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September 28, 2023
Congress must act now to prevent America’s working families from falling off the ‘child care cliff’
At the end of [September], America’s working families who rely on affordable child care are going to be in a free-fall when Congress pushes them…
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August 2, 2023
America the (Not So) Beautiful for Caregiving
Sammy Chavin-Grant, Federal Strategy Director Just a few weeks ago, I represented Family Values @ Work at Women Deliver 2023. This was FV@W’s first time…
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July 20, 2023
Here We Go Again: Black Women’s Equal Pay Day 2023
Josephine Kalipeni, Executive Director You know what I’m tired of? Every year, I write the same letter to the universe: it’s incomprehensible that women still…
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July 17, 2023
The Death of A Champion and Would-be Mother: Centering Equity in Maternal Health and Paid Leave
Josephine Kalipeni, Executive Director Tori Bowie was an Olympic gold medalist. When she was found dead on May 2, 2023, she was eight months pregnant.…
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July 11, 2023
FV@W Celebrates PFML Win with Maine Coalition
Family Values @ Work congratulates our partners—Maine Women’s Lobby, Southern Maine Workers Center, and the Maine Paid Leave Coalition—on their hard work building sustained momentum…
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June 26, 2023
Are State Paid Leave Policies Equitable?
Thirty years ago, Congress passed the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)--which was both groundbreaking for the U.S. at the time and woefully insufficient to…
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June 15, 2023
Does having a federal Juneteenth holiday mean we’re free?
By Erika Washington, Executive Director, Make It Work Nevada I’m a Black woman born in the United States. My parents were born in the United…
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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 “a male parent.” While this definition makes sense, being a father means much…
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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 Rosa…
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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 hasn’t been…
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