Paid Family Leave

Immigration Paid Family Leave Podcast Politics & Policy Reproductive Justice Social & Emotional Development

September 30, 2024

On the radio show this week, we cover excitement that the VP Kamala Harris economic agenda includes policies that have long been shown to help families and businesses alike like childcare and paid family/medical leave; we dive into the attack on women and families' freedoms by the far right and how...

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Breastfeeding Maternal Justice Paid Family Leave

August 1, 2024

This August we are celebrating National Breastfeeding Month and this year's theme is - Nourish, Sustain, Thrive! We're still on top of the world celebrating the the rights that pregnant and pumping workers have in the workplace. You can learn (and share) about the legal protections for pregnant and...

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Tina Sherman

Pride Month

MomsRising Near You Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy

June 25, 2024

Happy Pride from the other Washington - or as we like to say, the better Washington. Washington State may be a small corner of the country, but the MomsRising community here is a mighty force for change. This Pride month, we’re celebrating two big wins that the Risers championed in the 2024 state...

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Maggie Humphreys

Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Health Care Maternal Justice MomsRising Paid Family Leave Realistic & Fair Wages Reproductive Justice

May 28, 2024

Leading Moms Group Will Use Funding Support from Melinda French Gates to Mobilize Moms to Advance Paid Leave, Affordable Child Care, Reproductive Justice The MomsRising Education Fund announced today that it is receiving generous multi-year funding from Pivotal as a part of Melinda French Gates’...

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Childcare & Early Education Health Care Maternal Justice MomsRising Paid Family Leave Reproductive Justice

May 7, 2024

This Mother’s Day, as we celebrate the many, many ways that moms power the U.S. (and all of us!), we’re calling on Congress to power moms by passing care policies! Tell Congress: Power moms - Pass care policies in honor of Mother’s Day! What happened? Together, we’ve championed AND PASSED many...

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Felicia Burnett

Policy Heroes: Building the Care Infrastructure and Economy

Childcare & Early Education Health Care Maternal Justice MomsRising Paid Family Leave Reproductive Justice

May 7, 2024

This Mother’s Day, as we’re celebrating the many ways that moms power the U.S. (and all of us!), we’re sharing powerful care stories with every member of Congress so they know why these policies are important. We're delivering our storybook, "Policy Heroes: Building the Care Infrastructure and Economy" to the White House and every member of Congress

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Felicia Burnett

Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days

March 26, 2024

Almost 27 million Americans in the private sector do not have access to annual paid vacation leave, and members of Congress have the solution. U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner (RI-02), Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), Greg Casar (TX-35), and Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) introduced the Protected Time Off (...

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Namatie Mansaray

Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Gun Safety Paid Family Leave Podcast Reproductive Justice

March 18, 2024

On the radio show this week we cover what really happened in the State of the Union (Hint: Victories!); how to get help through the ACF; the ability of culture change to push legislative change – and what you can do too; and we also hear from an award-winning author about the power of YOUR story. *...

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Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Maternal Justice Paid Family Leave Parenting & Families Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

March 15, 2024

The battle for mom votes broke through in our national consciousness again last week with a dystopian State of the Union response by Alabama Republican Senator Katie Britt. She centered herself in a kitchen that looked like a stage set, using her motherhood to peddle her fear-based vision of America. Rife with misinformation, Britt used words and a delivery that served to increase viewers' anxiety in an already anxiety- and despair-saturated America. A place where women's freedoms are evaporating.

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Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Gun Safety Health Care Immigration Maternal Justice Open Flexible Work Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages Reproductive Justice

March 13, 2024

Moms For Freedom Agenda A Vision to Lift Our Nation We value our freedoms. The freedom to be there for our children and families when we’re needed most, to choose what’s best for our families, to send our kids to schools where every child belongs and can thrive, and to be able to earn equal pay and...

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