Air Date: 11/8/16 – *Election Day Special* Public Policy Analyst Valerie Young (Mom-mentum.org) and Activist/Writer/Blogger Shay Chan Hodges (Leanonandlead.com) discuss the current state of motherhood, the importance of women to this election and how the election may impact public policy regarding mothers and women in the workplace. Will equal pay ever be the norm? Can childcare and paid maternity leave be enacted on the federal level? If so, will we then achieve a work/life balance in this country? A riveting discussion on the eve of election night and our hope for change in our country.
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Mothers and New Mothers in the Workplace
Air Date: 9/22/15 – Two women, Valerie Young and Lori Mihalick Levin, invested in changing public policy regarding maternal leaves, pay rate for women and flexible work schedules, spend a lively 1/2 hour addressing their concerns for this country’s approach to working mothers, and their hopes for the future.