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03/11/08

On International Women's Day Saturday, I started thinking about moms around the world and then moms in our own United States of America. As the mother of four children, I've spent a lot of time over the years breastfeeding babies, and so I wondered: Why do moms in the U.S. still lack a guarantee of some paid maternity leave so they have time to bond with their bundles-of-joy?

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Nanette Fondas

Childcare & Early Education

03/07/08

It's funny how things catch you, make your heart skip a beat.

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Tony Buchsbaum

Childcare & Early Education

03/04/08

... lose two part time jobs. Panic, take a few deep breaths. And write my Congressperson!

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Anita Sarah Jackson

02/26/08

Time magazine recently dedicated a cover to education. Despite my time helping start a Spanish immersion school and writing about education, I found so much of it eye-opening, starting with the controversy around merit pay for teachers.

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Elisa Batista

Realistic & Fair Wages Paid Family Leave

02/26/08

Written by Nanette Fondas and Katie Bethell A stay-at-home mother doesn't get a paycheck, so she might wonder if the Fair Pay Restoration Act impacts her life. At first glance it appears not, but a closer look shows that it does affect her and that all moms -- regardless of their stay-at-home or working mother status -- would be wise to support it.

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Nanette Fondas

Paid Family Leave

02/22/08

A few days back I was talking with a working mom who is newly pregnant. She's someone I really like and respect. Anyway, I asked her what she intended to do regarding maternity leave and she told me she expected that she would take a few weeks off from work.

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Dana Glazer

Environmental Health

02/19/08

We moms do our best to keep our families safe. But in light of recent safety news, I think we're going to go find Saddam Hussein's worm hole and take up residence there.

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Joanne Bamberger

02/19/08

When it comes to open, flexible work options such as those MomsRising.org is working to achieve, the term "family-friendly" could more accurately be labeled "human-friendly." People in every conceivable living arrangement desire work that takes into account their individuality, their dreams, and their responsibilities outside of their jobs.

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Carla Moquin

02/19/08

Touring with a blonde, twenty-one year old Olympic Gold medalist can be hard on a woman’s ego. Especially if that woman is of a certain age and considers yoga a contact sport. (Sneeze, and you’ll blow me right into my 40th birthday and out of my hard-earned bird of paradise yoga position.)

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Justina Chen Headley

Childcare & Early Education

02/18/08

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Tony Buchsbaum