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fromFast Company
10 hours ago

Cold and flu season is disproportionately impacting this group of employees

It was mid-morning when Nadine Jones got the daycare call every working mother dreads-her son spiked a fever and needed to be picked up. Jones, a senior associate at a big D.C. law firm, newly divorced with full custody of her 14-month-old son, knew what that call meant: her day was about to unravel. At the daycare, another single mother pulled Jones aside. "Don't you have to work?" she asked. Yes, Jones replied.
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fromSlate Magazine
2 weeks ago

My Son's School Is Treating Him Like He's Poor

A well-off family's child receives donated low-cost goods and an expensive toy from a school care program intended to help low-income families, creating equity and disclosure concerns.
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