Missouri Politicians Should Stay Out of the Exam Room
The Missouri Legislature is just hours away from deciding if politics will once again trump medicine.
Protecting Access to Medication Abortion: A Good Option for Women
Women’s health care has targeted medication abortion since it became available in the U.S. over the past decade and a half ago.
The Dignity and Value of Work and Family
Amable Alvarez grew up in a poor, rural village in Spain. As a child, he never got the chance to attend school because his family couldn’t afford to be without his help on the farm.
Women’s Equality Matters
Today, women across the country still routinely face inequality at home, at work and throughout society. And too often, the issues we care most about seem not to matter.
On its 21st Anniversary, a New Guide to the FMLA
Twenty-one years ago today, the nation’s first – and only – federal law designed to help people manage the dual demands of work and family took effect.
Strong Support for Paid Sick Days Continues
Yesterday brought further evidence of strong support for paid sick days when city councils in San Diego, Calif., and Eugene, Ore., passed ordinances that would guarantee workers access to this basic workplace protection. If the bills become law, it would mean that an additional 300,000+ workers gain the right to take up to five paid sick days a year. But the future of both bills is uncertain.
Time for Schedules That Work
Can you imagine not knowing from day to day or week to week whether you will be scheduled to work or what your paycheck will look like?
Another Unacceptable Equal Pay Day
The gender-based wage gap is a serious problem for women and families across the country, and it’s appreciably worse for African American women. Today, we’re reminded of just how much worse.
For the Sake of Women and Newborns: Strengthen Midwifery
The preeminent medical journal The Lancet has just released its Midwifery Series, a major project to take stock of the contribution of midwifery to the well-being of childbearing women and newborns.
America’s Families Expect and Deserve Better: 31 States Get Grades of ‘D’ or ‘F’ in New Study
On Monday, hundreds of lawmakers, businesses, workers, advocates, administration officials and President Obama will gather for a historic White House Summit on Working Families in Washington, D.C.
Family Friendly Policy and Culture Changes Would Be the Best Father’s Day Gift
The gifts, greeting cards and time that will be shared for Father’s Day are wonderful, heartwarming tributes. But lawmakers should pay tribute, too, with policy changes.
Oklahomans Fight Back
Oklahomans pride themselves on the way our citizens pull together in emergencies and tragedies. But many residents, unfortunately, also like to call ours the most conservative state.
