Category Archives: Women
Job Sharing: Would You? Could You? Have You?
We workin’ mamas do love to complain about the lack of flexible options in our own and other workplaces (got a 1/2 hour??). Ever dream of working fewer hours to pick the kids up from school yourself, still doing meaningful … Continue reading
Should I Stay (at home) Or Go (back to work)?
By Ann Bibby Does anyone remember Ally McBeal? And her therapist? The one who suggested she find a theme song for herself? I have a soundtrack for my life. I think that most people do. Perhaps it’s not appropriate but … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Women
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Ugly Sexism, Real and Alive (despite our close call with the presidency)–
We don’t have cable at our house, and only watch news shows around the political season, or if there is an issue, bill or story I am following. But when I saw this video montage by the Women’s Media Center of … Continue reading
Fair Trade for Female Coffee Growers
by Ann Bibby I was introduced to Fair Trade by my younger step-daughter, the same one who frowns on my patronage of Starbucks. Whenever possible she buys Fair Trade goods believing that this helps producers in third world countries, and … Continue reading
Posted in Fair Trade, Social Justice, Women
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Calling All Part-Time Working Parents!
I love that there’s an organization called A Better Balance that works solely to improve the whole work-family balance conundrum. They describe themselves this way: A Better Balance is a legal advocacy organization dedicated to empowering individuals to meet the … Continue reading
Posted in Call to Action, Corporations, Family, Women
Tagged a better balance, flexible work, part-time employment
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Good grief, breasts are not obscene! Not on a Starbucks mermaid or in a nursing baby’s mouth.
My friends and I decided to take the kids and go out to lunch today. I had just given my friend Cynthia a thank you note and gift card to Starbucks. “Thank you for the gift card!” she said. “You’re … Continue reading
Posted in Breastfeeding, Social Justice, WTF?, Women
Tagged boycott Starbucks, breasts, Christian boycott, Christians boycott Starbucks, Starbucks, The Resistance
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What will it take to get your attention? Alarming trends in US show serious health care issues
Summary: Lack of preventive health care, lack of access to health care, lifestyle, poverty and pollution combine into a perfect storm that has women’s life expectancy dropping. Elizabeth Edwards, in her recent NY Times article, coined the term “strobe-light journalism.” … Continue reading
Posted in Healthcare, Media, Women
Tagged dropping life expectancy for women, Environment, healthcare crisis, life expectancy, pollution, poor, rural
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Senate to Vote on Postpartum Depression Research
The MOTHERS Act (also referred to as Melanie Blocker-Stokes Postpartum Depression Research and Care Act) is up before the Senate. The bill has been passed by the House. The basic premise of the Act is provide for research on, and … Continue reading
Posted in Call to Action, Government, Health Care, Women
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A Call To Action: Breastfeeding Isn’t A Crime
I got this in my mailbox this morning. Read the Breastfeeding Promotion Act, read Kristen Kelly’s story, then go and sign the petition to get it going. Really, I find it disheartening that this Act is even being considered on … Continue reading
Posted in Breastfeeding, Call to Action, Women
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