Category Archives: Women

Bush’s Last Days in Office: Eliminating Women’s Rights, One by One

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Julie Pippert

Back in mid-July, I wrote about a shocking proposal the Bush Administration wanted the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to implement. I wrote: In other women’s rights trampling, the Bush Administration is doing the quick step to achieve … Continue reading →

Posted in Call to Action, Health Care, Women | 26 Comments

The Parents’ Vote: Lisa Belkin Says…

Posted on October 11, 2008 by Lisa F

I love Lisa Belkin for getting the issues on the table, the very public table, even if she can raise my hackles.  This time, she wrote a post titled The Parents Vote on her Motherlode blog at the New York … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Women, Working Families | Tagged , | 101 Comments

Parents for Paid Leave: We’re fighting for it in the U.S.

Posted on October 9, 2008 by Lisa F

Here in Oregon, we’re working hard to make paid family leave a reality, but it’s (sadly) an uphill battle.  We started a grassroots group called Parents for Paid Leave this past Spring and landed ourselves in an international documentary TV … Continue reading →

Posted in Government, Politics, Social Justice, Women, Working Families | Tagged , | 30 Comments

Sarah Palin is a Good Mom, but What does that Have to do with being V.P.?

Posted on September 4, 2008 by Ann

by Ann Bibby  I don’t like to admit being a feminist at all. So much about the movement still seems exclusive to me. My generation grew up between the second wave and the third. Victims of the “having it all” … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Politics, Women, Working Families | 15 Comments

10 Antidotes to Girls’ Self-Sexualization

Posted on August 14, 2008 by traceesioux

I’m so excited to be invited to regularly cross-post on Moms Speak Up! My mission is to revolutionize the perception of Girlness and the Culture of Girlness. Please visit Empowering Girls: So Sioux Me to find out how. Thanks for … Continue reading →

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Retirement Woes for SAHM & PT Parents

Posted on August 13, 2008 by Lisa F

Here’s something that’s irked me for years but has just really hit home because it’s now happening to little ol’ me. As a PT working mama (yes, I made the switch a month or so ago, well timed with the … Continue reading →

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HHS new rules document proposes religious tenets as basis of health care for women

Posted on July 16, 2008 by Julie Pippert

(Image: Source Zimbio. Photo by None/Getty Images North America. Taken at a a live taping of Meet the Press at NBC Studios July 13, 2008 in Washington, DC. Even Carly Fiorina, a top McCain surrogate, called birth control a choice.) … Continue reading →

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A contest! A prize! Tell us how you think moms and social change go together and be entered to win!

Posted on July 2, 2008 by Julie Pippert

CONTEST DEADLINE: Wednesday, July 9, 2008. I think politics are for moms. It doesn’t matter that the system is not set up for it and the people in the system aren’t that great about accommodating moms—all those meetings! no childcare! … Continue reading →

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The Maternal Is Political

Posted on June 26, 2008 by Kris Underwood

The Maternal Is Political: Women Writers at the Intersection of Motherhood & Social Change Edited by Shari MacDonald Strong Seal Press 352 pgs, $15.95 ISBN: 1-58005-243-6 Something definitely changes when you become MOTHER. Besides all the physical,emotional and mental aspects; … Continue reading →

Posted in Democracy, Family, Government, Politics, Women | 3 Comments

John McCain on Women’s Issues

Posted on June 18, 2008 by Ann

by Ann Bibby Although it shouldn’t be so, John McCain’s views on women’s issues like fair pay and birth control access aren’t as widely known as they should be. In fact McCain’s positions and thoughts about women are outdated enough … Continue reading →

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