House serious questions about family financial protection reform, and the White House answers

October 15, 2009
Last week, President Obama spoke about the Consumer Financial Protection Agency and the regulation reforms that are being put into place. We've all heard and /or lived the horror stories - insane credit card rates, not-so-ethical mortgage brokers, out-of-hand over draft fees and worse. As moms, we...
MomsRising Together
Cooper Munroe
Childcare & Early Education

Who Loves Working Women More? Playing the New Political Football in Virginia

October 15, 2009
Well, here we go again. Virginia seems to be stuck rehashing the culture wars of the 1980's in their Governor's race, but with a new twist. Instead of one side demonizing working women, both sides are loving us up (although one could argue at times it's still a bit patronizing). Seems that...
MomsRising Together
Ariana Kelly's picture
Ariana Kelly
Open Flexible Work

Results Oriented Work Environment (ROWE) in the US Capitol

October 15, 2009
From Your (Wo)manInWashington blog This week on the Hill, members of the Work, Family and Health Network presented their findings at a congressional briefing about the intersection of workplace policy and workers' health and well-being. When employees face conflict between work and family...
MomsRising Together
Valerie Young's picture
Valerie Young
Environmental Health

National Safe School Siting Day of Action

October 14, 2009
For as long as I can remember I have wanted a house full of children. Though I don't have children now, when I first learned about the lack of laws banning the building of schools inside of, on top of, and near sources of pollution, I thought of them and what attending school on top of a landfill...
MomsRising Together
Renee Blanchard's picture
Renee Blanchard

Quick Mama Quiz for You

October 14, 2009
Quick Pop Quiz for you: Is the following statement True or False? "With equal job experiences and resumes mothers are hired 79% less of the time than non-mothers." Wait a minute.... Think about the answer for a moment... Could it possibly be true? Mothers a whole 79% less likely to be hired???...
MomsRising Together
Kristin's picture
Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Pages

RSS