Archive for January 2022
Dads, Not Just Moms, Need To Start Shouting For Paid Family Leave
In a 2019 piece for Family Values at Work, my husband shared his thoughts about the need for paid family leave for men. Since then, we’ve seen some changes—the Biden administration’s social spending bill, which includes a provision for four weeks of paid family and medical leave—not exactly robust but better than nothing—passed the house narrowly last November.…
Read MoreMeet our Board President, Angeles Nelson
Prior to her involvement in the San Diego County Breastfeeding Coalition, Angeles had her own personal breastfeeding story as the mom to four children, all of whom she breastfed. Two of her children experienced tongue-ties which really challenged her goals of breastfeeding. She sought out as much support and education as she could and ended…
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