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The Story of Cosmetics
In: Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine|BPA|Maine Women's Policy Center|Reproductive Health|safe cosmetics|Women's Leadership
27 Jul 2010Yesterday a crowd of nearly 50 gathered at the Maine Women’s Policy Center and Planned Parenthood of Northern New England’s showing of the “Story of Cosmetics.” The film covered the prevalence of toxic chemicals in personal care products and touched on our need to reform the chemical safety system. Check it out right now – [...]
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- Tags: Annie Leonard, movie, Shampoo
The Ugly Truth About Beauty – Movie & Panel
In: Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine|Maine Women's Policy Center|Reproductive Health|safe cosmetics
21 Jul 2010What are all those chemicals in your shampoo? Your lipstick? Your aftershave? And, what do they have to do with asthma, breast cancer, and learning disabilities? Are harmful chemicals in your cosmetics getting you down? Join the Maine Women’s Policy Center and Planned Parenthood of Northern New England for the screening of “The Story of Cosmetics” and [...]
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Some of us in a photo with Lilly after her inspiring speech! Stay tuned for more on Lilly’s visit later this week.
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- Tags: Equal Pay, Paycheck fairness
Last week we held our 14th Annual Girls’ Day at the State House, and what a day it was! I have to say that my personal favorite moment was when the girls filled the house chamber to debate and vote on a bill while Speaker of the House, Hannah Pingree, ran the debate. I learned [...]
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- Tags: Girls' Day, Hannah Pingree, Maine State House
Last week the Maine Women’s Fund announced the recipients of their 2008 – 2009 grant cycle. They have awarded nearly $80,000 in social grants to nine Maine organizations. Each of these grant recipients have a long history of promoting and implementing social change in Maine. The Maine Women’s Policy Center is very excited and appreciative to [...]
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- Tags: Maine Women's Policy Center, Women, women's issues
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: [...]
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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
Go Sarah, Go Sarah!
In: Maine Women's Policy Center|Sarah Standiford|Uncategorized
20 Jun 2009In a recent publication of the Maine Women’s Fund, our fearless leader, Sarah – and the work she directs at the Maine Women’s Policy Center – was highlighted. Check out what they had to say: “Sarah Standiford is changing Maine. As executive director of the Maine Women’s Policy Center and its sister organization, the Maine [...]
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- Tags: Girls' Day, Girls' Day at the State House, Maine Women's Policy Center, Women, women's issues
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 [...]
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- Tags: Add new tag, Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine, BPA, Brunswick Times Record
Women's Leadership Action Day a Success!
In: Discrimination|Family Caregiver Protection|Family Responsibilities Discrimination|Hannah Pingree|Maine State House|Maine Women's Lobby|Maine Women's Policy Center|Speaker of the House|Women's Leadership
13 May 2009Members of the Women’s Leadership Action Coalition spent the day at the State House – learning the ropes, understanding the impact of the state budget, and hearing from the Legislature’s trifecta of women leaders: Senate President Libby Mitchell, Speaker Hannah Pingree, and Senate Majority Leader Lisa Marrache. Their advice: “let your legislators know you’re here!” Done. The [...]
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- Tags: Leadership, Maine Women's Policy Center, state budget, State House, Women's Leadership, Women's Leadership Action Coalition
Promotion Denied: Too Much on Your Plate
In: Family Caregiver Protection|Family Responsibilities Discrimination|Maine Women's Policy Center|Press Link
28 Mar 2009Laurie Chadwick was denied a position of team leader at Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and is now waiting for a jury to decide if she was denied the promotion because she had four children. The case is the first out of Maine to deal with a relatively new area of employment discrimination law, [...]
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