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Post Setting & The Post-Feminist Fiction

03/31/08
The image of Silda Wall Spitzer--corporate lawyer, mother of three, and wife of now former New York Governor--standing silently next to her husband as he publicly confessed is now etched in our national consciousness.
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Creating Equality-by-Politics?

03/21/08
"It is not possession of a womb that now holds women back, but its use." That's a line from a brilliant article published earlier this week in the British magazine New Statesman. As journalist Richard Reeves explains, in Britain the pay gap between men and women is virtually gone, until they become parents.
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Marc and Amy Vachon
Paid Family Leave

New Jersey: Major Progress toward Paid Family Leave

03/12/08
In New Jersey, a broad coalition of organizations including MomsRising is in the final stages of passing Family Leave Insurance. This is terrific news that has important national implications.
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Katie Bethell
Childcare & Early Education

MAU: The First Principle.

03/12/08
The following is the first of a series of essays which discuss the 5 founding principles of Mothers Acting Up , a national non-profit organization which exists to inspire and mobilize mothers to advocate on behalf of the world’s children.
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Ms. Booty Homemaker
Paid Family Leave Health Care

Presidential Candidates: Moms and Newborns Need Paid Family Leave!

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

What Connects Fathers to Sons

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

POLL: If I lost my childcare, I would...

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

Merit Pay for Teachers?

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

Do Stay-At-Home Moms Need a Fair Pay Act?

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

Are Moms Really Ready For Change?

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

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