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WA delegation at national summit on paid sick days and paid family leave

Members of Washington’s delegation to the 2012 National Summit on Paid Sick Days and Paid Family Leave are now in the “other” Washington to study best practices and lessons for paid sick days and paid family leave campaigns. Tomorrow they’ll spend the day visiting members of Washington’s congressional delegation to educate them about the importanceContinue reading “WA delegation at national summit on paid sick days and paid family leave”

The Ongoing Struggle To Balance Career And Family

Working mothers have long struggled to balance career and family. Diane Rehm and her guests look at defining success and happiness, and whether it’s gotten easier to have it all. LISTEN » | From: The Diane Rehm Show Guests: Judith Warner: Author of “Perfect Madness: Motherhood in the Age of Anxiety” and “We’ve Got Issues:Continue reading “The Ongoing Struggle To Balance Career And Family”

For Mom: Supporting paid family and medical leave

Via Washington Policy Watch: Mother’s Day is just around the corner, and I’ve been thinking long and hard about how to honor my mom for all the sacrifices she has made for me and my siblings over the last four decades. My ever-busy mom worked throughout her child-rearing years. And while she has enjoyed herContinue reading “For Mom: Supporting paid family and medical leave”