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Paid Family Leave Realistic & Fair Wages

08/15/23

It’s been so hot lately, but today we’re heated for an entirely different reason. Today is Moms’ Equal Pay Day, marking the fact that moms – across race and ethnicity – must work until August 15th of 2023 to earn what dads made in 2022 alone. Of course, averages alone don’t tell the whole story because, due to structural racism, moms of color face much larger wage gaps when compared separately. It’s beyond frustrating that this year we celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act becoming law, yet we STILL don’t have pay equity.

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Taylor Austin

Podcast

08/14/23

On the radio show this week we cover what’s happening with paid leave for all after a new baby arrives or serious health crisis strikes; how childcare support is moving in the states and in the nation’s capital; hear about two new film projects – Ladies First: The Story of Women in Hip Hop, and...

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Health Care

08/10/23

Right now, there is a quiet healthcare emergency happening. Nearly four million people have lost their Medicaid coverage, a third of whom are children! [1] Over the years, countless moms like Erin from Florida, have shared how critical Medicaid is for their families:

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Tasmiha Khan

Family Economic Security Immigration

08/10/23

Three simple bills that help protect immigrant parents and children! Let’s help pass them into law! Have you ever thought what would happen to our country, our communities, and our families without the incredible support, relationships, and friendships immigrant parents and children enrich our...

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Sue Anne Reed

Breastfeeding

08/01/23

This National Breastfeeding Month we are celebrating!!! This year's theme is - This is Our Why. Our why - Supporting public policies that support pregnant and lactating families. And this year pregnant and pumping workers have new rights in the workplace. This is HUGE!! Gone are the days of...

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Tina Sherman

Podcast

07/31/23

On the radio show this week we dive in with the hosts of the Feminist Buzzkill podcast about all things Barbie and more; hear why one dad, who happens to be a US Representative, started a terrific Dad Caucus in Congress; learn the latest with the writers and actors strike and hear how you can...

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MomsRising

07/31/23

Big thanks to YOUR support, we cheered this month as the recently passed Pregnant Workers' Fairness Act went into effect. This momentous national legislation helps ensure pregnant people can support their families without a sacrifice of health and wellbeing.

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Selina Maldonado

Childcare & Early Education

07/27/23

I had the benefit of an amazing public education growing up in Florida, but thanks to far right extremists in my state and across the nation, my kid and others’ freedom to learn and read is at risk and something has to be done. Moms, parents, teachers, and community leaders across the country are...

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Jeannina Perez

Childcare & Early Education

07/26/23

As the parent of young children, I often hear the sentiment “enjoy every moment, it goes by in the blink of an eye” or “The days are long but the years are short.” I have to admit, even when I’m cleaning up a very expensive carton of eggs from the floor or changing my sixth diaper of the day, I know that I will somehow miss this time when my little ones want to cuddle up any chance they get, or enthusiastically sit down for storytime.

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S. Nadia Hussain

Childcare & Early Education Health Care Maternal Justice Politics & Policy

07/25/23

It's music to our ears - HUGE WINS for New Hampshire moms and families in 2023 including: child care, maternal health care and more! Wow. What a year it's been! Since January, our MomsRising members have been speaking at press conferences and roundtables, testifying at hearings, and standing up for...

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