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03/13/12
I’m mad this morning. My eight-year old (8!, yes, just 8! in third grade!) is a nervous wreck. Today is the first day of PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment, or Pissed Students Seriously Anxious?!) Standardized testing at her school. They’ve been prepping for weeks (or is it months?) to...
Homa Tavangar's picture
03/12/12
“Reckless.” “Dangerous.” And “just plain crazy.” Those are the ways that scientists, environmentalists, and nurses describe the widespread practice of adding arsenic compounds to poultry feed. Yes, arsenic, one of the world’s most deadly poisons, a Class A carcinogen that is associated not only...
Tom Hucker's picture
03/12/12
Our Equity and the ACA webinar series got off to a great start in January with a presentation from Peter Lee of the California Health Benefit Exchange, and our next web forum promises to be equally interesting and informative. Of the 6.7 million Californians eligible for Medi-Cal and tax credits in...
Ellen Wu's picture
03/12/12
As moms, we all want to protect our children from harm. But what if that harm is invisible, occurs daily, and is almost impossible to stop without government intervention?
Michelle Noehren's picture
03/12/12
I want to share a story from my friend, Rebecca. She's a successful lawyer and mom, and she's been on the hunt for a better work environment. I hope you enjoy her story. In June 2012, I wrote a blog post called “ Having It All ”. I shared my journey through law school, the entry into private...
Cali Ressler's picture
03/11/12
From Your (Wo)manInWashington blog MOTHERS changing the conversation @ www.MothersOughtToHaveEqualRights.org Last week, the ability to control our fertility nearly careened over a cliff when the Blunt Amendment came up for a vote in the U.S. Senate. Sponsors of the Amendment were angered by the...
Valerie Young's picture
03/09/12
Yesterday was the 101st annual International Women’s Day . In some countries this Day holds the same stature as Mother’s Day and celebrates women’s economic, political and social achievements. More or less concurrently, proposals landed in Congress and in states around the nation to excuse...
Barbara Coombs Lee's picture
03/09/12
Today we here at the Michigan Women’s Foundation celebrate International Women’s Day, a day where women are recognized for their social, academic, political, and economic achievements. While taking the time to reflect on the histories of global womanhood, today, of all days, is a day to look at...
Carolyn Cassin's picture
03/09/12
Mothers are considered to be among the most revered members of our society. Celebrities publicly thank their moms for helping them to achieve their dreams. Politicians wax poetic about valuable childhood lessons bestowed upon them by their mothers. Even female politicians talk about how their...
Felicia Burnett's picture
03/09/12
March 8 is International Women's Day - first celebrated over 100 years ago. International Women's Day brings attention to women around the world- the underserved, the underrepresented, the undervalued, the invisible, the hardworking, the poor. In October 2011, Family Equality Council, along with...
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