Domestic Worker Rights Bill Moves Ahead

On Tuesday, May 7, 2013 the Oregon House of Representatives voted 32-28 to pass a domestic workers' rights bill sponsored by Rep. Sara Gelser (D-16). The bill, which has now had a first hearing in the Senate, would require people who employ domestic workers to:

How to Make the U.S. a Better Place for Caregivers

In 2012, Anne Marie Slaughter write an article in The Atlantic (Why Women Still Can’t Have It All) that exploded on and off the internet, igniting a national dialog about the state of women in the United States, specifically around women and work and family and changes that are needed to make work work for [...]

Photo Gallery | Mother’s Day of Action

On May 8, 2013 a group of Oregon mothers - and others! - gathered in our state capitol in Salem to deliver flowers and Mother's day cards to all 90 of our state legislators and the Governor.  Why?  Because that's what we get every year on Mother's Day -- yet we need far more than flowers to survive and thrive as mothers (click here to see an online version of the card we delivered and here for a fact sheet that spells out what moms need and why we need it).  Here are some great pics of our first (and very floral) Mother's Day of Action: