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02/21/13

Lately, I’ve been getting the feeling that too much is being asked of mothers. Yes, we are notorious multi-taskers and play into the Supermom archetype, but when you look at the political, social and economic landscape, the expectations upon mothers, I fear, is reaching tipping point status. What’s...

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Kimberly Seals Allers

Gun Safety

02/21/13

Para español, haga clic aquí . Last week on Valentine's Day, MomsRising.org held an event in a DC church that included MomsRising staff members -- I gave a speech in Spanish! -- a performance by the World Children's Choir, and speeches by victims of gun violence. A staff member of Gabby Giffords,...

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Elisa Batista

Gun Safety

02/21/13

For English, click here . La semana pasada en el día de san valentín, la organización con quien yo trabajo, MomsRising.org, tuvo un evento en Washington contra la violencia de armas. Tuvimos presentaciones por el coro famoso "World Children's Choir" y de una colega de la diputada Gabby Giffords...

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Elisa Batista

Health Care

02/21/13

It’s amazing how much technology has advanced in just 15 years. Back in the mid-1990s, the internet was new and everyone was still learning how to use it. Flash forward to today, and you might be reading this blog on your phone! While enormous medical and technological advancements have been made...

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Ellen Wu

02/20/13

Join us on Saturday, March 2 in NYC for an inspirational gathering with amazing moms, influential bloggers, award-winning filmmakers, and fabulous MomsRising members and staff! (It's free and kids are welcome too!) We'll be talking about Food Power! -- what moms, dads, bloggers, and community...

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Karen Showalter

Environmental Health

02/20/13

On February 1 4, Lisa P. Jackson stepped down from her post as the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. She will go down in history as the first African-American leader of the Environmental Protection Agency, but we will also remember her as a mom. With her own experience of...

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Gloria Pan

Environmental Health Health Care

02/20/13

A new report from Women's Voices for the Earth, Secret Scents: How Hidden Fragrance Allergens Harm Public Health , finds that millions of people are affected by skin allergies caused by chemicals in fragrance. In fact, allergic reactions to fragrance chemicals are common, and have increased...

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Cassidy Randall

Gun Safety

02/19/13

Last Decemb er, as the Newtown story was unfolding, I called my husband to see if he had heard… and as he as answered the phone, I just started tearing up. I could barely get my words out. Even now, I sometimes find it difficult to talk about it. Was it because there were so many young children?...

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Gloria Pan

Childcare & Early Education

02/18/13

“Tonight, I propose working with states to make high-quality preschool available to every child in America. Every dollar we invest in high-quality early education can save more than seven dollars later on – by boosting graduation rates, reducing teen pregnancy, even reducing violent crime … studies...

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Sarah Weber

Paid Family Leave

02/17/13

As the 20th anniversary of the Family Medical Leave Act focuses attention on how unnecessarily hard it is to be both a worker and a mother or other family caregiver, Danelle Buchman writes of her own experience. She was a part-time employee at a organization too small to be covered by FMLA when she...

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