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California bill to establish “breastfeeding discrimination” in employment likely to become law.
California Assembly Bill AB 2386 promises to be a blockbuster for breastfeeding rights – and moms and babies – if it passes both houses of the state legislature. Authored by Assemblyman Michael Allen, the bill is novel in that it proposes … Continue reading
Last revised on 06/07/2012
Beating the Employment “Booby Trap”
This post is part of the September Carnival of Breastfeeding, and it’s our first time participating, so we would love to hear what you think! Please scroll down and read the other interesting posts, too. This month’s theme is working … Continue reading
Last revised on 09/28/2009
Booby Traps Series: Students should have the right to pump on campus.
“When I got to the room I was using to pump, there was someone in it taking a nap.” “I found a carrel in the library, but it wasn’t very private.” “I heard there’s a secret room in the Whitmore … Continue reading
Last revised on 10/09/2013
Best Breastfeeding Deals & Giveaways for Breastfeeding Month, August 2013!
Here’s a roundup of great deals courtesy of our wonderful sponsors, in honor of National Breastfeeding Awareness Month, August 2013. All of our sponsors are WHO-CODE compliant and meet the rigorous criteria of our C.A.R.E. – WHO Alliance, pledging … Continue reading
Last revised on 08/09/2013
Booby Traps Series: Let’s give thanks for this year’s Booby Trap-busting developments
This is the 62nd in a series of posts on Booby Traps, made possible by the generous support of Motherlove Herbal Company. You might think that writing each week about Booby Traps would make one feel pretty discouraged. But I’m … Continue reading
Last revised on 11/19/2012
Best for Babes Announces “Take Action” Hub to Inform the Media & Moms of Breaking Advocacy News
Best for Babes is thrilled to announce a long-awaited and vital component to the success of the Breastfeeding Cause: a centralized hub where moms and the media can get the latest information on breaking discrimination or harassment news, top campaigns, … Continue reading
Last revised on 06/28/2012
The “Breastfeeding-in-Uniform Booby Trap” for Military Moms
Over Memorial Day weekend a set of beautiful photographs began circulating on Facebook of two Air National Guard women, in uniform, breastfeeding their babies. The photographs were taken as part of breastfeeding campaign designed to help increase the rates of … Continue reading
Last revised on 06/23/2012
Help us Create a Company Policy & Employee Training Toolkit for Target & Other Stores, Restaurants, etc.
Yesterday, we posted about an incidence at a Houston area Target where a mother was humiliated and harassed for breastfeeding in the store, despite Target’s corporate policy, and despite the legal right Texas mothers have to breastfeed in public. … Continue reading
Last revised on 12/15/2011
Top 5 Tips for Working and Breastfeeding
While the U.S. still has a long way to go to make employment breastfeeding-friendly for all babes, there has been some great progress recently, and more women are getting into the working and pumping groove. Who knows, some day soon, the water cooler may be … Continue reading
Last revised on 09/15/2011
