This week on MomsRising Radio With Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner we discuss birth control, yummy & healthy foods, fitness programs that work, getting pre-existing conditions covered–and how to get access to affordable health care. It’s National Women’s Health Week and we’ll cover it all on this…
I hope my story will help others realize how every journey to health starts with a small step and how the healthcare system can be a key partner in the path to a healthier life.
Or DID she? Check out the video and see what it means to have breakfast on the go! (Yikes.) It’s part of a Mother’s Day video you can customize (for free) and send your mom (or to yourself!). Check it out here: http://momdance.com
I look back and wonder why my parents, particularly my mother, never discussed this disparity with me. Why did she decide to save me the discouragement? Would I have worked less? Fought harder? Or would I have just given up? Well, in honor of Equal Pay Day, I’m going to start this discussion…
Fast forward and ask yourself where do we stand in comparison to our predecessors? What would Alice Paul, Ida B. Wells or Vashti Turley Murphy say if they saw the injustice we fail to speak against every single day because we are too busy fitting life within 140 characters?
So, when I stumbled into the world of politics and policy after law school I was surprised to see the dearth of women. In particular, there was lack of African American and multiracial women in elected office or even working on the issues that affected women and minorities the most. - See more at: http://rhrealitycheck.org/article/2013/02/28/ywa-2013-nominee-angelique-roche/#sthash.P7bSzSQk.dpuf