About Valerie Young

Valerie Young is a public policy analyst who focuses on the economic status of mothers and other family caregivers. She promotes social justice by arming mothers with information and a healthy dose of outrage. She is the Advocacy Coordinator at the National Association of Mothers' Centers, and is a reporter for The Shriver Report and contributor to Brain/Child Magazine. Follow her blog, Your (Wo)Man in Washington, on Twitter @WomanInDC and on Facebook as Valerie Young and Your (Wo)Man in Washington.
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Happily Ever After

By on November 3, 2008 in Election, Family values, Mothers, Vote, women's issues

Contributed by MOTHERS volunteer and guest blogger Kelly Coyle DiNorcia This morning, my three-year-old daughter, Bess, was playing dress up. On this particular day, she was Sleeping Beauty, and was searching frantically through her costume basket to find just the right crown to go with her satiny pink dress. Finally satisfied that she’s got the [...]

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ACROSS THE DIVIDE, PART 2

By on November 3, 2008 in Caregiving, Family values, Mothers, Paid Family Leave

Contributed by MOTHERS volunteer and guest blogger Rosanne Weston.One of the hallmarks of a family-friendly workplace is the ability of workers to care for themselves and family members without jeopardizing their incomes and/or their employment. One of the criticisms I’ve heard about the expansion of family medical leave benefits is that workers with children will [...]

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Shopping: More Interesting Than Mothering?

By on October 31, 2008 in Binden, Elections, Family values, Mothers, Palin

Contributed by MOTHERS volunteer and guest blogger Kelly Coyle DiNorciaThere is one morning cable news program in particular that I like to watch in the morning. I like it because I think the anchors are fair and relatively unbiased, and because they have a wide range of guests on each day that present varying viewpoints. [...]

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Mooseburger, Anyone?

By on October 15, 2008 in Elections, Family values, Mothers, Presidential campaign, women's issues

Contributed by MOTHERS volunteer and guest blogger Kelly Coyle DiNorcia I was in Boston, Massachusetts for a youth ice hockey tournament over Labor Day weekend, when the McCain camp announced their choice of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as their vice-presidential candidate. At the ice rink, a reporter and camera person were working the “hockey mom” [...]

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True Story - Debates?

By on October 10, 2008 in Uncategorized

Contributed by MOTHERS volunteer and guest blogger Kelly Coyle DiNorciaTrue story: I help to lead a mom’s group in my area, and I recently met with my co-leaders to plan the autumn schedule for the group. One of my ideas was to host a debate party as a Mom’s Night Out. Partly, the activist in [...]

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Confession

By on October 8, 2008 in debates, Election, Family values, Mothers

Contributed by MOTHERS volunteer and guest blogger Kelly Coyle DiNorciaI have a confession to make.I haven’t watched any of the debates so far. There was a time when I wouldn’t have missed them for the world. I would have popped some popcorn or made myself some hot chocolate, or maybe poured myself a glass of [...]

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