"children" Articles & Blogs:
Geena Davis goes to the UN
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Geena Davis seems to be one of the only women in Hollywood consistently speaking out on the issues of women and girls.
Yesterday, she was at the UN talking about the media and its effects on girls.
The money quote:
If we have such devaluing and disem...[Read on] |
The 30 Most Ridiculous Character Names on All My Children and One Life to Live
| Today ABC announced that soap operas All My Children and One Life to Live will conclude in September and January, respectively. We don’t watch either of those shows, but if we had to guess, we’d say both will end with some sort of scandalous big revea...[Read on] |
Children Targeted as Witches in the Congo
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BUKAVU, Democratic Republic of the Congo (WOMENSENEWS)--Chance Chubaka's family lives in Chimbunda, a suburb of this bustling, impoverished town on the south shores of Lake Kivu. But by the time Chance was 9 years old, she no longer shared their home.
&q...[Read on] |
Right-wing shock jocks: Now attacking children
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This is reprehensible (trigger warning). I’m not going to quote from the piece because it’s really sickening, but the gist is this: Right-wing radio jocks in Sacramento attacked transgender kids, calling them horrible names and basically enco...[Read on] |
Paid Sick Days are Good for Moms And Kids
| The Connecticut Paid Sick Days proposal has been a controversial and highly discussed proposal. It truly is a difficult time to place additional burdens on our business community, and the proponents of the legislation have worked very hard to address mo...[Read on] |
Fresh Air Fund looking for runners for NYC Marathon
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The Fresh Air Fund is looking for runners and sponsors to join our Fresh Air Fund-Racers team for the NYC Marathon on November 7th. This is a great way to participate in NYC’s premier race while helping Fresh Air Fund children.
Over the past four yea...[Read on] |
Pity Contest: Kate Gosselin Visits Sarah Palin’s Alaska
| A forthcoming episode of Sarah Palin’s Alaska features a cameo by fellow TLC employee Kate Gosselin, star of Kate Gosselin’s Southeastern Pennsylvania. Gosselin transports her eight children to Palin’s home in Wasilla, Alaska, for a bi-family campin...[Read on] |
Remembering Elizabeth Edwards, Power Mom
| Elizabeth Edwards with her daughter Cate at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, Boston. By Elise Amendola/File/AP Photo. I will remember Elizabeth Edwards first and always as a mom. I think that’s the role she cherished most among the breathtak...[Read on] |
Save our Mac & Cheese
| Did you know that Kraft Macaroni and Cheese is formulated differently for countries in Europe than for the U.S.? I didn't either until I read The Unhealthy Truth, a book about the toxicity of America's food supply.
The fact is, that in 2008, Kraft remove...[Read on] |
Brands look to parents watching TV with their kids
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Marketers are ready to pounces on moms! More moms are watching children's programing -- with -- their children. And...marketers see an opening.
Nickelodeon, Disney and Time Warner's Cartoon Network are the big beneficiaries, but smal...[Read on] |
Bobby Jindal's Wife Supriya Talks Politics – and Romance – With Meghan McCain
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Supriya Jindal insists her husband’s keeping his head in Louisiana, not looking toward the White HousePost | Today 12:30 pm
Supriya Jindal is something else. A chemical engineer who’s raising three children, the 37-year-old also runs a found...[Read on] |
National Child Passenger Safety Week - Get Your Car Seat Inspected
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Did you know that three out of four child safety seats are improperly installed in vehicles according to research by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration? That's why we urge all parents and caregivers to attend the annual “National Seat Ch...[Read on] |
Women and the Civil War
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"What do women have to do with the origins of the Civil War?," begins Elizabeth R. Varon's piece on the New York Times website. "Growing up in Virginia in the 1970s, I often heard this answer: nothing."It's an answer we all hear as girls in history classe...[Read on] |
Do Babies Need Student Loans?
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by Stephanie Robinson, Intern,National Women's Law Center
It used to be that parents had to start saving for their children's college funds when their children were young. Now, parents may have to start saving for a child care fund before their children ...[Read on] |
Bill O'Reilly Is (Still) An Asshole
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I know its never good to take to heart the words of a bigot- so I won't . Yet I can't help sharing this clip: a despicable piece within which O'Reilly claims Jennifer Aniston's honest words on single parenthood, are "destructive to society".
Watch are...[Read on] |
Child Care and Family Leave Essential for Working Women
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by Karen Schulman, Senior Policy Analyst, National Women's Law Center
Two recent articles in the Wall Street Journal and in The Economist highlight the expanded participation of women in the workforce—the proportion of the workforce accounted for b...[Read on] |
Michelle Obama - Get Girls Active in Sports to Decrease Obesity
| I'm the type of person that wants tangible results. And if I don't get them doing something one way, I'll stop and find out a better way to accomplish what I want. And my mindset is obviously a bit perplexing to people who just do as they are told an...[Read on] |
Recession dramatically changing women's childbearing decisions
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I can't afford a child, I'm going on the pill! Oh snap, I can't afford that either...
The Guttmacher Institute released a new study yesterday revealing that the economic recession has not only caused women to be less prone to want to have children, but ...[Read on] |
Fresh Air Fund looking to book host families for Summer 2011
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Chances are you’re already looking forward to summer. You may be going to camp, taking a vacation with your family, or playing in a summer sports league. But not all kids are as lucky. Each summer, the Fresh Fund provides New York City kids a chance t...[Read on] |
Sesame Street's HIV-positive muppet
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As Miriam noted the other day that it's Sesame Street's 40th anniversary, Global Voices Online brings attention to one character in particular that is making a significant impact in efforts to destigmatize HIV and AIDS in South Africa - the world's firs...[Read on] |
I really appreciate Jennifer Aniston's recent comments on single parenthood
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During a recent press conference, Jennifer Aniston spoke out in favor of non-traditional families, single motherhood, and the wonderful advantages women have today. What she was referring to is the ability of women to have kids , such as the character s...[Read on] |
Sarah Ferguson Has Her Sights Set on an Oscar
| The Queen of England's granddaughter Zara Phillips has gotten in a spot of trouble after breaking Burghley Horse Trial rules by letting her dogs off their leads. Though regulations state that dogs must be kept on leashes, Zara let pooches Spey and Corley ...[Read on] |
Kim Clijsters, Motherhood & Feminism
| From Your (Wo)manInWashington blog
From the New York Times about Kim Clijsters winning the Women’s Singles US Open Championship after having a baby 18 months ago:
The Clijsters narrative is not just about an underdog’s comeback, but about the ...[Read on] |
Bill Paxton Can Defend Polygamy, But He Can't Defend Sarah Palin
| Photograph by Lacey Terrell/HBO.Bill Henrickson, the serial polygamist played by Bill Paxton on HBO's critically-lauded series Big Love—season three was just released on DVD—may seem like a flawed and unsympathetic character. But despite his u...[Read on] |
Oscar-winning short Smile Pinki to air on HBO, June 3
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Megan and Pinki go to the Oscar
It’s hard to watch Megan Mylan’s Oscar winning short film Smile Pinki without having emotions. At the beginning it was sadness, but by the end you can’t stop smiling as much a Pinki the young Indian girl whose life...[Read on] |
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