Paid Family Leave

February 24, 2014

"The greatest gift that we have as human beings is our ability to empathize." These words are attributed to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and filmmaker Jose Antonio Vargas. Empathy is just one of the big topics covered in the MomsRising blog posts this past week. Check out the top five blogs...

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Anita Sarah Jackson

Paid Family Leave Open Flexible Work Family Economic Security MomsRising Near You Politics & Policy

February 23, 2014

Last November I uploaded my ebook, Lean On and Lead, Mothering and Work in the 21st Century Economy, to the iBooks Store. In addition to the next-gen interactivity within the book, Apple allows authors to update publications, with readers automatically receiving free updates. So I designed a new...

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Shay Chan Hodges

Paid Sick Days Paid Family Leave

February 20, 2014

Rep. Rosa DeLauro represents the Third District of Connecticut and serves as Senior Democrat on the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee. She has been cancer-free for 28 years. In 1986, I received news that no woman wants to hear: I had ovarian cancer...

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Rachel Laser

Paid Family Leave Open Flexible Work

February 19, 2014

I can still smell the steak that my dad grilled one night during my teenage years. He was a little bit obsessed with making this one lemon rice dish, but overall it was the perfect complement to any main dish- not so flavorful as to compete, but more exciting than plain rice. Nothing tasted better...

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Rachel Laser

Paid Family Leave Family Economic Security

February 18, 2014

We’re poised at a sweet spot between the release of The Shriver Report in January, and the arrival of March as Women’s History Month. Momentum is growing for paid leave and paid sick days, candidates for the 2014 mid-term elections are shaping their campaigns, and think tanks in DC are churning out...

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Valerie Young

Paid Family Leave

February 18, 2014

The month of February is shaping to be a busy month – the Grammys, the Superbowl and now the Olympics. Here are the top five posts from the MomsRising blog this week. Read the stories, share them with your friends and family, get involved in the discussion in the comment section. Happy reading! #...

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Connie K. Ho

Paid Family Leave Health Care

February 14, 2014

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Anayah Sangodele-Ayoka

Paid Family Leave Open Flexible Work Family Economic Security Health Care Blog Carnivals

February 8, 2014

The #BlkBfing chat is back on 2/12 at 7 PM ET with a powerful conversation on the hidden importance of support for successful breastfeeding from family support and nursing in stores to workplace pumping and family leave. The chat is hosted by MomsRising , Ebony.com , mater mea and Women's eNews ...

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Anayah Sangodele-Ayoka

Paid Family Leave Family Economic Security

February 6, 2014

a mater mea exclusive interview with Rhonda Ross My husband and I have been together for a long time, almost 20 years. For the first 10 of those, maybe longer, we tried unsuccessfully to conceive. I was in my 20s and everybody said, “Ah, you’re in your 20s, you’re fine! Just try harder!” Then by 30...

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Akitunde Anthonia

Paid Family Leave Family Economic Security

February 5, 2014

A 20th anniversary is an important milestone. But turning 21? Although exciting for young adults, it’s a slightly less momentous number for a law. So, with the celebrations of the 20th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) a year behind us, 21 is a good time to roll up our sleeves...

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