Category: News
Dance Like A Mother 3.0 | Save the date!
Save the date! We’re dancing again this year, and you won’t want to miss out! Details, details: Where: Holocene, SE Portland When: Saturday night, October 15th Who: Anyone who loves to dance! Why? To have a great time and support The Mother PAC (which, BTW, you can do anytime. No need to wait for the dance …Read More »
Election 2016 | Our Primary Endorsements
It’s time to vote, Oregon! We are recommending some terrific candidates at all levels of government during the May 2016 primary — city, county, state, and Congressional. We invite you to check whom we’re endorsing in the primaries this year so you can be sure to vote for the candidates whom we have decided are …Read More »
Congratulations, Senator Rosenbaum!
OUR SECOND WINNER is State Senator Diane Rosenbaum for her decades of hard work to improve the lives of women and working families all across Oregon. Sen. Rosenbaum has served in the Oregon state legislature since 1989, nearly 20 years! She first represented House District 42 (SE Portland) for 10 years in the House of Representatives, followed by eight years …Read More »
Brad Avakian for Oregon Secretary of State
2016 is a BIG election year and not just because of the Presidential election in November. Oregonians have important races to determine right here at home, too, from local city and county races all the way on up to Governor. Over the next several months, we’ll let you know whom we’re endorsing for a range …Read More »
A new day. A new Governor.
Today is a new day. With a new Governor for Oregon. We are really looking forward to working with Governor Kate Brown. Given her significant experience in Oregon governance and her track record on the issues we care about (we endorsed her as Secretary of State in 2012), we are confident that she will be …Read More »
Election 2014 | A note from our Director
We’ve had a few days to ponder the election results — both here in Oregon and nationally. And of course there’s good news and bad news, things to celebrate and things to figure out how to do better next time.
As a Mother PAC supporter, you probably want to know how our endorsed candidates and ballot measures fared. We’re pretty pleased that of the 58 candidates we endorsed this November, 42 (possibly 43) won! That’s a 72% success rate! Click here to read the rest of the letter: http://localhost/motherpac/election-2014-a-note-from-our-director/
#FairShot, because the 19th century is so over.
Big News!!
We’re super excited to share the news with you: this morning The Mother PAC helped launch an awesome new campaign called FAIR SHOT OREGON to help women and working families get ahead, not just get by.
Why?
Because too many of us are struggling with: Stagnant wages. No benefits. Zero retirement savings. Steep childcare costs. Not enough money for gas. Tight food budgets. Pay inequality.
And we want to know where Oregon candidates stand on these issues!
No Summer Break for Working Parents
Susan Nielsen of The Oregonian is right to point out the summer conundrum that working American parents face every year when trying to responsibly provide and care for their children (“After hunt for summer child care, I need a vacation,” April 8, 2013). She quotes Nancy Hauth, who oversees after-school care and other programs for Portland Public Schools: “Parents do keep working during the summer. It’s frustrating that we haven’t figured this out.”
Some Thoughts On “Leaning In”
Like many women who follow women’s issues and the increasingly common national work-family policy discussions, we’ve been following the conversation about Sheryl Sandberg’s new book, “Lean In,” and the firestorm of reactions she and it are generating. Of all the feedback we’ve seen, we like these the best: