Sunday, June 16th is International Domestic Workers Day, celebrating the 2011 passage of the International Labor Organization Convention 189 for Decent Work for Domestic Workers. Domestic workers from around the world came together to fight to establish this international law. The victory represented a historic step forward towards domestic work being recognized “as work like
Spring Membership Drive: We Did It!
We did it! During our Spring Membership Drive we hit our goal of 75 new and renewing members, and surpassed our $10,000 fundraising goal! Welcome to those of you who joined for the first time, and thank you to those of you who are renewing members. Thank you also to those members who helped make
17 websites every parent should bookmark
* This blog post was updated 4/21/22 to include COVID-related resources The Zero to Three 2016 national parent survey found that over 80% of parents used internet search engines to look for parenting advice but less than 50% of them found the results to be trustworthy. Many existing online resources are either biased, offer conflicting
Ask an expert: Non-toxic, green cleaning at home
Do you have a favorite cleaning product? Maybe something whose smell just tells you everything is going to be sparkly and disinfected? A bleach or a spray, a powder or mopping liquid or a wipe? Now: Do you know what they use to make that product? Just like OSHA (the Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
This Mother’s Day, take care of another mom
There are millions of mothers who, every day, leave their homes to care for others. They clean and tidy our homes, before they return to theirs. They keep our homes in order so we can enjoy the mess of family life. On those great days when our homes feel like reenergizing sanctuaries, it’s often thanks
May is Fair Care Month
Welcome to Fair Care Month! We are calling May “Fair Care Month” and are asking YOU to help us promote fair care. Nannies, house cleaners, and homecare attendants do some of the most important work in the world, but they’re under-recognized and undervalued in our society. As people who employ them, we have the chance
Mean mommies, hot nannies, or bad daddies?
Nannies are famously absent from the stories and photos that parents often share from their lives. Maybe that’s because people are afraid to admit they can’t actually be two people (an employee of a business and an at-home parent) at the exact same time. Regardless, open conversations about nannying can sometimes cause a real stir.
Cranes as a Pledge of Solidarity
In Japanese tradition, an offering of 1,000 origami paper cranes is a wish for hope and healing. Our goal was to have 10,000. Over the past year, I’ve been a part of Hand in Hand’s Playdate Protests against the family separations and inhumane detentions of immigrants at the US-Mexico border. Playdate protests were colorful, fun,
Innovating your own path to ethical employment
Seattle’s tech boom is having consequences that trickle all the way down to childcare. Ethan Goodman, a Seattle local whose background is in software engineering and computer science, has seen it firsthand. And it was a familiar experience: Ethan grew up in the Bay Area, where he witnessed affordable housing disappear as the city grew
Can you choose your nanny’s religion?
by Emily Louange, Founder & CEO, Via the Village Religion and politics. Eek. Two topics most steer clear of in the workplace, right? These topics aren’t always relevant to the work we do unless, of course, you work for a religious or political organization. But few stop to think how relevant religion and politics can
