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November 8, 2021
Choosing Between My Career and a Chance at a Family
By Emily Waldron When my husband, Jason, and I started the in vitro fertilization (IVF) process, I thought I was prepared. Iโd earned a masterโsโฆ
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October 4, 2021
A Letter From Our New Executive Director
by Josie Kalipeni, Family Values @ Work's newly appointed Executive Director Itโs an overwhelming and humbling honor to be invited by the Network, Board, andโฆ
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September 22, 2021
Do You Have #TimeToCare?
Our sneak peek screening of producer Ky Dickensโ latest film, #TimeToCare, was fabulous! More than 60 viewers joined from across the country to watch theโฆ
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September 16, 2021
Workers and families urgently need paid leave. The time is now for Congress to deliver.
By Sharon Terman, Director of the Work and Family Program, CA Legal Aid at Work The pandemic has exposed the devastating consequences of our nationโsโฆ
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September 10, 2021
Time to End the โBoss Lotteryโ and Include All Families
By Jennifer Morales, FV@W Network Learning Accelerator Many years ago, I worked as the assistant director of a university research center. My boss was legendaryโฆ
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September 7, 2021
Paid Family and Medical Leave and Universal Child Care Are Key Parts of the Infrastructure We Deserve
Congress spent a lot of time creating a plan to upgrade our roads, bridges, and other infrastructure. Now we need to pressure them to handleโฆ
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September 3, 2021
The Irony of Labor Day
In New York City on September 5, 1882, 10,000 people walked from city hall, passing viewer stands on 42nd St., to Wendelโs Elm Park, whereโฆ
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August 24, 2021
Equal Pay Day: Why Black women shouldnโt have to work eight extra months to earn the same as white men
By Rep. Robin Kelly (IL) and Cherita Ellens of Women Employed This month we marked Black Womenโs Equal Pay Day, the day when Black womenโsโฆ
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August 19, 2021
Equal Pay Day: Black women must work eight extra months to earn the same as white men
By U.S. Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Jenya Cassidy, director, California Work & Family Coalition The 2021 wage gap of $0.63 means that it takesโฆ
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August 12, 2021
Paid Leave, Me & Marty (A โLaborโ of Love)
Advocating for Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML) for All has been a large part of my life for years. In 2013 I returned to workโฆ
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