I am on maternity leave through August and September, so please enjoy today’s guest post by NAMC’s Advocacy Coordinator, Valerie Young. Valerie writes the popular blog for mother’s rights, Your (Wo)Man in Washington. BITL Founder, Ginger, in pursuit of “pushing back” in 2010, fundraising for women and children in Haiti through voice and song. Photo…
BITL Founder, expecting her third child this month (June 2011). This week’s guest post is penned by NAMC’s Advocacy Coordinator, Valerie Young. Valerie writes the popular blog for mother’s rights, Your (Wo)Man in Washington. Being a mother in the United States is an uphill climb. Alone among industrialized nations, we have no guaranteed paid leave…
As mothers, it is our nature to take care of others. That is nothing new. What is shocking is that society has taken advantage of this fact for centuries. And while they continue to take, mothers continue to give. How? For starters, the United States has one of the worst maternity leave policies among all…
I recently had a question from a reader, a mother of 2 young girls. The problem she presented has been plaguing women since they left the home en masse and entered the workplace – from the 1970’s forward. It is a problem we all struggle with – whether we are stay at home moms or…