Category: News
On Ending Maternal Poverty in Oregon
In The Oregonian’s Mother’s Day issue, FFO Executive Director Andrea Paluso wrote about our high maternal poverty rates and how we can reduce them. The solutions to maternal poverty are known. In fact, the majority of developed countries around the world have made major progress in addressing maternal and child poverty — the U.S. lags far behind.
Our Mother’s Day Card…for Oregon Legislators
On May 8, 2013 we delivered flowers and Mother’s Day cards to all 90 Oregon state legislators, 30 Senators and 60 Representatives in the House. It wasn’t just any Mother’s Day card, it was one we specially created to say what we went to Salem to say. Click here to open it yourself!
Caring Across Generations
This Mother’s Day, we’re partnering with Caring Across Generations, a national organization that is working to change the way America cares for seniors, supports people with disabilities, and values caregivers and in-home care workers. Caring for family members is one of the tenets of our work, and the struggle to do it well while staying economically […]
Walmart: Why Good Workplaces Matter
Well that was eye-opening! Last Sunday we screened the film Walmart: The High Price of Low Cost in Portland and had a very interesting panel conversation afterwards about why it’s important to have good jobs in our community, not just jobs.
A few messages from the film really resonated with us, and we wanted to share them with you. Maybe you agree?
Your income, your childcare?
We really like this thought-provoking post from the April 16th New York Times‘ Motherlode blog (which, by the way, is a treasure trove of interesting opinions and facts on modern parenting in America), Why do I think my salary pays for childcare? In it, a new (partnered) mom wonders why she sees it as solely her […]
Good News: Oregon Equal Pay Bill Advances
Good news from our state capitol on April 17, 2013: The Oregon Senate unanimously passed SB 744, which would require the Oregon Council on Civil Rights to conduct a study on wage inequality in Oregon. The resulting report for policy makers would provide a clear understanding of the barriers to wage equality in our state and […]
Our Guest Opinion on Equal Pay in The Oregonian
Today is the 99th day of 2013, slightly more than a quarter of the way through the year. It took this long for women in the United States to finally earn what their male counterparts earned in 2012. That’s right, it took women 15 months to earn what men earned in twelve. That’s because they still aren’t paid equally for equal work.
In praise of paternity leave
Other countries do it. Some men even do it. “It” being paternity leave. Turns out, when men take it, social norms change and parenting partnerships start out on a more equal footing that can last a long time. But to get men to take it, first you have to offer it, then you have to […]
Mother’s Day of Action | 5.8.13
JOIN US in Salem on Wednesday, May 8th to talk with our state legislators about modernizing the public policies that affect Oregon mothers every day. You know they’re broken, we have solutions, and they need to hear both!
Our 2013 Legislative Priorities
Oregon’s legislative session began in February and will run through June of this year, as you likely know from reading the paper and listening to the news.
Family Forward Oregon is working hard on several issues during the 2013 session that will move us closer to the family-friendly economy that today’s Oregon families need to thrive. How we decide to focus our efforts in any given year depends on a number of factors, mainly: our short- and long-term goals for making Oregon a great place to be a family, our internal and grassroots capacity, the political climate, and a pinch of carpe diem when an opportunity that matches our values and furthers our goals presents itself.
Get Informed.
This new report on modern parenthood from the Pew Research Center is well worth your time. It is based on their analysis of long-term data on time use, and dives into the discussion of how today’s families are getting by, who’s doing what, how “work-family balance” is going, stress levels, and what Americans think is […]