Category: Family Friend Workplace

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Strategies for a Strong Economy

A non-profit project of the Center of Southwest Culture, the purpose of SSE is:
• To create a strong economy by using a multi-disciplinary approach to improving the well-being of women and families
• To improve the health of women and families through a woman-centered approach to the issues affecting their health
• To educate the public about the risk factors affecting the health and well-being of women and families
• To advance policies and programs that address the biological, psychological, environmental and social factors effecting the well-being of women and families
• To promote awareness of the economic impact of improving the health and well-being of women and families.

SSE results will be:
Workplaces that work for families
Healthy, economically self-sufficient women
Supported and Thriving Children
Gender equity in community planning and policy making

Projects include:
Impact of Health Care Reform on Women
Task Force on Work Life Balance
Health Insurance Exchange: Input from Women
Annual Women’s Health Policy Forum
Women’s Health Policy class at UNM
Radio show on KUNM 89.9fm
NM Women’s Agenda Research & Education Fund (Rep. Picraux Legacy Fund)

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On the Radio: Women, Work and Motherhood

Women’s Health Today
on KUNM 89.9fm or www.kunm.org

May 10, 2013 – 8am MST, 10am EST
Women, Work and Motherhood
Listen to the promo here – PromoWHT51013

Is there adequate support for new moms and families of newborns? If research tells us that time to bond with the baby is a determinant of the child’s health and development, why are there so few social supports and policies to adequately accomplish this? Is there a safety net for moms? Do moms really have a choice about whether they will return to paid work?

Guests include:
Elsa Walsh, former Washington Post reporter
Pat Stephens, Program Director Many Mothers
Maggie Ryan, new mom of twin girls and recipient of home visiting services

 

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New! Equal Pay Guides Released

From the US DOL Women’s Bureau: To meet the diverse needs of today’s workforce, the Women’s Bureau just released its guides on Equal Pay A Guide to Women’s Equal Pay Rights and An Employer’s Guide to Equal Pay in four additional languages: Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese and French.

The first guide: A Guide to Women’s Equal Pay Rights educates employees about their rights under the existing equal pay laws with detailed answers to questions such as: “What are my equal pay and compensation rights under federal law?” The guide also supplies helpful tips and resources if you feel you are experiencing compensation discrimination.

The second guide: An Employer’s Guide to Equal Pay breaks down the five major federal laws addressing equal pay and compensation. It also highlights tips for employers to review pay practices and where to go for help.

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Paid Leave is the Focus of December Radio Show

Friday, December 14th 8am MST
Women’s Health Today
on KUNM 89.9fm or www.kunm.org

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With more women in the workforce than ever before and the US being one of three countries that doesn’t offer any PAID maternity leave, is it time for Congress to act on PAID leave for families?

I will be talking to Vicki Shabo, of the National Partnership for Women & Families as we discuss the impact of unpaid leave policies on working families and their children.

Tune in this Friday, December 14th at 8am on KUNM 89.9fm or online at www.kunm.org.

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Women’s Health Today is about women for everyone. How does being a woman determine your health and well being? Does health and other policy adequately address systemic problems and root causes of ill health? Women’s Health Today looks at health from a woman-centered perspective, examining the biological, psychological, environmental and social factors effecting the health and well-being of women and families.

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Women’s Health Today – June 22 Show

Friday, June 22nd 8am MST
Women’s Health Today
on KUNM 89.9fm or www.kunm.org
Listen to the promo here
Listen to the full show

What makes a family in NM healthy and able to thrive? My guests will include Jessica Aranda, with Southwest Creations Collaborative, Adriann Barboa, with Strong Families NM, and Kelsey Heilman, with the NM Center on Law and Poverty.

The Basic Family Budget Calculator is available here.

The NM Task Force on Work Life Balance is addressing some of the issues raised on the show. It’s 2011 report is available and the task force will report to the Legislative Health and Human Services Committee again later this year.
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Women’s Health Today is about women for everyone. How does being a woman or a man impact your health? Does health and other policy adequately address systemic problems and root causes of ill health? Women’s Health Today looks at health from an interdisciplinary and woman-centered perspective, examining the many biological, psychological, environmental and social factors effecting health.

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Support for the Task Force on Work Life Balance

Senate Bill 272 appropriates $75,000 to UNM BBER to complete the work of the Task Force on Work Life Balance.

Read and track the bill here.

Senate Bill 272 appropriates $75,000 from the GENERAL FUND to the Board of Regents of the University of New Mexico for the Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) to cover expenses related to completing the work of the Task Force on Work-Life Balance pursuant to House Memorial 1 of the First Session of the Fiftieth Legislature, including outreach to small business owners.

 

YEAR 1 – With the help of Giovanna Rossi, who acted as facilitator, BBER convened the task force with the involvement of State various agencies and with representation from other organizations as laid out in the legislation.  The Task Force met as a full task force 5 times in each case for 2-hour sessions. As required, in early October, the Task Force made a preliminary report of finding to the Legislative Health and Human Services Committee.  That report consisted of a power point presentation and two detailed matrices summarizing research regarding the impacts of family friendly policies.

 

YEAR 2 – The agenda for the second year of this task force is ambitious in its goals both to develop and awards program and to develop a set of policy recommendations.  To provide a sound basis for policy recommendations, the Task Force plans to reach out to the business community, for example, by recruiting business people to serve on the task force, by holding meetings in Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Santa Fe, and Las Cruces, where we can meet with local Chambers of Commerce, and by conducting focus groups with large and small businesses in communities around the state.  The Task Force also intends to undertake a careful review of the family friendly policies that have been implemented in other states and in other countries, including an analysis of the costs and benefits of these policies as well as their suitability to the conditions in New Mexico.

 

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Task Force on Work-Life Balance Reports to LHHS

The Task Force on Work-Life Balance reported today to the Legislative Health and Human Services Committee. The report includes a definition of Family-Friendly Policies, profitability outcomes for employers, social outcomes for employees and communities, and information on family-friendly business awards. Committee Chair, Senator Dede Feldman, endorsed the idea of an employer awards program. Watch the presentation on You Tube.
Read the full report below.
HM1ReportLHHS2011

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Work-Life Balance a Goal of Legislative Proposal

House Memorial 1 (HM1) was pre-filed for New Mexico Legislative Session 2011, which begins on January 18th. HM1 builds on the work of the 2010 HM35 task force on economic security, and would create a task force to define family friendly workplace policies. Read the entire bill below.


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