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August 24, 2023
RNC Debate – They Weren’t Speaking to Me
Written by Makeda Scott, Communications Associate at Family Values At Work On August 23, I, like many individuals, tuned in to the Republican presidential candidates…
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August 15, 2023
All Moms Can’t Win the Job Lottery and Shouldn’t Have To
By Linda Garcia Barnard, Director of Finance and Administration at Family Values @ Work August 15th, 2023 marks moms Equal Pay Day where full-time, year-round…
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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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July 6, 2023
Reflecting on the 2023 Supreme Court Decisions
By Josie Kalipeni In a flurry of decisions, the Supreme Court decided to continue rolling back protections for the most vulnerable among us as they…
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June 27, 2023
Senate HELP Committee Takes Action for Working People!
By Sammy Chavin-Grant Last Wednesday, June 21, I sat with a large cup of coffee, ready to tune into the live stream of the Senate…
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June 27, 2023
The Nuclear Family Won’t Save Us
By Marie Lindberg I was raised to believe that the only ideal family was the nuclear family – one husband, one wife, 2.5 kids, and…
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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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