[Via The Spokesman-Review] We’re well into the second decade of the 21st century, yet when it comes to working mothers, our policies are stuck in the “Mad Men” era, one in which women don’t work, or quit when they get pregnant. In reality, seven out of 10 mothers in the United States work, and 40Continue reading “Bill to aid pregnant workers is long overdue”
Category Archives: Paid Family Leave
Arrival of paid maternity leave is long overdue in Washington state
It seems someone’s walking by pushing a baby carriage pretty much every time I look out the window of my Beacon Hill home. From my front porch, I can see three houses with infants. The neighborhood parents have bonded, not just over sleep schedules and teething, but also commiserating over how both moms and dadsContinue reading “Arrival of paid maternity leave is long overdue in Washington state”
Ted Cruz to working mother: Don’t push it on paid family leave
[Via Civic Skunk Works] Here at Civic Skunk Works, we’ve spent a quite a bit of time pointing out that trickle-down economics has never been anything more than an intimidation tactic masquerading as an economic theory. For decades, politicians (from both parties) and businesses have been employing this tactic in order to scare workers into paralysis. Think about the claims whichContinue reading “Ted Cruz to working mother: Don’t push it on paid family leave”
Washington Work and Family Coalition 