Your (Wo)Man in Washington is once again nominated as a Circle of Moms Top 25 Political Mom! What an honor to once again be in the company of other blogging mothers who are fighting for gender equality in politics: Blue Milk, Mamapundit, The Radical Housewife, PunditMom, and more. And now it’s time to exercise your [...]
One out of 365 – That Sounds About Right!
With each passing year, March 8th, International Women’s Day, gets a bit more attention. There seem to be an increasing number of briefings, events, and press of all kinds about the status of women in different corners of the globe, maternal health and welfare, and the (positively glacial) progress of female leadership. To mark the date [...]
Pointed Comments on the Blunt Amendment
Last week, the ability to control our fertility nearly careened over a cliff when the Blunt Amendment came up for a vote in the U.S. Senate. Sponsors of the Amendment were angered by the impending rule requiring insurers to provide contraception, sterilization, and other health services to women when their employers objected on religious grounds. [...]
Between Your Navel and Your Knees
Let’s take a moment to review the current state of American women’s access to the full range of reproductive health services. It keeps popping up in the media, and it’s no mystery why. Although everyone says the economy is the priority during this election year, politicians know that “social issues” like reproductive rights and same sex marriage get more media [...]
The Story of a Special Needs Mother
MOTHERS member and resident reader Kelly DiNorcia sent me this book review – we’ll take a much needed break from politics and presidental campaigns with this post and lose ourselves in the pages of a “momoir”. You can find more reading for the maternally-minded at the MOTHERS Book Bag page on GoodReads.com. Thanks Kelly! [...]
A Womb with A View – or Birth Control and Economic Security
Women’s advocates in Washington found their jaws hitting the floor last week when a Congressional oversight committee convened a panel of experts to discuss freedom of religion and women’s reproductive health care. The panel consisted only of men. Taking turns testifying were a Roman Catholic bishop, a Lutheran minister, a rabbi, a philosophy professor and an ethics professor. [...]
You’re Pregnant? You’re Fired!
Did you get the message, loud and clear? Now, workers are caregivers and caregivers are workers. Discrimination against family caregivers and pregnant women at work is against the law. This kind of bias is the most common form of gender discrimination occurring today. Employers need to understand their legal duties, and women need to know [...]
Is There a War on Women?
Almost a year ago, The New York Times published an editorial entitled ”The War on Women“ which began: Republicans in the House of Representatives are mounting an assault on women’s health and freedom that would deny millions of women access to affordable contraception and life-saving cancer screenings and cut nutritional support for millions of newborn babies [...]
Children and Taxes
Somehow “taxes” has become a four letter word. They should be raised! No, they should be cut! There should be no new ones! They should be paid fairly, tax loopholes should be closed, and tax deductions should be limited! There’s just no end to the arguments. But there’s one thing about taxes to keep in [...]
Come to the Mom Congress
Parenting Magazine and Georgetown University are planning the 2012 Mom Congress, and you can be there. This annual event connects mothers who’ve made a difference in their local schools to experts and education advocates in Wasington DC. The three day event takes place from April 29 – May 1, 2012, which is the most gorgeous time [...]
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