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08/24/10

Maria Shriver: a march and candlelight vigil to raise awareness about Alzheimer's will begin her 2010 Women's Conference. In her final year as California’s First Lady, Maria Shriver turns public attention to Alzheimer’s advocacy at her influential California Governor & First Lady’s Conference...

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Marianne Schnall

Health Care

08/24/10

Question: I cannot afford health insurance. What options are available under health reform and what will it take to qualify? Health reform makes health care more accessible and affordable for everyone. Here are some of the options for affordable coverage under health reform, along with information...

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Christine Sebastian

Food!

08/24/10

In my last post , I wrote about how, for a frazzled, time-pressed new (or not-so-new) mom, having a pantry stocked with well-chosen ingredients can make the difference between a healthy, homemade—but still easy—dinner and another night of takeout. Today, let’s talk cold. As in, the fridge and...

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Debbie Koenig

Paid Family Leave Open Flexible Work

08/23/10

Recently I was asked a terrific question by an Australian (and soon to be an American) woman at a training for women bloggers thinking about running for office. BlogHer and the White House Project had put together a great program. I talked about my experience in international work as an Ambassador...

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Linda Tarr-Whelan

Childcare & Early Education

08/23/10

Is there something else a parent can do to prepare the kids for a successful year?

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Lily Eskelsen

08/23/10

I wasn’t at all surprised when I read the article in the The New York Times about mortgage companies and banks denying home loans to pregnant women and women on maternity leave because it's a scenario that for me hit pretty close to, ahem, home. Recently my husband and I had the pleasure of finding...

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Linda Falcao

Childcare & Early Education

08/22/10

Forty-seven percent of Black American males graduate from high school in the U.S. In other words, the majority of black boys are not graduating from high school in the United States of America. The 47% takes all states into account, from Maine, with a 98% graduation rate, to New York, with just 25...

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Homa Tavangar

Environmental Health

08/19/10

You strive to make your home a healthy and safe environment for your children to grow up in. But what about the 8 hours they spend in school each day? Unfortunately, many school supplies are composed of the poison plastic: polyvinyl chloride (PVC). This plastic can contain a toxic stew of...

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Mike Schade

08/19/10

When it rains it pours, and that’s a bad thing when it comes to discrimination against mothers. We recently wrote about a mom whose application for a mortgage loan was turned down because she was on maternity leave, and we also shared the news that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (...

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Mary Olivella

Food!

08/19/10

A few times a year, I teach a cooking class for new moms . At the beginning of each new session, once coffee is poured and babies settled, I ask the group what they hope to get out of the class. The answers usually fall into one of three categories, even though each woman’s situation is unique. A...

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Debbie Koenig