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.
The "Faces of Courage" campaign is focused on honoring gun violence victims and their families -- and taking action so fewer mothers who are celebrating Mother's Day this weekend will be mourning their own children next year and in years to come.
Gun control has not traditionally been considered a "women's issue." But in the wake of one of the deadliest mass shootings in American history, women...
Unlike their mothers and grandmothers who didn't see politics as the answer to these problems, the new generation of moms has political change in their sights. And they're making their voices heard.
Men out-earn women in the U.S. and lots of people in this country think they should continue to do so, to the detriment of individual women, their families and our entire society.
Make no mistake, this current backlash against full coverage for contraceptive health care is really a backlash against the increasing empowerment of women -- and against mothers, in particular.
To Latino workers, really, all American workers, I say enough is enough. We can't afford to see what will happen the next time a flu pandemic sweeps our nation.
At a time when California and the nation face a housing crisis of enormous proportions, now is the time to welcome these young people and their ideas and work ethic with open arms.
While many celebrate by eating together on Thanksgiving, far too many children in our nation live in families who are struggling to put food on the table because of poverty. And for them, this Thanksgiving will be a tough one.
My son was six weeks old when I first brought him to meet his uncle, Troy Davis. He was scared to hold my tiny baby. It was such a magical moment, because it was like I was giving my brother this gift.
Today is Women's Equality Day. At the center of my mind today is: What the heck do I tell my daughter? How do I tell my daughter about the fact that despite many gains made for women's (and mothers') equality, women still don't earn equal pay for equal work?
Here's the math: Women are 50.7% of our population, only 17% of Congress, and an appallingly low 8% of the Super Committee. This lack of representation on the debt ceiling Super Committee which is charged with cutting $1.5 trillion from the federal budget is pathetic.
While we live in comparatively great comfort, look at the disruption in our lives when it's so hot, even just by a few degrees. This makes me think about what those families are going through in Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia.
It's not until lightning strikes that people truly understand what it means that the Affordable Care Act gave consumers new protections against insurance company abuses.
The new health reform law is projected to not only grow jobs, but also save lives, cut the deficit, give people more freedoms, more choices for care, as well as to help businesses as it's fully implemented over time.
There's been a lot of media coverage lately about the rise of high profile political moms in the Tea Party movement. But what's been less reported is that moms are rising up across the political spectrum. We're all Mama Grizzlies for our kids.
Human rights abuses in the name of immigration law enforcement were being inflicted upon mothers, children, and others in Arizona long before Arizona's SB 1070 was introduced. We need to uphold our founding values.
Human Rights Watch's In Silence: Maternal Mortality in India tells the story of Kiran Yadav, a 25-year-old Indian woman who died needlessly while giving birth to her third child.
It's ridiculous that modern women are still making less than men for the same work -- and Equal Pay Day will end when women and men are equally paid for equal work in each given year.
While there are reasons not to like the health reform bill, none are good enough to stand in the way of an estimated 32 million people gaining health insurance.
In the U.S. we're not moving forward -- we're falling behind. According to the World Economic Forum, we fell four spots due to poor performance in women's health and political leadership.
The message is: Women, you, and your fight for equality, are responsible for your own unhappiness. It's a Half-Lash: The backlash from women becoming half of the paid labor force.
SuperMoms dressed in red capes are distributing powerful truth flyers to passersby to educate them about what health care reform will really do and how it will help.
It is unconscionable to expose babies to these chemicals -- especially since the 12-second flame resistance provided by these toxic chemicals has shown no measurable benefit in terms of fire protection.