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Breastfeeding Family Economic Security MomsRising MomsVote Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy

July 11, 2019

Ser madre significa transformar. Todos los días, las mamás forjan un futuro más justo para todos nosotros a través de actos pequeños y grandes por igual –ya sea ayudando a un niñito a comprender sus sentimientos en medio de una pataleta o abogando por su comunidad ante los funcionarios electos, las...

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Casey Osborn-Hinman

Graphic with solidarity fist with text: "Being able to manage how many children we have & when we have them has been nothing short of revolutionary."

Health Care Maternal Justice MomsRising Politics & Policy

June 25, 2019

Last Friday, Missouri came one step closer to becoming the first state in the nation without an abortion clinic when its health department rejected a license renewal for the St. Louis Planned Parenthood location. Across the country, women’s reproductive rights are under attack — now more than ever...

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Felicia Burnett

Immigration MomsRising MomsRising Near You Politics & Policy

June 21, 2019

Family separation isn’t something that’s just happening at the national-level. Right here in North Carolina anti-immigrant lawmakers are stepping up their attacks on North Carolina’s immigrant communities and the democratically elected sheriffs who have pledged to protect them. HB 370, an anti-...

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Beth Messersmith

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget MomsRising Social & Emotional Development

June 20, 2019

Cross-armed and teary-eyed parents sat across from me, listening to me speak about the issues in their children’s classroom. They took a deep unified breath after I stated clearly, “There’s no such thing as a bully in a preschool classroom.” One parent stood to walk out before their partner asked...

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Lina Acosta Sandaal

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MomsRising Paid Family Leave Realistic & Fair Wages

June 13, 2019

Paid leave is not just for moms. Yet, dads take leave a lot less than moms . Even when dads have access to paid family leave through their employer, they often feel social pressure to leave the benefit on the table. Seventy percent of dads only take 10 days or less of paid leave. According to one...

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Seayoung Yim

Gun Safety Maternal Justice MomsRising

June 3, 2019

Two fathers lost their lives to police misconduct and yet, no police officers have been held accountable. Mayor de Blasio made many promises in his campaign to lead New York City. Central to his platform was police reform, increased transparency, and greater police accountability. Leading up to his...

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Diarra Diouf

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MomsRising Open Flexible Work Realistic & Fair Wages

May 29, 2019

Discrimination is the last thing you should have to worry about when you’re pregnant, but even in 2019 pregnant workers are still being denied reasonable, medically-necessary accommodations at work (like extra water breaks or being able to sit down) because of loopholes in the 35 year old Pregnancy...

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Sara Alcid

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Family Economic Security Health Care MomsRising

May 21, 2019

Most women who have abortions are already moms . Being able to manage how many children we have and when we have them has been nothing short of revolutionary — not just for women and mothers , but for our country as a whole. It has helped to narrow the gender pay gap, improved the health of women...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Health Care Maternal Justice MomsRising Podcast

May 20, 2019

On the #BreakingThrough radio show this week we cover the attack on women’s bodily autonomy and what you can do to protect your rights. We talk about what’s happening in Washington DC that’s hopeful and not-so-hopeful, including conversations around impeachment. We’ll also discuss the good news...

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Amber Dorsey

Family Economic Security Health Care Maternal Justice MomsRising

May 10, 2019

For many of us, Mother’s Day is a time to celebrate moms and families by offering expressions of love and appreciation. But every year in the United States, approximately 700 women die from pregnancy-related complications, the majority of which are preventable . And every year, over 22,000 infants...

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