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03/07/13

Job growth for women in lower-paying industries leading to lower overall earnings On the eve of International Women’s Day, women workers in the United States are facing a larger wage gap that has grown for women in all major race and ethnic groups, according to analysis by the Institute for Women’s...

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Caroline Dobuzinskis

Environmental Health Health Care

03/07/13

I remember very clearly the day I first learned that the vast majority of chemicals used in consumer products are unregulated by the government. Until that point I believed (as many people mistakenly do) that if I could buy it in a store it must have passed safety testing. Boy was I wrong. Out of...

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Michelle Noehren

03/06/13

Yesterday, I joined with thousands of other Texans to march on the Capitol and send the message that Texas Medicaid Matters. The march, rally and legislative visits organized by Texas Well and Healthy brought together people from all over Texas to share what Medicaid health coverage means - or...

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Charlie Rose

Gun Safety

03/06/13

"Heartbreaking. No child, no one, should have to die this way." "I'm crying. I can't even begin to imagine. I'm so so so sorry." "Crying too. I'm so sorry, so sorry. Whatever you need, space and quiet or conversation or anything, we're here." Last week, the close friend of one of our MomsRising...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Open Flexible Work

03/06/13

Trying to keep up with all the pixels and ink spilled lately about Sheryl Sandberg’s book, Marissa Mayer’s office roll call at Yahoo!, the 100th anniversary of the Suffragists’ Parade, all hot on the heels of the the 50th anniversary of The Feminine Mystique , has been making my head spin. I will...

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Valerie Young

Environmental Health Health Care

03/05/13

[Crossposted from the Huffington Post ] When is a flame retardant not a flame retardant? When it is no more effective in retarding flames than, well, nothing. Since fire safety experts and government studies say that chemical flame retardants as they are used in many products are not effective,...

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Charles Margulis

03/05/13

"I am usually a very shy person, and now I am more outgoing. I was able to teach those children about certain things like snakes that we have and the turtles that we have. ... I want to do something toward that, working with children when I get older." These inspiring words come from a high school...

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Claire Moshenberg

03/05/13

What do children eat in school? Probably not what you think. Research shows that 40 percent of students buy and eat snack foods at school in a typical day. When schools sell unhealthy snacks and drinks outside of meals, it can cause kids to eat less of their lunch, consume more fat, take in fewer...

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Anayah Sangodele-Ayoka

Health Care

03/04/13

I know first hand that Medicaid saves lives and reduces medical costs. When I was pregnant with my son, I went into preterm labor at 26 weeks. I had medical coverage through Medicaid, so when I noticed that something felt off, I went directly to the hospital. Without Medicaid, I would have been...

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Charlie Rose

03/04/13

In August 2012, US Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin and HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that insurance companies would be required to cover lactation services as part of a provision of the Affordable Care Act that breastfeeding advocates nationwide applauded. While there are kinks...

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