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Why Working Class Women Are Better Off Injured Than Pregnant |
Dwyer Gunn |
June 2013 |
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The Women's Equality Act: A No Brainer for New York |
Huffington Post |
June 2013 |
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Pushed Off the Job While Pregnant |
NPR |
June 2013 |
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Coalition Urges Klein to "Play Hardball" to Get Equality Act to Senate Floor |
Legislative Gazette |
June 2013 |
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Krueger: IDC Should Gridlock the Senate for WEA |
Capitol Confidential |
June 2013 |
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Pregnant and Pushed into Poverty |
Joanne Goldblum, Huffington Post |
June 2013 |
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Pregnancy Discrimination |
Nancy Redd, HuffPost Live |
May 2013 |
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How States Are Leading The Way On Equal Pay For Women
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Bryce Covert, ThinkProgress |
May 2013 |
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Supporting LGBT Workers and Their Families in Times of Need |
Jared Make, Huffington Post |
May 2013 |
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La lucha por la igualdad está aún lejos de terminar (The fight for equality is far from finished)
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Sherry Leiwant & Janet Gornick, El Diario (op-ed) |
May 2013 |
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Advocates Hail Passage of Sick Pay (Video) |
NY1, The Road to City Hall |
May 2013 |
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City Council Approves New York City Paid Sick Leave Legislation |
CBS News New York |
May 2013 |
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Paid Sick Days for a Million More New Yorkers |
Brad Lander, Huffington Post |
May 2013 |
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New York City Council Passes Bill Forcing Employers to Provide Paid Sick Leave
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Bob Adelmann, The New American |
May 2013 |
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Overtime Pay vs. Comp Time: Will House Bill Benefit Workers or Their Bosses? |
Ned Resnikoff, MSNBC |
April 2013 |
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Are Small Businesses Suffering From Paid Sick Leave? |
Gabrielle Karol, Fox News |
April 2013 |
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What It's Like To Lose Your Job While Pregnant |
Anna North, Buzzfeed |
April 2013 |
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Video: The Big Apple's Big Deal on Paid Sick Days |
MSNBC Live with Thomas Roberts (Interview with Sherry Leiwant of ABB) |
March 2013 |
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Deal Reached to Force Paid Sick Leave in New York City |
Michael Barbaro and Michael M. Grynbaum, New York Times
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March 2013 |
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Quinn Strikes Deal on Paid Sick Leave |
Steve Mosco, Times Ledger |
March 2013 |
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Forty Years Behind on Sick-Leave Policy, But Catching Up |
Sharon Lerner, The American Prospect |
March 2013 |
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Working Families Sidelined on Sick-Leave |
Chris Bragg, Crain's New York Business |
March 2013 |
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Community Conversation: Women and the Workplace |
WSKG Public Radio (Radio Interview with Phoebe Taubman of ABB) |
March 2013 |
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Letter: Proposal Helps Pregnant Women |
Dina Bakst, The Times Union |
March 2013 |
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What Women Want: Affordable Child Care |
Lisa Sylvester, CNN The Situation Room |
March 2013 |
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Coalition: Women's Equality More Than Just Abortion |
Casey Seiler, Capitol Confidential |
March 2013 |
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Women's Equality Coalition Launched in New York State |
Karen Tararache, Your News Now |
March 2013 |
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Women's Equality Coalition Backing Cuomo's Gender Equality Agenda |
Tanique Williams, Legislative Gazette |
March 2013 |
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Sick-days Bill Infects Union Deals |
Daniel Geiger, Crain's New York Business |
March 2013 |
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The Paid Sick Leave Amendments, In Full |
Chris Bragg, Crain's Insider |
March 2013 |
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When Maternity Leave Doesn't Mean "Out of the Office" |
Jena McGregor, Washington Post |
February 2013 |
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Using Pregnancy Discrimination Claims to Fight Poverty |
Elizabeth Gedmark, Clearinghouse Review |
January/February 2013 |
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Cuomo's Sweeping Vision For New York |
David Howard King, Gotham Gazette |
January 2013 |
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Pregnancy Discrimination: A Real-World Challenge |
Bette Begleiter & JoAnne Fischer, Philadelphia Enquirer |
January 2013 |
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Why Paid Leave Could Pass in Obama's Second Term: Americans Want It |
Sharon Lerner, The Atlantic |
December 2012 |
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Valuing Families in the 21st Century: Solving the Work-Family Crisis |
Phoebe Taubman, Sh'ma |
November 2012 |
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Letter to the Editor: Pregnant Workers |
Dina Bakst, New York Times |
October 2012 |
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NY1: The Call, Episode 10/4/12 (TV interview with Sherry Leiwant of A Better Balance) |
John Schiumo, NY1 |
October 2012 |
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New Yorkers March to Support Paid Sick Leave |
Maggie Freleng, WeNews |
October 2012 |
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Pregnancy and Pink Slips |
Nancy Redd, Huffington Post Live |
September 2012 |
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The Maternity Leave Myth |
Nisha Gopalan, New York Post |
September 2012 |
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Vote Nay on Sick Pay, Biz Bosses Tell Quinn |
Sally Goldenberg, New York Post |
August 2012 |
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In Bloomberg's Healthy NYC, Still Afraid to Take (on) Sick Days
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Nancy Scola, The Atlantic |
July 2012 |
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In the Spotlight: Is Pregnancy a Disability? |
Kim Schworm Acosta, Fit Pregnancy |
July 2012 |
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Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer's Post-Baby Plans...Yeah, so? |
Rene Lynch, L.A. Times |
July 2012 |
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In Sickness and in Health? LGBT New Yorkers Need Family Leave Insurance |
Jared Make, Huffington Post |
June 2012 |
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Marzena Castillo, Mom, Claims She Was Fired From Chicago Restaurant For Having A Baby |
Jessica Samakow, Huffington Post |
June 2012 |
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Brewer Bill Would Protect Caregivers |
Hamodia Staff, Hamodia |
June 2012 |
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3 Reasons Why Card-Carrying Capitalists Should Support Paid Family Leave |
Cali Williams Yost, Forbes |
May 2012 |
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The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act |
Maria Vega, Fit Pregnancy |
May 2012 |
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Do We Really Need the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act? |
Cynthia Calvert, Workforce 21C |
May 2012 |
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This Mother's Day, Stand Up for Expecting Moms |
Dina Bakst, Huffington Post |
May 2012 |
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New Mandates for Paid Sick Leave Raise Hackles |
Martha C. White, MSNBC |
March 2012 |
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Protecting Pregnant Women in the Workplace |
SPAR with Jamila Bey, featuring Phoebe Taubman |
February 2012 |
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One Mancession Later, Are Women Really Victors in the New Economy?
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Bryce Covert, The Nation |
February 2012 |
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The Dangers of Being Female |
Marianne Mollmann, Huffington Post |
February 2012 |
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Heavy Lifting: Pregnant Women are Forced to Carry an Extra Load in the Workforce |
Joan Williams, MomsRising |
February 2012 |
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Breast-feeding and Pregnant Women Make Waves--and Headlines |
Rene Lynch, L.A. Times |
February 2012 |
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The Wage Gap Between Moms, Other Working Women |
Michel Martin, NPR's "Tell Me More" |
February 2012 |
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Amy Zvovushe, Pregnant Woman, Asked to Resign Instead of Take Maternity Leave
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Jessica Samakov, The Huffington Post |
February 2012 |
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Connecticut Woman Told That Maternity Leave Viewed as Resignation
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Susanna Kim, ABC News |
February 2012 |
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We're Seriously Still Debating Whether or Not It's Okay to Discriminate Against Pregnant Women? |
Erin Gloria Ryan, Jezebel |
January 2012 |
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Accommodating Pregnant Women at Work |
KJ Dell'Antonia, Motherlode |
January 2012 |
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When You're Fired For Being Pregnant |
Rachel Zimmerman, WBUR (Boston NPR) |
January 2012 |
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Pregnant, and Pushed Out of a Job |
Dina Bakst, New York Times Op-Ed |
January 2012 |
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Kids These Days: Work/Family Life Balance |
KSKA, Alaska Public Radio (Phoebe Taubman, Contributing Guest) |
January 2012 |
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Rally for Paid Sick Time: Brooklyn Review |
Brooklyn Independent Television |
November 2011 |

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Beyond the Breadwinner
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Róisín Ingle, The Irish Times
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November 2011
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Brooklyn Families Rock for Paid Sick Time
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A Better Balance |
November 2011
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Beyond the Breadwinner: Working Dads Speak Out
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Triona Cahalane, Soft Works (U.K.)
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November 2011
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Kensington Rally Re-ignites Debate On Paid Sick Leave
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Zach Campbell, Brooklyn Eagle
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October 2011
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Denver's Sick-Leave Proposal Would Reach Beyond City Limits
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Ed Sealover, Denver Business Journal
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September 2011 |
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City Moms Still Face Breastfeeding Barriers (Related Links) |
Kafi Drexel, NY1 |
September 2011 |
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Working Fathers Struggle to Balance It All: What That Means for Women |
Tina Vasquez, The Glass Hammer |
July 2011 |
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Readers Relate to Stress Felt by Working Fathers |
Greg Kratz, Deseret News |
July 2011 |
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Report: Work/family Issues Bring Stress for Working Dads |
Greg Kratz, Deseret News |
June 2011 |
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What Do Working Dads Want For Father’s Day? According to a New Report, They Want Family-Friendly Workplace Laws and Policies
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Jared Make, MomsRising |
June 2011 |
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Does Dad Care About Work/Life Balance? |
Vivia Chen, The Careerist/LawJobs.Com |
June 2011 |
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Forgotten Underclass: Part-Time Workers (Op. Ed.) |
Dina Bakst and Ann Crittenden, Christian Science Monitor |
April 2011 |
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NY Parents Speak Out on the Need to Support Working Families |
A Better Balance |
March 2011 |
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Family-Friendly Policies Should Be Like Utilities |
Nancy McDermott, Park Slope Parents |
March 2011 |
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Have a Heart, Speaker Quinn! |
Press Release, MomsRising |
February 2011 |
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Walking the Talk: Creating a Culture of Flexibility |
Dina Bakst, Corporate Voices for Working Families |
January 2011 |
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Diagnosing A Defeat: Why The Sick Leave Bill Failed
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Neil deMause, City Limits |
December 2010 |
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Five Questions with Dina Bakst of A Better Balance
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Daniel Schwartz, Connecticut Employment Law Blog |
December 2010 |
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Supreme Court Deadlocks on Milwaukee Sick Leave Case
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Sean Ryan, The Business Journal |
October 2010 |
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Quinn Pressed on Sick-Pay Bill
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Daniel Massey, Crain's New York |
October 2010 |
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Too Bad Mayor Bloomberg Was Never a Working Mother |
Amy Impellizzeri, Huffington Post |
October 2010 |
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Paid Sick Leave Study Sparks Fevered Debate
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Michael Howard Saul, Wall Street Journal |
September 2010 |
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Dueling Numbers on Sick Leave
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Gail Robinson, Gotham Gazette |
September 2010 |
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Study's Cost of Paid Sick Leave: $789M a Year
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Daniel Massey, Crain's New York |
September 2010 |
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Why Men Matter in the Work/Life Debate
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Melissa De Witte, The Glass Hammer |
September 2010 |
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NYC Paid Sick Leave Rally Draws Crowds, Opposition and Gloria Steinem
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Amy Impellizzeri, MomsRising
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August 2010 |
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Working to Improve the Workplace so Workers Can Care for Their Families |
Sherry Leiwant, MomsRising |
August 2010 |
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Speaker Quinn, NYC Needs Paid Sick Days Now! |
Ruth Martin, MomsRising |
August 2010 |
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A Paid Sick Days Wake Up Call |
Nancy Rankin, MomsRising |
August 2010 |
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Lawyer or Mom: Choose Only One? |
Amy Impellizzeri, The Glass Hammer |
July 2010 |
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Family Leave Politics Move Toward Workplace Fairness and LGBT Equality |
Michelle Chen, In These Times |
June 2010 |
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Women and Raises (Letter to the Editor) |
Dina Bakst, New York Times |
May 2010 |
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Paid Sick Leave Has Ample Support in City Council |
Ilya Marritz, WNYC |
May 2010 |
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Happy Mother's Day: You're Fired! |
Dina Bakst and Gary Phelan, NewsTimes |
May 2010 |

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Work Life, Home Life: Should Government Require Paid Leave? |
The New School |
May 2010 |
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Paid Sick Time Act Gets Second Hearing |
Helena Zhu, The Epoch Times |
May 2010 |
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Mothers Accuse Goldman Sachs, Citigroup of Discrimination |
Dalia Fahmy, ABC News |
March 2010 |
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Peaceful Revolution: Time to Stop Free-Riding on Families |
Phoebe Taubman, Huffington Post |
February 2010 |
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Pushing the Women's Movement Forward |
Dina Bakst, Forbes |
January 2010 |
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New York-Based A Better Balance Honored by National Employee Rights Firm Outten & Golden |
Press Release, PR Web |
January 2010 |