Author: Family Values @ Work
August 26, 2015
Paid Sick Days Move Women Closer to Equality
by Ellen Bravo August 26 marks the 95th anniversary of women’s suffrage, enshrined in the 19th amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Many describe this as…
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August 18, 2015
New Report Signals National Emergency for Families
By Ellen Bravo The United States is facing an epidemic with devastating consequences for mothers and infants. According to a new report, nearly one in…
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July 29, 2015
Belinda’s Story
On September 18, 2011, I nearly died. Unusual wind conditions- more unusual than normal, blew me over the edge of Mount Evans. One moment I…
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May 13, 2015
#MissionPossible – and Necessary and Long Overdue
By Ellen Bravo If we listened to corporate lobbyists and conservative politicians, we’d spend our time dodging imaginary chunks of falling sky. Make sure all…
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April 27, 2015
Senator Patty Murray: A Champion for Paid Sick Days
By Ellen Bravo The Healthy Families Act has a new Senate sponsor, Senator Patty Murray, and she’s proving to be not just a backer but…
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March 30, 2015
Don’t Wait for an Ebola Outbreak to Pass Paid Sick Days
By Melissa Josephs All of us will get sick at some point, sick enough to need to stay home. But in Illinois, 43 percent of…
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March 17, 2015
Affordable Family Leave: It’s About Time
By Ellen Bravo Consider the tale of two sisters, both employed in similar jobs. One has a child in Wisconsin; the other gives birth several…
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March 16, 2015
Dear Governor Cuomo: Women Leaders Are Hungry for Paid Leave
As President Obama noted in his State of the Union address, the U.S. is “the only advanced country on Earth that doesn’t guarantee paid sick…
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