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Autism Linked to Schools Built Near Toxic Waste Sites

April 10, 2009
I still can’'t get over that there are so few and no federal law preventing the building of schools on or near sources of pollution no matter how many times I say it out loud or write it down. And to add to all the rational and simple explanations that come to mind to why there should be laws and...
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Renee Blanchard

"Sandwich Mom" takes on the Oregon legislature & gets on front page of the Business section!

April 9, 2009
"Sandwich Mom" takes on the Oregon legislature & gets on front page of the Business section. Here's a great picture (Sandwich Mom is very photogenic!) and terrific article > in The Oregonian newspaper today: Proponents of paid family leave seek support in Oregon Legislature
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
Realistic & Fair Wages

Announcing Blog for Fair Pay Day 2009

April 8, 2009
April 28 will mark Equal Pay Day — the point in 2009 when the average woman’s wages finally catch up with what the average man earned in 2008.
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Melanie Ross-Levin

Fighting for Women Means Fighting for Free Choice

April 7, 2009
In the summer of 1881, the washerwomen of Atlanta were working long hours for meager wages, in harrowing working conditions. These were very poor, mostly black women, and their work was essential to sustain their families. Despite their endless hours of hard work, their wages stagnated over time, and most struggled to make ends meet.
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Steffany Stern

Thought Leadership from HR to Navigate the Global Financial Crisis

April 7, 2009
Since December 2008, Aequus Partners has been tracking the response of human resource (HR) professionals to the global financial crisis (GFC) – in terms of agility (how quickly can HR turn on its toes and change tack – e.g., from talent acquisition to retention?) and thought leadership (how can HR help pull businesses back from “knee jerk” retrenchments?).
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Juliet Bourke

Lifesaver Advocacy -- Fun & Effective

April 3, 2009
Honestly, I never knew visiting legislators at the State Capitol could be this fun. On Tuesday, nine MomsRising members, five kids (the youngest was 5 months!) and I spent the day urging legislators to do their part to expand healthcare coverage for kids in California.
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Ashley Boyd
Realistic & Fair Wages

Workplace Policy Only Gets You So Far

April 3, 2009
Click here to read the whole post from Your (Wo)man in Washington®.
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Valerie Young
Environmental Health Health Care

Why is the CPSC Denying the Risks of Chemical Exposure for Kids?

April 3, 2009
When I became a mother, I always thought that I could trust products that I purchased for my children. Now, every day, it seems, a new scientific study emerges showing chemical exposure in products we once thought to be safe. How did this happen?
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stefanie
Health Care

Why is the CPSC Denying the Risks of Chemical Exposure for Kids?

April 3, 2009
When I became a mother, I always thought that I could trust products that I purchased for my children. Now, every day, it seems, a new scientific study emerges showing chemical exposure in products we once thought to be safe. How did this happen?
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Stephanie Hendricks
Environmental Health Health Care

Rocket fuel in powdered infant formula: Let's ask for change

April 2, 2009
I'd love to feed my kids knowing that the food and water I give them are safe. You? But I can't. Why? Because the safeguards in this country are so weak that there's rocket fuel in infant formula. I mean, how bad can it get?
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Lisa Frack

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