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September 28, 2023
Looking Back on the Bash of All Bashes
By Safiya Simmons, Communications Director at FV@W Honey, I’m still tired. Last week, Family Values @ Work brought together its partners from across the nation…
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September 28, 2023
Tuning in for Families
By Sammy Chavin-Grant, Federal Strategy Director at FV@W Last night I joined millions of Americans in watching the second Republican National Convention Presidential debate. While…
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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 31, 2023
What is Paid Leave? And How Do We Make it Work for Everyone?
Nearly everyone needs time to recover from a serious illness or care for a sick loved one, themselves, or welcome a new child. The majority…
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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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