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I DO want to have it all, starting with what women in 178 other countries have

By Lyla Cicero | Published: July 1, 2012

TweetOriginally Appeared on Rolereboot.org. Iceland, Germany, Japan, Malta, New Zealand, Latvia, Belarus, Moldova, Romania, Czhech Republic, Macedonia, Bosnia, Croatia, Ecuador, and a total of 178 countries have federally mandated paid maternity leave. Fifty of these countries offer leave to fathers. (Yes, they all should!) The United States has no federally mandated paid parental leave. [...]

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Respect your mother

By Heather | Published: April 16, 2012

TweetMy mother never forgave herself for going to work. She wasn’t a bad mom. I was well into school, three of my siblings were old enough to babysit, and I developed character that I wouldn’t have any other way. Still, my mother carries regret. She’s reminded me of this often since I announced that after [...]

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