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Family Life

Just In Time For Mother’s Day, New Data Shows The U.S. Is One Of The Worst Places To Have A Baby

Just In Time For Mother’s Day, New Data Shows The U.S. Is One Of The Worst Places To Have A Baby

Having a baby is a life-changing commitment, and the country you have your baby in and the opportunities they provide (or lack thereof) can help or hinder your experience. That’s […]

Feminism

FEMINIST FRIDAY: Spending Mother’s Day Weekend Watching Netflix’s Michelle Obama Documentary!

FEMINIST FRIDAY: Spending Mother’s Day Weekend Watching Netflix’s Michelle Obama Documentary!

Welcome to a special Mother’s Day edition of Feminist Friday! The column where we share 3 of our favorite videos of the week centered around an intersectional feminist theme. While […]

Interviews

Moms In Office PAC Founder Simona Grace Interviews Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand About Paid Leave In America

Moms In Office PAC Founder Simona Grace Interviews Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand About Paid Leave In America

View this post on Instagram We had a chance to speak to Senator Gillibrand about her paid family bill, The Family Act and the importance of getting more mothers elected […]

Family Life

Time For The U.S To Get On Board – How Paid Parental Leave Benefits Children Too

Time For The U.S To Get On Board – How Paid Parental Leave Benefits Children Too

By Candace Alnaji for Fairygodboss By now it is well-known that the United States lags behind the rest of the developed world in terms of paid parental leave. It’s not […]

Family Life

A Sobering Look At How America Compares To The Rest Of The World With Parental Leave & Childcare

A Sobering Look At How America Compares To The Rest Of The World With Parental Leave & Childcare

Think of the biggest upheavals that can happen to you in your life. There’s getting married, of course, or graduating from college and finding a job. Moving can cause a […]

Politics

Discussions About Democracy – Would You Be More Likely To Vote If You Got The Day Off?

Discussions About Democracy – Would You Be More Likely To Vote If You Got The Day Off?

By Annamarie Houlis for Fairygodboss Nearly 60 percent of voting-eligible Americans did not vote in past elections, 35 percent of whom said that scheduling conflicts with work or school kept them from getting to the polls. In response, nonpartisan nonprofit Vote.org officially launched ElectionDay.org, an initiative […]

Working Women

From Equal Pay To Paid Leave, These Are The Benefits Women Actually Want At Work

From Equal Pay To Paid Leave, These Are The Benefits Women Actually Want At Work

By Liv McConnell for Fairygodboss It’s the age-old debate: what do women really want? Or it was the debate, rather. Women aren’t exactly shy these days about voicing what it […]

Working Women

American Express Steps Up The Fight For Paid Family Leave, Offering Wide Range Of Benefits

American Express Steps Up The Fight For Paid Family Leave, Offering Wide Range Of Benefits

Beginning in January, employees of American Express will have access to an increased range of benefits which include paid family leave and financial support toward adoption, surrogacy and IVF. Before […]