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06/28/13

The internet is abuzz with the impending birth of Kate Middleton’s royal baby. Meanwhile, Rachel, Nina and Natalie, three amazing young women I know, are also welcoming little ones this summer. Like Kate, they want the best for their babies and are thoughtfully preparing their nurseries. This...

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Diana Donlon

Environmental Health

06/28/13

I am breathing a little deeper tonight. Why? Because we finally have someone who is standing up for public health in our country-- in the face of big polluter dollars, power, and lobbyists. And he just happens to be the President of the United States. There has been silence about climate change...

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Katy Farber

Health Care Food!

06/28/13

See you later sugary soda, chips, and candy! You see, you are once-in-a-while foods which have no place in schools where students can buy you every day. It is time to feed our kids the fuel they need to get through the school day, to support their physical health, and to teach them how to live...

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Kate Uslan

Paid Sick Days

06/27/13

We have great news! We won! After a long fight, more than one million New Yorkers have brand new access to paid sick days! The City Council was up late and passed the law at 2:32 this morning . Thank you to every one of our members and coalition partners for making this win possible! You sent...

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Ruth Martin

Health Care

06/27/13

As a mom, it is so important to me that my kids get outside and play. When I was growing up, we lived outdoors, riding our bikes, playing kick the can, building forts in the woods. Whether at a local park or in our backyards we were outside. Our imagination -- and our feet -- ran wild, no matter...

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Heather Templeton

Food!

06/26/13

Moms and dads are the ﬁrst line of defense when it comes to making sure our children live healthy lives. At home, we do all we can to make sure that the meals and snacks they eat are nutritious, but our children aren't always at home or in our care. It takes a community effort to ensure that kids...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days

06/26/13

Iowans, this message is just for you: THIS week Sen. Tom Harkin's staff is hosting several town halls across Iowa and it's a perfect time to go and talk about why access to earned paid sick days and paid family leave are so important. Sen. Harkin is champion on these issues for families across Iowa...

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Ruth Martin

Immigration Family Economic Security

06/25/13

Photo below: The MomsRising members, bloggers and children who turned out in D.C. last week to let Congress know that we support immigration reform that is fair and inclusive of immigrant women and families. Two-thirds of all immigrants are women and children. WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Last Tuesday, June...

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Elisa Batista

Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Open Flexible Work Family Economic Security

06/25/13

Ed.: MomsRising member and blogger Dasa Kelly responds to a recent op/ed in the New York Times about the stamina of sexism in our culture. Oh, where to begin. What this , Sheryl Sandberg’s book, Anne Marie Slaughter’s Atlantic piece , and others fail to mention in the ongoing debate on women in the...

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Kelly Dasa

06/25/13

Funny how when women raise economic issues that have nothing to do with abortion, it still ends up being about abortion. Readers, gather ’round for a sad, sad story. The Governor of New York introduced a bill designed to promote women’s security in and out of the workplace called the Women’s...

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