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06/07/11

BERKELEY, Calif. -- You could say I have been busy. This past weekend I ran my first half marathon , and I also hosted a book giveaway for kids courtesy of iVillage , PBS Kids and Scholastic . To encourage children to read this summer, the three companies joined forces to launch a FREE six-week...

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Elisa Batista

Health Care

06/07/11

In 2002, an elderly client of Compassion & Choices , Margaret Furlong, went to the hospital armed with her advance directive, clearly stating she did not want elaborate, life-extending treatment. The hospital delivered those treatments anyway. She spent ten miserable days in the ICU, tethered...

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Barbara Coombs Lee

Environmental Health Health Care

06/07/11

ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Ever since I lost my pregnancy weight running -- I gained between 48 and 50 pounds with each of my two kids -- my friends have been pushing me to run a half marathon. I wanted to do it, but like every other mom out there, I had no time. As a New Year's Resolution, I signed up for...

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Elisa Batista

Child's crayon drawing of a rainbow and two children

Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

06/07/11

“I can't even count the number of times [when trying to rent an apartment] that I was hung up on as soon as I mentioned we had a toddler." Christina, New York “My husband and I were denied a home loan last year due to my being on maternity leave. It was a tremendously frustrating experience, as I...

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Mary Olivella

06/03/11

Men want work-life flexibility just as much as women. So why are women still the ones carrying the message? Ah, the sweet sensation of validation. Finally, a think tank has thought what many work-life advocates have been saying for years: Men want work-life flexibility just as much as women do...

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Joanne Cleaver

Environmental Health

06/03/11

Click here to join actress Jessica Alba in asking Congress to pass the Safe Chemicals Act of 2011! By Jessica Alba, Actress and Concerned Mother As I’m pregnant with my second child, I have been thinking back to the days when my husband and I decided to start a family, nearly four years ago. Just...

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Jessica Alba

Childcare & Early Education

06/03/11

Yesterday my family was proud to join other children and moms braving the 100 degree heat to hold a lemonade stand at the General Assembly raising money for education and other kids’ programs cut in the current budget proposal. Unfortunately, in addition to raising some much needed money for the...

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Beth Messersmith

06/03/11

California Governor Jerry Brown pays a visit to the Strategic Growth Council. The regular meeting of California's Strategic Growth Council (SGC) took an interesting turn this week when Governor Jerry Brown decided to stop in for a visit. “What’s on the agenda?” Brown quipped when he stepped in the...

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Ellen Wu

06/02/11

From Your (Wo)manInWashington blog MOTHERS changing the conversation @ www.MothersOughtToHaveEqualRights.org Does it make a difference whether it is the husband or the wife who is unemployed? Most definitely, says Heather Boushey, feminist economist extraordinaire here in Washington DC. It affects...

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Valerie Young

06/01/11

Good news! The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced this afternoon at a news conference that they reached a settlement agreement with a mortgage company that denied a new mom a home loan simply because she was on maternity leave . Emma Cooper-Serber, LMSW / MPH, a NYC...

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Mary Olivella