Family Friend Workplace

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...

HAVING WHAT MATTERS – AND BEING FULLY ENGAGED By Carolyn Flynn / Sage Editor on Friday, June 7, 2013 Read the full interview.    

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...

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...

Friday, December 14th 8am MST Women’s Health Today on KUNM 89.9fm or www.kunm.org wht-promo-20121214-gen 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...

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...