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Parents in the Park: Occupy Wall Street, Work-Family Conflict and the 99%

by Phoebe Taubman, Jared Make & Elizabeth Gedmark
Phoebe Taubman, Jared Make & Elizabeth Gedmark
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Thursday, 27 October 2011 Category Workplace Flexibility
This is an opportune time to consider the frustrations of many American parents who struggle to manage the competing demands of work and family.  The income inequality that led to Occupy Wall Street is amplified by workplace policies that make it increasingly difficult for workers to care for their families without risking their economic security. Tags: Telework, Breastfeeding, Workplace Flexibility, National Work and Family Month, Occupy Wall Street, sick leave, Paid Family Leave
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"Up All Night" Is the Least of It

by Elizabeth Gedmark, Law Fellow
Elizabeth Gedmark, Law Fellow
Elizabeth Gedmark is a Law Fellow with A Better Balance.
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Wednesday, 21 September 2011 Category Family Leave
NBC’s new comedy show, “Up All Night,” featuring a couple exhaustedly struggling with their new baby, is actually a reminder that in the United States, in many ways, they are very lucky. Tags: Paid Family Leave
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