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"Despite all the rhetoric about being family-friendly, we have structured a society that is decidedly unfriendly... What's missing now is a movement. What's missing now is an organization. That's why MomsRising is so important." -- Senator Barack Obama, 9/28/06Shocking but true: There is deep bias against mothers in America today. One study found mothers are 44% less likely to be hired than equally qualified non-mothers, and are offered an average of $11,000 lower starting salaries. Another study found women without children make 90 cents to a man’s dollar, mothers make 73 cents, and single mothers make about 60 cents to a man’s dollar.

This begins to explain why there are so many women and children living in poverty, and why there are so few women in leadership. Countries with family-friendly policies in place don’t experience the same motherhood wage penalties we do here. And, America is woefully behind the rest of the world when it comes to implementing policies and programs that support mothers and families. MomsRising is working toward cultural and political change to build a more family-friendly America.

MomsRising has a goal of bringing millions of people, who all share a common concern about the need to build a more family-friendly America, together as a non-partisan force for 2008 and beyond. This grassroots, online effort is mobilizing mothers, and all who have mothers, across America as a cohesive force for change. Started this May 2006, MomsRising already has over 120,000 citizen members--and is growing by 500 to 4,000 per week lately, as well as more than eighty (and growing) aligned national organizations, working together to create positive solutions for the future.

MomsRising aligned organizations include some of the nation’s strongest women's organizations, family advocacy groups, mother’s organizations, child advocacy groups, unions, health care organizations, parenting groups, the faith community, and many other organizations which have aligned missions to build a family-friendly America. (Here's who we're working with on this effort.)

The members of MomsRising are moving important motherhood and family issues to the forefront of the country's awareness, and are working to break the logjam that’s been holding back family-friendly legislation for decades. MomsRising is doing this by providing grassroots support to leaders and organizations addressing key issues such as paid family leave; flexible work options; after-school programs; healthcare for all kids; excellent childcare; realistic, fair wages; and paid sick days for all.

Based in part on the MoveOn.org organizing model (and co-founded by Joan Blades, co-founder of MoveOn.org), MomsRising offers easy entry into citizen advocacy. The experience of MoveOn proves grassroots online organizing can produce dramatic results. MomsRising’s intent is to engage millions of women and other caregivers, to educate the public about the problems facing mothers and families, and to provide avenues for civic engagement, as well as common-sense solutions to shared issues.

In addition to our primary web-based organizing model, which is link to on-the-ground engagement, the MomsRising program includes strategies to further a national movement by leveraging the collaborative power of existing organizations and recruiting new organizational and grassroots supporters. MomsRising is: Calling together a broad-based national coalition of organizations, many of which have not previously partnered on family issues; Providing education and model legislation for state and national legislators; Holding elected officials accountable for their positions on family-friendly issues; Promoting change in the private sector, and; Proactively conducting media outreach, public education, and outreach to key traditional and non-traditional constituencies.

MomsRising is founded by Joan Blades and Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, along with Katie Bethell (Program Associate), Ashley Boyd (Program Lead), Catherine Geanuracos (Chief Technical Officer), Leslie Miller (Executive Editor), Donna Norton (Work/Life Specialist), Mary Olivella (Organizational Consultant), and Jo Roberts (Outreach Specialist). Joan Blades is President, and Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner is Executive Director.

Why M.O.T.H.E.R.S?

These are the core issues that are at the base of our grassroots movement and are taken directly from the book, The Motherhood Manifesto.

M - Maternity/Paternity Leave: Paid family leave for all parents after a new child comes into the family.

O - Open Flexible Work: Give parents the ability to structure their work hours and careers in a way that allows them to meet both business and family needs. This includes flexible work hours and locations, part-time work options, as well as the ability to move in and out of the labor force to raise young children without penalties.

T - TV We Choose and Other After-School Programs: Give families safe, educational opportunities for children after the school doors close for the day, including: Create a clear and independent universal television rating system for parents with technology that allows them to choose what is showing in their own homes; support quality educational programming for kids; increase access to, and funding, for after school programs.

H - Healthcare for All Kids: Provide quality, universal healthcare to all children.

E - Excellent Childcare: Quality, affordable childcare should be available to all parents who need it. Childcare providers should be paid at least a living wage and healthcare benefits.

R - Realistic and Fair Wages: Two full-time working parents should be able to earn enough to adequately care for their family. In addition, working mothers must receive equal pay for equal work.

S- Sick Days, Paid: All people should have access to paid sick days.

Who is Involved?

You. Your friends. Organizations both large and small.

MomsRising.org is growing with the help of many partners. Staff and leaders from many of the aligned organizations listed below have participated in our advisory group, which meets monthly to provide feedback on the strategy and development of MomsRising.org.

Our website is built in Drupal and we’re working with Trellon to get the most out of open source social change software. We’re hoping to build new modules that will be available to the Drupal community as MomsRising.org develops.

We worked with Gore Creative for the graphic design of the website, and with Virginia Bisek as a project manager. Our public relations is managed by PR Solutions. Many thanks to Wes Boyd and Bill Finkbeiner for their ongoing support of the project.

The collective goal for MomsRising.org is to build a movement for motherhood and family issues organically through friends telling friends, as well as through distribution by organizational partners, through forwarded emails, blog postings, media coverage, and word-of-mouth among mothers. Membership is free. Please join us.

How Can I Get Involved?

There are many, many ways for you to get involved. You can:

Who are MomsRising Aligned Organizations?

We are continually amazed at the many organizations fighting for a better life for all Americans.

We'd like to recognize our Aligned Organizations below. We encourage you to visit their sites to learn more about the focus of each group's dynamic work.

Become an Aligned Organization: Why you should become an aligned organization, the steps involved and how to contact us.

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4era.org A national, nonpartisan, single issue organization working to finish ratification of the Equal Rigths Amendment to the US Constitution. We have male and female members from all political parties and across all age groups. The Equal Rights Amendment is necessary to insure that women and men are treated equally under the law. It would provide the legal muscle for sex discrimination to be vigorously addressed in almost all aspects of our society.

9to5, National Association of Working Women 9to5, National Association of Working Women is a national, grassroots membership organization that strengthens women's ability to work for economic justice. Founded in 1973, 9to5 has activists in more than 200 cities and members in every state.

A Better Balance A Better Balance: The Work & Family Legal Center is a NY-based legal advocacy organization seeking changes in law and policy on work and family issues. Our goal is to promote equality and expand choices for women and men at all income levels so they may care for their families without sacrificing their economic security.

AFL-CIO The AFL-CIO is a voluntary federation of 54 national and international labor unions. Today’s unions represent 9 million working women and men of every race and ethnicity and from every walk of life. We are teachers and truck drivers, musicians and miners, firefighters and farm workers, bakers and bottlers, engineers and editors, pilots and public employees, doctors and nurses, painters and laborers—and more. Since its founding, the AFL-CIO and its affiliate unions have been the single most effective force in America for enabling working people to build better lives and futures for our families.

ACORN ACORN is one of the nation’s largest and most successful networks of community organizations, with over 245,000 low and moderate income members organized into over 1000 neighborhood chapters in 108 cities across the country. Since 1970 ACORN has been building solidly rooted and powerful community organizations that are committed to social and economic justice, and have taken action and won victories on thousands of issues of concern to our members. Our priorities include: decent and affordable housing, for first time homebuyers and tenants; living wages for low-wage workers; an end to predatory financial practices; public schools that work for all students; and a path to citizenship for new immigrants to this country. We achieve these goals by building community organizations that have the power to win changes – through direct action, negotiation, legislation, and voter participation.

American Association of Patients is a non-profit, non-partisan, grassroots national organization dedicated to advocating for the best interests of patients and health care consumers. We believe that patients—not politicians, providers or profit-seeking payors—should shape the future of health care in America. As our country’s current health care debate unfolds it is imperative that patients and their best interests be at the center of all health care reform. There is no single organization that speaks for us as patients. By joining into a single, strong national organization, we can assure that our common interests are represented and our concerns heard, so that together we can create a health care system to truly serve our needs as patients.

Andre Sorbel River of Life Foundation works through social workers at pediatric hospitals and institutions across the country. When all other financial resources are exhausted or unavailable, The Andre Sobel River of Life Foundation pays bills of families so that children can be comforted by their caregivers remaining at their bedsides -- rather than at work. The Foundation began when Valerie Sobel held her son Andre during his last moments of life, realizing the only thing worse would be if she could not be there beside him. In his name she started a foundation which softens the financial crises following medical tragedy, and -- within 24 hours of notification from a social worker at one of our partner hospitals

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) AFSCME is the nation's largest and fastest growing public service employees union. We are 1.4 million members strong and are made up of people who serve the public every day in all areas of government, health, education and other services, both public and private.

Boston Women's Health Book Collective/Our Bodies Ourselves A nonprofit women's health and advocacy organization. Our mission is to empower women with information about health, sexuality and reproduction. We work in and for the public interest, promote equality between women and men, and build bridges among social justice movements.

Childhood Matters, Inc. is a San Francisco Bay based organization that works to inform and inspire parents and all who care about children so that every child may be happy, healthy, and thrive. Childhood Matters and Nuestros Niños are interactive radio shows and other media that provide a respectful, inclusive public forum in English and Spanish.

The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) is a D.C. based national non-profit organization that works to improve the lives of low-income people. The CLASP Work-Life project seeks more sustainable conditions at the workplace so that home life is supported; the need for paid work leave and flexible workplace arrangements are a key focus the project.

The Center for WorkLife Law (WLL)
The Center for WorkLife Law is a nonprofit research and advocacy center that seeks to improve economic opportunities for employees caring for family members during childhood, old age and illness. WorkLife Law works with employees, employers, attorneys, legislators, unions, journalists, and researchers, providing guidance and technical assistance to help eliminate discrimination based on family responsibilities. The Project for Attorney Retention (PAR) is an initiative of the Center that works to improve work/life balance in the legal profession.

The Chez Panisse Foundation was created in 1996 by Alice Waters, to develop programs that use food to teach, nurture and empower youth. We envision a public school system where growing, cooking and sharing food at the table give students the knowledge and values to build a more sustainable future. To that end, we have established two flagship programs in the Berkeley public schools: the Edible Schoolyard, a kitchen and garden program where children participate in growing, harvesting and preparing food together as part of their academic experience; and the School Lunch Initiative, a district-wide effort to transform the school meal program to one based on seasonal, local and sustainable ingredients.

Chicago Foundation for Women One of the largest women's funds in the world, Chicago Foundation for Women believes that all women and girls should have the opportunity to achieve their potential and live in safe, just and healthy communities. For the last twenty years, the Foundation has influenced social justice through advocacy, leadership development, and public and grantee education.

Childbirth Connection Childbirth Connection is a national not-for-profit organization founded in 1918 as Maternity Center Association. Our mission is to improve the quality of maternity care through research, education, advocacy and policy. Childbirth Connection promotes safe, effective and satisfying evidence-based maternity care for all women and their families.

Dads & Daughters (DADs) Dads & Daughters (DADs) is the national nonprofit dedicated to making the world safe and fair for our daughters. DADs' programs include "Daughters: For Parents of Girls," a bi-monthly newsletter, and See Jane, founded by Geena Davis to improve gender portrayals in children's media.

Down Town Women's Club Founded as a networking organization in Boston by a group of energetic and enthusiastic young professionals in 1998, the Downtown Women’s Club (DWC) has evolved into an online social network and in-person community designed for smart and sophisticated businesswomen on the go. Our mission is: to empower women through access to information and opportunities for collaboration. With our expanding club system and online services, no matter where you work, play, or live, you can join the DWC and interact with dynamic corporate executives and entrepreneurs from a variety of industries..

Economic Opportunity Institute The Economic Opportunity Institute in Washington state works for pragmatic new public policies to help working families succeed. We are a non-partisan non-profit that builds coalitions, conducts research, develops policy, and advocates for paid family leave, universal pre-school, a strong minimum wage, retirement security, and fair taxes. EOI staffs and leads the Washington Family Leave Coalition.

Equal Rights Advocates, Inc. Equal Rights Advocates has led the legal fight for women’s equality for almost 30 years. Since 1974, ERA’s mission has been to protect and secure equal rights and economic opportunities for women and girls through litigation and advocacy.

Families USA Families USA is a national nonprofit, non-partisan organization dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health care for all Americans. Working at the national, state, and community levels, we have earned a national reputation as an effective voice for health care consumers for over 20 years.

Family Pride the nationalnon-profit organization committed to securing family equality for all loving families,including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer parents, guardians and allies. Our work consists of strategically linked initiatives-broad in scope, but simple in vision-love, justice, family, equality. We make change. We share information. We build community. We are visible.

Feminist.com Feminist.com is an eleven-year-old activist community and portal of resources and information that supports women's equality, justice, wellness and safety. Our web site is dedicated to promoting and sustaining women's well-being through the principles embodied in our motto: "Awareness, Education, Activism and Empowerment".

Full Esteem Ahead Full Esteem Ahead programs address raising girls, raising boys and stopping bullying - all in the context of today's culture. We have classes for parents to explore these topics in depth. Participants throughout the US form groups of 6 - 12 parents, we provide the curriculum - each with excerpts from more than 100 credible sources - and the group self-facilitates through the course, setting their own pace. Each session of the workbook contains reading materials, discussion questions and action planning. Members of the group take turns facilitating the meetings and discussions. More detail about these classes as well as information about our seminars and workshops, can be found on our still-under-construction-but-viable website.

Girls Incorporated®
Girls Inc. Online is a free membership site that builds girls’ self-confidence and encourages creative expression. Inspired by Girls Inc. research-based programs and experience serving girls for more 142 years, Girls Inc. Online is a safe and secure website targeted to girls aged 9 – 17. It offers interactive activities about health and relationships, economic literacy, career exploration, and education. Live chats with women in various careers inspire girls to dream big. Members earn points for participation and can apply for awards, including scholarships.

Hand in Hand (Parents Leadership Institute)
Hand in Hand (formerly Parents Leadership Institute) helps parents develop the skills they need to build and rebuild close connections with their children. We also encourage parents to build close connections with other parents, so they are able to learn and share with others, and work together to build a healthier community.

The Labor Project for Working Families The Labor Project for Working Families is a national non-profit advocacy and policy organization which partners with unions on work and family issues including child care, family leave, elder care and working hours.

Mainstreet Moms Operation Blue (MMOB) Mainstreet Moms is an education-in-action project committed to big change through the accelerated and year-round engagement of citizens, particularly the 83.5 million Americans who identify as mothers. Mainstreet Moms is a strictly guilt-free enterprise started by moms, but open to absolutely everyone.

MOMS is a national grassroots movement of mothers working to create a healthier, safer environment for our children. We engage in education, advocacy, and corporate campaigns aimed at eliminating the presence of toxic chemicals in our environment, our bodies, and our breast milk.

Mama Says Action social and political network committed to improving the lives of families through education, collaboration, and advocacy in Vermont

Massachusetts Paid Leave Coalition Promoting legisliation to support paid sick, family, and medical leave in Massachusetts.

Maya's Mom is a place for moms to come together to meet other moms, get and give advice, and record memories. On Maya's Mom, groups of moms are talking about everything from parenting advice to pop culture. Please drop by and get involved.

MenMatter.org: We are the premier organization inviting men to participate in endorsing business women's empowerment for the benefit of both genders, their careers, and families.

Mindful Mamas | groups for new moms Transition to mamahood with consciousness and community! Mindful Mamas provides a warm and supportive environment where new mamas, together with their little ones, explore the inner landscape of becoming a mama and what it means to do that with presence and intention. Mindful Mamas currently offers facilitated groups in the SF Bay Area, and is a project of the Holistic Therapy Center.

MOMbo A radio resource for moms, is a non profit organization whose mission is "to broadcast the everyday truth about motherhood (in order to save the world)." MOMbo produces mother related commentaries, interviews and sound collage pieces for public radio distribution and as podcasts.

Mommy Track'd The working mother's guide to managed chaos. Our mission is to provide a helpful and entertaining resource for all the time-crunched moms managing the daily tug of war between work and family.

Mom's Milk Anywhere a mother-to-mother support organization dedicated to helping moms become confident and comfortable while nursing in public and to support breastfeeding moms as they advocate for themselves at home, at work, and in the world at large. We host public gatherings where moms can breastfeed in a safe, supportive atmosphere and host workshops for new moms on overcoming the social and cultural obstacles to breastfeeding..

Mothers Acting Up (MAU) Mothers Acting Up (MAU) is a movement of mothers publicly and passionately advocating for the world's children. MAU inspires, educates and engages mothers - a gigantic force to be reckoned with - to prioritize children in our corporate and public policies..

Mothers & More Mothers & More is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the lives of mothers through support, education and advocacy. We believe all the work mothers do, paid and unpaid, has social and economic value and we support each mother’s decision about the best way to care for her children, her family and herself. We provide our members—over 6,000 in 150 chapters—opportunities to connect with one another in their own communities, with members across the country online, and with an extended community of organizations and individuals working on mothers’ issues In everything we do, we focus on mothers’ real lives—real conversations, real issues, real connections, real fun.

Mothers Movement Online (MMO) Launched in 2003, the Mothers Movement Online offers resources and reporting on motherhood as a social issue. The site features news, commentary, essays, interviews, book reviews, and summaries of the latest media coverage and reports on women, work and family. The MMO Resources section provides a comprehensive listing of links to information for mothers and others who think about social change.

Mothers' Support Network a Sacramento 501c-3 organization dedicated to support and education for all parents who seek to learn more about caring for their children. The organization emphasizes personal choice and responsibility and working towards social responsibility in ourselves and for the future in our children.

Mother: The Job Our entertaining, large scale projects put an economic yardstick to mothers work by exposing just what it is that mothers do and how her work adds value by producing human skills and emotional intelligence. Our work includes: a multi-media exhibit, a photographic book, our traveling Motherhood Monologue and A Cabaret of Stories, just to name a
few.

Mothers Ought to Have Equal Rights (MOTHERS) MOTHERS is a grassroots, diverse network of mothers, fathers, grandparents and other adults who are family caregivers. We are coming together to promote the economic, social and political worth and importance of family child and dependent care.

MotherVerse: A Journal of Contemporary Motherhood is a quarterly literary
journal that publishes work by mothers from across the globe.
MotherVerse's focus is to increase pathways for honest communication about
motherhood issues by publishing mother-created works of literature and art
which break down traditional barriers preventing such communication. These
barriers include those which perpetuate limited access to creative outlets
and cultural mores that marginalize maternal creativity, as well as
geographical, socio-economic, and political facets.

MotherWoman, Inc. A non-profit organization that provides psycho-educational support programs that create communities where mothers develop the confidence, self-esteem, knowledge, and practical skills they need to care for themselves and their children with awareness, strength, compassion and non-violence.

MoveOn.org The MoveOn family of organizations brings real Americans back into the political process. With over 3.3 million members across America – from carpenters to stay-at-home moms to business leaders – we work together to realize the progressive vision of our country’s founders. MoveOn is a service – a way for busy but concerned citizens to find their political voice in a system dominated by big money and big media.

Every member has a voice in choosing the direction for MoveOn.org Political. Using our ActionForum software, you can propose priorities and strategies. MoveOn also take the initiative to organize quick action on other timely issues that our members care about.

The National Association of Mothers’ Centers (NAMC) Motherhood can be exhilarating, frightening, joyful, anxiety-producing, confusing, and can also be the most fulfilling yet undervalued job in the world. Mothers' Centers offer mothers a place to learn, to listen and to be listened to.

National Coalition on Health Care The National Coalition on Health Care is the nation’s largest and most broadly representative alliance working to improve America’s health care. The Coalition, which was founded in 1990 and is non-profit and rigorously non-partisan, is comprised of almost 100 organizations, employing or representing about 150 million Americans. Members are united in the belief that we need – and can achieve – better, more affordable health care for all Americans.

National Council of Jewish Women The National Council of Jewish Women is a volunteer organization that has been at the forefront of social change for over a century. Inspired by Jewish values, NCJW courageously takes a progressive stance on issues such as child welfare, women's rights, and reproductive freedom.

The National Council of Women’s Organizations (NCWO) The National Council of Women’s Organizations is a coalition of over 200 women’s organizations collectively representing over 10 million women around the country. Our members collaborate through substantive policy work and grass roots activism to address issues of concern to women, including workplace and economic equity, education and job training, affirmative action, Social Security, child care, reproductive freedom, health, and global progress for women’s equality.

The National Organization for Women (NOW) NOW is the largest organization of feminist activists in the United States and is a non-profit, non-partisan activist organization. Since 1966, NOW's goal has been to take action to bring about equality for all women.

The National Economic Development and Law Center NEDLC is a national research and consulting organization dedicated to building economic health and opportunity in vulnerable communities. We partner with a diverse range of colleagues to develop innovative strategies and programs that result in systemic change and help people become—and remain—economically secure.

National Partnership for Women & Families The National Partnership for Women & Families is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that uses public education and advocacy to promote fairness in the workplace, quality health care, and policies that help women and men meet the dual demands of work and family.

National Women's Law Center The National Women’s Law Center is a non-profit organization that has been working since 1972 to advance and protect women’s legal rights. The Center focuses on major policy areas of importance to women and their families including economic security, child care and early education, education, employment and health, with special attention given to the concerns of low-income women. The Center sponsors, PLAN (the Progressive, Leadership, and Advocacy Network). Each year, a new class of emerging leaders working on issues of concern to low-income women is recruited to join PLAN and participate in an intensive leadership and advocacy retreat. Each class then has the opportunity to participate in a Washington Summit with their peers from previous classes and other state and national experts.

The Network of Spiritual Progressives The Network of Spiritual Progressives is an interfaith organization of religious and spiritual-but-not-religious Americans supporting a New Bottom Line of love, kindness, generosity, and awe and wonder at the grandeur of the universe to replace the old bottom line of money and power. Our 8 point Spiritual Covenant with America has as its first point our commitment to support families by encouraging changes in the workplace to give priority to fostering loving human beings.

New American Dream The Center for a New American Dream helps Americans consume responsibly to protect the environment, enhance quality of life, and promote social justice.

New Jersey School-Age Care Coalition (NJSACC) Our mission is to promote and support the development, continuity and expansion of quality programs for children and youth during out-of-school time.

New York State Paid Leave Coalition The New York State Paid Family Leave Coalition is a coalition of over 100 organizations including unions, advocates for children, women, seniors, the disabled and chronically ill working to make paid family leave a reality for New Yorkers.

ParentsWork ParentsWork is an organization of Illinois parents and grandparents whose mission is to work for changes--in our communities, schools, workplaces and government laws--that will give us the time and resources we need to care for our children and families.

Perinatal CouncilFor more than two decades, we've provided compassionate, comprehensive, culturally sensitive, and accessible pregnancy, post-partum, and pediatric health services, as well as life skills programs that benefit at-risk children and families in Alameda and Contra Costa counties in the State of California.

Playward, Inc Playward has helped thousands of people improve/work towards/achieve balance in their professional and personal lives. It is full of fabulous ways to bring play into all areas of life: Corporate, Personal Relationships, and Education, with tons of articles, books and playful ideas to experience.

Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) Physicians for a National Health Program is a nonprofit organization of physicians, medical students, and other health care professionals that support a national health insurance (NHI) program.

Program for Infant Toddler Care Our organization, WestEd's Program for Infant Toddler Care is a collaboration with the State Department of Education, Child Development Division. We provide, at no cost to the center or family child care provider, ongoing, comprehensive, training and technical assistance
throughout the state of CA.a research-based, highly respected system of training that has been proven to raise the quality of care of infants and toddlers in groups. .

Progressive States Network The Progressive States Network (formerly known as PLAN) is building a 50-state network of state legislators, grassroots organizations, policy experts and others concerned about rebuilding a progressive consensus for a sustainable economy and social justice.

Project Kid Smart Project Project Kid Smart is a Washington, DC-based organization that helps parents put children first by telling candidates and elected officials to support government-funded preschool education for all children. We urge them to pass legislation, improve quality standards, and increase the number of children who can access quality programs.

Rock Mama Films Rock Mama Films, LLC is currently producing a documentary entitled, Rock N Roll Mamas following such rock moms as Kristin Hersh of Throwing Muses, Corin Tucker of Sleater-Kinney, and Zia McCabe of The Dandy Warhols. Rock and Roll Mamas explores what it means to be a mother determined to maintain a creative identity. The film's primary artistic goal is to empower moms by showing them they are not alone -- that all moms, even actual rock stars, have the same daily struggles.

RatifyERAFlorida.net Our Purpose is to engage all citizens of the State of Florida in the effort to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. ERA exemplifies the simple moral family value of equality for all regardless of sex. It is always the right time to do the right thing. The right time is RIGHT NOW

The Roosevelt Institution The Roosevelt Institution is a national progressive student think tank with chapters on college and university campuses across the country. Founded after the 2004 election, Roosevelt chapters have spent the last two years working with policy makers and progressive organizations on progressive policy projects mostly on the state and local level. Roosevelt chapters have voted to spend the 2006-2007 academic year focusing on policy projects related to work and family life in the United States.

SEIU SEIU is the fastest-growing union in North America, with 1.8 million members in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. Focused on uniting workers in four sectors--hospital systems, long term care, property services, and public services--SEIU is the largest health care union, the largest property services union, and the second-largest public employees union. SEIU members are winning better wages, health care, and more secure jobs for our communities, while uniting their strength with their counterparts around the world to help ensure that workers, not just corporations and CEOs, benefit from today's global economy.

SinglePregnancy.com is dedicated to embracing, informing, and empowering single women on the brink of motherhood. We honor visitors of all reproductive rights views, religious views, races, ages, circumstances, and political affiliations. We welcome visitors who are researching options, but our focus is on empowering those who are tending to the next generation. Singlepregnancy.com is not affiliated with and does not refer visitors to adoption agencies, clinics, or pregnancy counseling centers. This site was created by Mari Gallion, author of The Single Woman’s Guide to a Happy Pregnancy.

SisterSong
The SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Health Collective is a network of local, regional and national grassroots organizations and individual women of color, as well as white women and male allies, who support our goal of improving the lives of women of color in the United States by advocating for Reproductive Justice. The mission of SisterSong is to amplify and strengthen the collective voices of Indigenous women and women of color to ensure reproductive justice through securing human rights. Our vision of reproductive justice is the complete physical, mental, spiritual, political, social, and economic well-being of women and girls, based on the full achievement and protection of women's human rights. We fight equally for the right to have - and not to have - a child, and the necessary enabling conditions to realize these rights.

Start Smart America Start Smart America is a Washington, DC-based organization that provides research and informs the public about the short-term and long-term benefits of quality preschool education. We believe that America should promise – and deliver – good, quality preschool education for all children.

Take Back Your Time TAKE BACK YOUR TIME is a major U.S./Canadian initiative to challenge the epidemic of overwork, over-scheduling and time famine that now threatens our health, our families and relationships, our communities and our environment.

Take Care Net The U.S. is experiencing a silent crisis of care. Those who need care, ranging from young children to the elderly and people with disabilities, often receive poor care or no care at all. Those who give care to others, and particularly the women who provide most paid and unpaid care, receive low or no wages, few or no benefits, and experience penalties in the labor market. It is time for us to take care of those who give and those who need care in the U.S. The support of relevant national and state legislation requires a mechanism to mobilize the community of experts across the U.S. Take Care Net provides such a mechanism.

Ten Moons Rising Holistic Family Education a non-profit organization empowering parents to make informed birth and parenting choices through an awareness of Prenatal and Birth Psychology -- the science of how our earliest experiences influence our later lives. We educate parents and professionals about how, through cellular imprinting, prenatal and birth experiences can profoundly impact our perceptions, self-image, behavior and relationship patterns, as well as our physical health, and offer resources for healing early trauma. We believe that when people recognize the intelligence and consciousness of prenates and babies, they way we treat them will change -- and so will the world.

Twins Law All twins research recommends a FLEXIBLE placement policy based upon the needs of the children involved, yet many of our schools and principals nationwide continue to enforce MANDATORY SEPARATION of multiple birth children within the classroom, regardless of parental wishes! Help put an end to this discriminatory practice and ensure that parents have a voice in the placement of your multiple birth children within the classroom.

Women Employed Women Employed's mission is to improve the economic status of women and remove barriers to economic equity. We promote fair workplace practices, increase access to education and training, and provide women with innovative tools and information to move to jobs paying family-supporting wages.

Women Legislators Lobby The Women Legislators Lobby (WiLL) is a national non-partisan network of women state legislators who work together to influence federal policy and budget priorities. One-third of all seated women legislators are members of WiLL with membership in all 50 states.
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WAND Women's Actions for New Directions empowers women to take political action and to change our culture and our national priorities toward peace and real security and away from militarism and violence.

Women Work! The National Network for Women's Employment is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that advances economic justice and equality for women through education, advocacy and organizing. Since 1978, the Network has assisted more than 10 million women to successfully enter, re-enter and advance in the workforce. Through supporting, advocating and increasing women's economic self-sufficiency, Women Work! members strengthen families and communities.

Working America Working America is a community-based organization for working people that fights for good jobs and a just economy. With our more than one million members, we hold corporate and political leaders accountable on issues that matter most to working people. Affiliated with the AFL-CIO and active in every state, Working America is dedicated to making a difference for working families across the country and in your community.

Workplace Fairness! Is a non-profit organization that promotes workplace policies and practices that work for everyone. Through our website, we provide information, education and assistance to individual workers and their advocates nationwide and promote public policies that advance employee rights. Our goal is to bring together workers, employers, advocates and policymakers to achieve fairness in the workplace.

World Without Rankism Advocating dignity as the core component of a healthy government and peoples.

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