Month: June 2012
6.25.12 ~ Talking motherhood + work on OPB’s Think Out Loud
When Anne-Marie Slaughter’s important article in The Atlantic, “Why Women Can’t Have It All,” went live last week, we knew it would be big. And rightly so. Ms. Slaughter is an exceptionally accomplished woman who decided to speak openly, honestly and constructively about the fact that motherhood and work aren’t compatible enough in the U.S. for mothers to reach the highest levels of power and success. Which is a problem not just for American women (and their families), but also for our nation. When women are systematically prevented from reaching real positions of power, it impacts our public policies – affecting everything from childcare programs to war policy. Read on…
Food justice at home
In case you missed it, here’s our Executive Director’s June 22, 2012 Letter to the Editor in The Oregonian, in response to David Sarasohn’s recent column on the 2nd Annual Multnomah Food Summit. Click here to read the letter.
Who Cares for the Sick Kids?
Never were truer words spoken: “Everybody gets sick – especially children.” And no-one knows this better than the working parents who struggle to care for their sick children without losing pay, their workplace credibility, or their job. This new issue brief from the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire takes a hard look at how parents and children are affected by sick leave policies. Three of the report’s key findings really struck us. Click here to read more.