Hillary Clinton hopes to make it so. She is bringing back her Paycheck Fairness Act which is an attempt to require that men and women be paid equally for equal work.
I read about this over on Bring It On!, and the debate there is quite interesting. Once other factors are accounted for, it can be [...]
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Things are tough when your home is damaged or destroyed by a natural disaster. Many people have to fight their insurance company to get what they should. And just to add insult to injury, sometimes companies refuse to cover you thereafter.
This is being taken to a new level by State Farm in Mississippi. While I [...]
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After all these years of companies not being all that supportive of mothers, I was happy to read today about businesses that are trying to keep new mothers working for them.
Now, I’m a work at home mom and happy to be so. I think it’s wonderful when one parent can be at home to raise [...]
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I’m not too happy about this one. Gardasil, the new vaccine against the STD that can cause cervical cancer, is being pushed hard as something that girls should be required to get by state law at age 11 or 12.
It’s not the fact that it blocks an STD that bothers me. That really isn’t a [...]
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Just reading a story on what would happen if Europeans worked longer hours like Americans. Apparently this could drive energy consumption there up by about 30%, thereby increasing carbon emissions.
Who knew?! Taking a more laid back approach to life is better for the environment!
I think I’ll go take a nap.
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