women's rights
California’s paid family-leave a success
January 27, 2011California's landmark Paid Family Leave (PFL) program has produced substantial "economic, social, and health" gains for workers and their families.
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Who is Ines Sainz?
October 18, 2010"I like to look good, but that in no way makes me any less dedicated to the sports journalism world," Sainz wrote.
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Seeking time to plan for son, Army mother is arrested
November 16, 2009For now, U.S. Army Specialist Alexis Hutchinson has not been forced to deploy to Afghanistan, leaving her 11-month-old son, Kamani, in foster care.
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After gang rape, Richmond students come together for healing
November 4, 2009The white streamers were everywhere ― worn as armbands, headbands, neckties, leg-bands ― as hundreds of Richmond High School students gathered on the football field.
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The progressive roots of Mother’s Day
May 11, 2009Today is the 101st anniversary of Mother's Day as we know it [May 10, 2009]. Over at Beliefnet, popular religion scholar Diana Butler Bass reminds us of the progressive origins of Mother's Day, which started with...
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