NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE:
For the third year, Working Mother Magazine, along with the nonprofit organization Corporate Voices for Working Families, has created a tool to identify congressional candidates who support issues of importance to women.
“As election day approaches, it’s easy to forget that there’s more than the presidency at stake: All 435 seats in the House of Representatives and a third of the Senate are up for grabs as well.
“The outcome of these races will, if anything, be even more critical to concerns faced by working parents than who takes control of the Oval Office. Because ultimately, for each of us 25 million working moms in the united states today, it’s Congress that wields the most power to make the workplace family-friendly. Unfortunately, despite nonstop election-year chatter about the state of the economy, many lawmakers don’t seem too concerned that antiquated laws and policies make it difficult to care for a family while earning a living.”
Issues tracked include:
- Paid parental leave
- Workplace flexibility
- Equal pay
- Paid sick leave
- Pumping at work
- Pregnancy protection
Read the Full Article: Best of Congress 2012 via www.workingmother.com
Susan Gunelius
Susan Gunelius is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Women on Business. She is a 30-year veteran of the marketing field and has authored a dozen books about marketing, branding, and social media, including the highly popular Ultimate Guide to Email Marketing, 30-Minute Social Media Marketing, Content Marketing for Dummies, Blogging All-in-One for Dummies and Kick-ass Copywriting in 10 Easy Steps. Susan’s marketing-related content can be found on Entrepreneur.com, Forbes.com, MSNBC.com, BusinessWeek.com, and more. Susan is President & CEO of KeySplash Creative, Inc., a marketing communications company. She has worked in corporate marketing roles and through client relationships with AT&T, HSBC, Citibank, Intuit, The New York Times, Cox Communications, and many more large and small companies around the world. Susan also speaks about marketing, branding and social media at events around the world and is frequently interviewed by television, online, radio, and print media organizations about these topics. She holds an MBA in Management and Strategy and a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing and is a Certified Professional Career Coach (CPCC).
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