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June 15, 2023
Does having a federal Juneteenth holiday mean weโre free?
By Erika Washington, Executive Director, Make It Work Nevada Iโm a Black woman born in the United States. My parents were born in the Unitedโฆ
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June 14, 2023
What Being A Father Means To Me
By Hassan Ahmadu According to Merriam-Webster dictionary, a father is defined as โa male parent.โ While this definition makes sense, being a father means muchโฆ
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May 17, 2023
Celebrating the Reintroduction of the FAMILY and Healthy Families Acts
This is a momentous week for Family Values @ Work and our Network. This week, Senators Bernie Sanders and Kirsten Gillibrand, along with Representative Rosaโฆ
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April 27, 2023
The Child Care for Working Families Act Overview
By Wakisha Newton What seems to be one of the most needed pieces of legislation to help working families with children, yet it hasnโt beenโฆ
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March 29, 2023
Podcast: The Future of Work
Josephine Kalipeni, Executive Director at Family Values at Work, joins Wendy Conrad on The Internal Customer Handbook Podcast to talk about family leave, workplace policyโฆ
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February 28, 2023
Podcast: Caregiving Dads Are Pushing for Paid Leave
Sammy Chavin-Grant, Family Values @ Work's Federal Policy Manager, joined the Home Dad Chat podcast team to discuss caregiving issues and the roles Dads areโฆ
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February 16, 2023
Lobbying Is For Everyone
By Teena Lewis When I accepted my role at Family Values at Work four months ago, I had no idea of the enriching liberation workโฆ
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February 13, 2023
The Time is Right For a Strike
Family Values @ Work, a network that works to secure paid family and medical leave for all, is supporting Strike For Our Rights, a nonpartisanโฆ
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February 7, 2023
Lobbying for Rookies
By Safiya Simmons This week, I joined my colleagues in our first virtual lobby days. It was intense for me, a lobbying rookie, but itโฆ
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January 26, 2023
No One Prepared Us for Tripledemic Parenting โ But Congress Can and Should Provide Support
By Rachel Mannino My six year old son was in pain, bent over, clutching his stomach and crying. Heโd been sent home from school withโฆ
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