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Radio!

10/17/16

On the radio show we talk about the awful push on Twitter for women’s right to vote to end (what!?!) and about the still needed push for equal pay for equal work: next up we cover Trump’s body language during the debate and how to make sure your kids behave responsibly toward all genders; and in...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Military Families

10/17/16

Finding employment as a military spouse can be difficult and frustrating. Here is one spouse's point of view and advice---he should know. He's done it three times!

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Sean P. O’Driscoll

Health Care

10/17/16

I’m sure you know of plenty of women who say “breast is best” and let their opinions known that formula is substandard for babies. They’re ready to defend the idea that breast milk is the only option unless it’s a dire emergency. Even then, after new moms have tried breastfeeding multiple times,...

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Esperanza Dodge

Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy

10/17/16

This fall, more than just the leaves on DC trees are going to change. The leaves that working families take from work to fight cancer, take care of a newborn, or care for an aging parent are overdue for change – they need to be PAID! The DC Council is back in session, the clock is ticking, and we must make sure the Council does the right thing by passing the Universal Paid Leave Act.

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Sara Alcid

Family Economic Security

10/17/16

Whoa. It’s hard to even know what to expect in the upcoming 3rd presidential debate next Wednesday. There’s one thing we know for sure - some of the issues of greatest concern to women and our economy are not getting their due attention in these debates. Three hours and two debates later, none of...

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Ruth Martin

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Politics & Policy

10/14/16

Whether children will have a strong foundation is in large part determined by the social and physical environments in which they grow up. The first five years of a child’s life are the time of greatest brain development. If young children’s basic needs are met by experiencing consistent, nurturing interactions with loving adults, they are far more likely to meet their full potential. The United States has not made the necessary investments to support young children and families after the seismic shift from stay-at-home moms and two parent families to the current reality of two-parent-working families, or often single working moms with young children today. The major advances in what we now know about early childhood brain development make these investments more urgent. Our aging early childhood infrastructure is in dire need of repair. While we wait for critically needed investments, there has been important progress.

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Marian Wright Edelman

MomsVote

10/14/16

It’s go time! Election Day is coming soon with November 8th just around the corner. MomsRising is hard at work turning out the #MomVote! Women are the majority of voters, and 82% of women become moms, making us a powerful force when we all vote! So we’re on fire with turning out the vote!!! For...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy

10/12/16

My combined maternity leave through 4 different pregnancies is still far less than the 6 weeks that is suggested by our medical community for a new mom to take off to heal from just one delivery. My goal in life is to leave the world better for my children. That's why I wrote my state legislature, my U.S. Congressional members and the President. Of everyone I wrote, I never dreamed I would hear from the President.

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Bobbie Crawford

Childcare & Early Education

10/11/16

Why are teenagers so much more impulsive and more emotional, than adults? “It’s all about the brain,” said Chandler Todd, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of New Mexico, to an audience of parents at the Albuquerque Academy preparatory school in New Mexico, Oct. 5, 2016. Teens...

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Dora Wang, M.D.

MomsRising Politics & Policy

10/11/16

As many of you know, North Carolina is in the process of creating its accountability plan under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). ESSA emphasizes a well-rounded education, prioritizing physical and mental health. We need to tell state education leaders that PE should be included in North...

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