Angela Giordano was thrilled when a family-owned lobbying firm in Salem, Oregon, hired her as an office manager. She loved being a part of the tight-knit group and felt satisfied with her employee benefits. Then, when Giordano experienced infertility and decided to adopt at age 43, her employers provided her with some unexpected benefits, making […]
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As feminists, we are told to rejoice: At last, we women are taking our rightful place in academia. In the last thirty years, the number of women who are college students and professors has increased dramatically. While it is true that women have continued to make great progress in both educational attainment and career advancement,
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In the summer of 1998, The American Feminist published an article titled “The Importance of Fatherhood,” featuring the National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI). Founded by psychologist Wade F. Horn in 1994 “to improve the well-being of children by increasing the number of kids growing up with committed and responsible fathers,” the NFI provides resources and support
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Our mothers told us we could have it all: a great career and a loving family. But what happens when the 9-to-5 business day leaves us too frazzled to enjoy all of it? By implementing creative solutions, businesses and employers have managed to chip away at the once impermeable 9-to-5 schedule, and it just might
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