From WKBW Buffalo: “‘This commonsense measure takes that reality into account by providing new moms the flexibility and option to postpone jury service while they care for a newborn.’ Mothers must submit a note from a physician with a postponement application to postpone jury duty.” Read the full story by FOLLOWING THE LINK
Category Archives: Fitness & Health
What I Learned About Equal Partnership By Studying Dual-Income Couples
From The Atlantic authored by Jennifer Petriglieri: “I have spent the past five years studying more than 100 working couples around the world to learn how they combine two careers and a relationship. Most of the couples I interviewed aspired to split their responsibilities at home and at work equally, but few managed to really […]
This Girl Dressed As A “Tired Mom” For Halloween And It Is Hilariously Real
From Buzzfeed authored by Mike Spohr: Cheerios in her hair? Check! Energy-giving Starbucks? Check! Visible nursing pad? Check! Baby in need of burping? Check! Read the full story by FOLLOWING THE LINK
Iranian Women Allowed at FIFA Soccer Match for First Time in Decades
From TIME authored by Amar Vahdat and Mehdi Fattahi: “That pressure has grown both with FIFA and Iran’s soccer-loving public since September, when an Iranian woman detained for dressing as a man to sneak into a soccer stadium to watch a match died after setting herself on fire upon learning she learned she could spend […]
23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki is on a new quest: Respect for breast-feeding moms
From The Washington Post authored by Meredith C. Carroll: “’They were totally unapologetic. It was such an intentional move, and there was absolutely no remorse. I was so shocked,’ she said. ‘It’s a world that needs a little more empathy for people. When you are breast-feeding your child, you’re vulnerable, and they took advantage of me. […]
Thinx’s first national ad campaign imagines a world where men get periods, too
From Fast Company authored by Pavithra Mohan: “The ad closes with the line ‘If we all had them, maybe we’d be more comfortable with them,’ then cuts to an image of Thinx’s product. ‘We really fed into the duality of comfort—the idea of society being more comfortable…’” Read the full story by FOLLOWING THE LINK
Women Deserve to Run Without Fear
From Runner’s World authored by Christine Yu: “On the last Saturday of June 2019, Bryanna Gondeiro-Petrie left her in-laws’ house in eastern Washington state around 5:30 a.m. and headed down a lightly trafficked road. She needed to get out earlier than normal to squeeze in a quick shakeout run before traveling to Montana, where she […]
Football star whose mom died of breast cancer pays for over 500 mammograms
From The Hill authored by Aris Folley: “Former NFL star DeAngelo Williams has paid for hundreds of mammogram screenings through his nonprofit organization, in honor of his late mother, who died of breast cancer five years ago. The DeAngelo Williams Foundation, which is led by the former athlete’s wife, Risalyn Williams, announced in a Facebook post on Wednesday […]
Olympian Allyson Felix Broke a Record Held by Usain Bolt Just 10 Months After a C-section
From Glamour authored by Abby Gardner: “Over the weekend, Olympic sprinter Allyson Felix won her 12th gold medal at a track-and-field World Championship—breaking a record formerly held by Usain Bolt, the runner often referred to as the world’s fastest man. Felix, 33, took the world medal-count record from Bolt in Doha after a 4 x 400 mixed-gender […]
We need to stop treating mentally ill people like criminals
From The Hill authored by Jackie Lacy: “At a time when homelessness in California has reached a point of crisis, criminal justice leaders need to finally address the way we treat the mentally ill and how our institutions respond to incidents of mental health crisis. The criminal justice system needs to better treat people living […]
