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Interview with Libby Mitchell on Paid Sick Days
In: Press Link
18 Dec 2009This October, Senate President was interviewed on the Paid Sick Days Bill that she will introduce in response to the H1N1 outbreak. Libby explains that while the purpose of this bill is to prevent the spread of H1N1, the important thing is that we address the need for paid sick leave, both for illness and [...]
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Maine Women’s Lobby Co-hosts Roundtable Discussion with Secretary Sebelius
In: Congresswoman Pingree| Heath Care Reform| Maine Women's Lobby| Press Link| Sarah Standiford| Secretary Sebelius| Women's Leadership
3 Sep 2009MAINE WOMEN TO SECRETARY SEBELIUS: HEALTH SYSTEM IS FAILING US
Congresswoman Pingree hears health care stories; says current system unacceptable
No one knows better about how the health care system is failing than the women-young and old-who met with U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius today in South Portland. The [...]
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- Tags: New York Times, Portland Press Herald, Sun Journal, WCSH, WGME, WMTW
The women of the Maine Women’s Lobby reflect on the 124th
In: Charlotte Warren| Civil Rights| Discrimination| Equal Pay| Events| Fair Pay| Family Caregiver Protection| Family Responsibilities Discrimination| Gay Marriage| Girls' Day| Governor Baldacci| Hannah Pingree| Laura Harper| Maine State House| Maine Women's Lobby| Maine Women's Policy Center| Marriage Equality| Obama| Paid sick days| Press Link| Sarah Standiford| Speaker of the House
24 Jun 2009Last week, the Village Soup posted an article featuring reflections on the 124th session from capital-area legislators. Their reflections are really interesting – and got me wondering what others thought.
So, I started asking around … and here are some reflections from the women of the Maine Women’s Lobby:
Here’s what Laura had to say:
I feel certain [...]
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- Tags: Civil Rights, Discrimination, Equal Pay, Fair Pay, Gay Marriage, Girls' Day, Girls' Day at the State House, House of Representatives, Laura Harper, LD 1020, Leadership, Maine Women's Lobby, Maine Women's Policy Center, marriage, Marriage Equality, Paid sick days, public hearing, State House, Welfare, women's issues, YouTube
Get BPA Out of Our Bodies!
In: Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine| BPA| Events| Maine Women's Lobby| Maine Women's Policy Center| Press Link| Reproductive Health| Uncategorized
19 Jun 2009That’s the message that the Maine Women’s Lobby and the Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine is trying to send to all people and policy-makers in Maine.
Throughout the past 2 weeks this giant baby bottle has been traveling across the state.
In the photos below, a group of children from a local daycare joined us [...]
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- Tags: Add new tag, Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine, BPA, Brunswick Times Record
Sarah says, “the Commission got it right”
In: Civil Rights| Discrimination| Press Link| Uncategorized| transgender
18 Jun 2009The Maine Human Rights Commission decided that a transgender woman was discriminated against at a Denny’s restaurant in Auburn when management would not let her use the ladies room until she had sex reassignment surgery.
The Sun Journal editorialized against the decision.
And here’s what Sarah said, “The Sun Journal editorial stating that a transgender woman should [...]
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- Tags: Add new tag, Civil Rights, Discrimination, Sun Journal, transgender
Candlelight Vigil in Remembrance of Dr. George Tiller
In: Dr. Tiller| Maine Women's Lobby| Press Link| Reproductive Health| Uncategorized
4 Jun 2009Maine’s reproductive health community is deeply saddened by the murder of Dr. George Tiller. His death is an enormous loss for the patients who relied on him, his dedicated staff, and the women’s health care community.
To honor Dr. Tiller, Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, the Family Planning Association of [...]
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- Tags: Dr. Tiller, Maine Women's Lobby, Portland Press Herald, Reproductive Health, WMTW
Do you have children?
In: Discrimination| Family Caregiver Protection| Family Responsibilities Discrimination| Labor| Press Link
21 May 2009A woman in Pennsylvania is seeking to make it illegal for potential employers to ask that question. In her experience, the fact that she was s single mom of two young children stopped many job interviews mid-stream. This article is a perfect example of why we are working so hard on LD 962, An Act [...]
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- Tags: Discrimination
A Question of Fairness
In: Civil Rights| Discrimination| Gay Marriage| Governor Baldacci| Marriage Equality| Press Link
7 May 2009We know how Governor Baldacci answered the question, he clearly stated that marriage equality was about being fair. Unfortunately, New Hampshire’s Governor hasn’t proceeded in the same fashion.
In New Hampshire, Gov. John Lynch – who previously defined marriage as strictly between a man and a woman – promised his “best decision” after consulting lawmakers and [...]
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- Tags: Add new tag, Civil Rights, debate, Discrimination, Gay Marriage, marriage, marriage debate, New York Times
Got Sick Days?
4 May 2009Roughly 60 million Americans do not have access to paid sick leave. So, in a time of swine flu and warnings to stay home if your sick – heeding these cautions can be a pricey endeavor. The reality is that many American workers have to go to work when they or their children or sick [...]
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- Tags: Add new tag, New York Times, Paid sick days
Calling on Maine Senators to “Tweak the Bill”
In: Equal Pay| Fair Pay| Labor| Olympia Snowe| Press Link| Susan Collins
1 May 2009Senators Snowe and Collins will have an opportunity to make some changes to the Paycheck Fairness Act which will come before the United States Senate soon. According to an editorial by the Portland Press Herald, the bill could use a little tweaking. They state, “Overall, putting more teeth into requirements that employers pay women fairly [...]
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- Tags: Equal Pay, Fair Pay, Pay Gap, Portland Press Herald
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- Elizabeth Johns: I caught a little of the debate on the internet. Sorry I couldn't attend in person and help show sup [...]
- Connie Lewis: BRAVO for this effort re toxins in personal care products (PCPs)! I'm wondering whether you're [...]
- Linda Cleary: These young women are incredible! The best of luck to them. This is an important project and it's so [...]
- Jason Sabo: Visit SafePhaseOut.org to support the national phase out of deca-bde, not just in Maine! [...]
- Elizabeth Johns: What an outstanding job Sarah Standiford did today (Feb. 4) on Maine Public Television's Watch progr [...]
- On the edge of our seats over here…
- Tell the Governor to Support Paid Sick Days!
- Back from Caucus…
- “I haven’t had a door slammed in my face yet”
- “I’m about as pro-labor as you can get”
- Rep Butterfield brings the room back to the point of the debate
- Providing paid sick days would not be hard for business owners to keep track of
- Representative Cushing Questions about Calendar Days
- Superhero Lobbyist Laura Harper Answers Questions…
- who would be covered by L.D. 1665
