By Josephine Kalipeni I haven’t set a great example for my team. Nine months into becoming the executive director of, but almost two years with, Family Values at Work, I’m just now taking a vacation where my fullest intentions are to unplug. Despite my own personal commitments, I work 6.8…

By Josie Kalipeni On July 4, 1776, the 13 colonies that would become the first states declared independence from Great Britain. Members of the Continental Congress accepted and signed a document outlining the colonies’ grievances with the crown. The distant, out-of-touch monarchy, who taxed but hardly executed the best interests…

by Preston Van Vliet TW: transphobic parent, mention of disownment The written plan, now crumpled in my lap, forecasted the routes this conversation could go barreling down. Everything inside me was a tornado as I sat on my parents’ couch in the same house I grew up in, the same…

by Ariel Cassell We’ve seen it every June in recent years as our country celebrates Pride Month: social media icons for an array of corporate accounts turning from pale blues to vibrant rainbows in a show of solidarity. …

by Safiya Simmons I was aghast when I heard the news: Walmart was selling a Juneteenth-flavored ice cream in its stores. Moreover, the company had trademarked the holiday as part of its marketing strategy. After being raked over the social-media coals, the corporation issued an apology for the ice cream…

On May 3, the Family Values @ Work Network hosted a Livestream on #MomLife in the 21st century. Erica Clemmons Dean of FV@W, Sharmili Majmudar of Women Employed (Illinois), and Shanda Neal-Dean of 9to5 Georgia held a lively and informative discussion in honor of Mother’s Day and motherhood in general…

The leaked draft opinion from Associate Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is a frightening glimpse into what could become of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision. The Roe v Wade case, later reinforced in a 1992 case, Planned Parenthood v Casey, guaranteed federal protections and access to abortions. The leaked…

by Laura Collins On an unseasonably warm afternoon in late November 2016, my mom and I were discussing the presidential election results while seated on her couch in Frankfort, Indiana. My then three-year-old daughter was perched on the edge of the couch between the two of us and quietly using…

by Ellen Bravo Nearly two decades ago, I was among a small group of women who helped found the Family Values @ Work network. I had given birth twice with no paid leave, and had a job when my children were young where I was told I couldn’t be sick…