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Give a Hoot, Dave - Don't Pollute

October 14, 2009
How can Letterman's news make the world better for working moms? Let's take this chance to have some straight talk about how bad rules -- or no rules -- at work drive a lot of women away from good jobs. Let's talk openly about our personal experience so working moms can stay, succeed and join forces with good guys (like Fred in the below) to reset workplace culture.
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Sharon Meers

October is National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month

October 12, 2009
My name is Misty Fetko. I am a registered nurse and mom of two. In 2003, I discovered my older son, Carl, unresponsive in his bedroom. He passed away that day from a lethal mix of drugs, including Fetanyl, a prescription narcotic; marijuana; and dextromethorphan (DXM), the active ingredient in many...
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Misty Fetko

Facing up to the consequences of paying lip service to the "work/life" agenda

October 9, 2009
I recently experienced the visceral alienation of those who fall outside the "work/family" paradigm and it brought me up short. Of course I have written about a "work/life" approach - in an effort to be inclusive - but if I am honest I probably had more of my heart in the "work/family" camp. My...
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Juliet Bourke
Health Care

Get the inside scoop on health reform for women and kids

October 9, 2009
Next Wednesday night, grab a cookie (ok, or healthy snack) and join MomsRising members across the nation on the phone or via the web for a cozy kitchen table chat about health reform and what it means for women and kids. We'll have experts on the line who can answer your questions and you'll have...
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Dionna Humphrey
Environmental Health

A Shout Out to Enviro-Friendly Electronics Companies

October 9, 2009
Here is some good news all eco-conscientious parents can bask in. Seven major electronics companies, including Apple and Sony-Ericsson, are actively eliminating toxic brominated flame retardants (BFR) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) from their products. Two non-profit environmental organizations,...
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Elisa Batista

Find Happiness in Strong Moments, not Balance

October 8, 2009
As an uncoordinated person, the word “balance” makes me uneasy -- I envision standing on one foot and falling over. This week, The Huffington Post says that if we want more happiness we should stop striving for balance and seek something else instead: "Strong moments” -- those great surges of...
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Sharon Meers
Environmental Health

Your doctor and nurse carry a chemical burden just like yours..and your children's

October 8, 2009
If your doctor is blase' about toxic chemicals, give him a copy of this report.
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Alice Shabecoff
Paid Sick Days

Mass Mamas tell legislators why we need paid sick days now!!

October 7, 2009
Myself and about 20 other Moms Rising members and kids packed the room with supporters of the bill. Our kid’s fell asleep in the aisles listening to all the suits talk, they snacked away through lovely speeches in support of the bill from Rep Kay Khan and Ellen Story, and even made a couple security guards snicker!
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Marianne Bullock
Paid Sick Days

Does Your Child Care Center Provide Paid Sick Days?

October 7, 2009
By Karen Pesapane, National Partnership (cross posted at the National Partnership's blog to support paid sick days ) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention keeps updating its guidelines to help child care and early childhood programs - - and all of us - - respond to influenza during the...
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Steffany Stern
Paid Sick Days

Moms at the MA State House today!

October 7, 2009
This is it! Today is the big day - there is a hearing in the Massachusetts State Legislature to talk about the Paid Sick Days bill. YEAH! And the MomsRising community is a big part of the action - we're delivering written copies of the stories moms have sent us about their experiences with paid...
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Julia Goodman

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