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Inimai Chettiar @inimai.bsky.social · 2d

A surge in prosecutions of "pregnancy-related crimes" = more opportunities to surveil women's bodies and health, criminalize mothers, and traumatize families with incarceration. This isn't a dystopian movie – this is America in 2025. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

US prosecutors keep charging women with ‘pregnancy-related crimes’ | Arwa Mahdawi

In the two years after Roe v Wade was overturned, hundreds were charged amid growing acceptance of ‘fetal personhood’

www.theguardian.com

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Inimai Chettiar @inimai.bsky.social · 5d

It's extremely difficult to sustain a healthy milk supply without access to quality healthcare and nutritious food. MAHA can't claim to be promoting breastfeeding while slashing programs like WIC and Medicaid, which millions of new moms depend on.
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What's behind MAHA's new strategy to boost breastfeeding in the US?

As the Trump administration pushes more women to breastfeed, advocates say there are still challenges they face.

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Inimai Chettiar @inimai.bsky.social · 6d

"One-third of workers aren’t spending their vacation on leisure because they’re using it to recover from exhaustion." Burnout is an epidemic – but time to rest and care for your health shouldn't be a privilege reserved for those with the PTO to do so. www.newsweek.com/americans-ar...

Americans Are Using PTO to Sleep, Not for Vacation—Report

An Amerisleep.com survey revealed that 37 percent of Americans used vacation days in the past year just to rest.

www.newsweek.com

Inimai Chettiar @inimai.bsky.social · 8d

"The system has a way of reaching through generations, pulling us into its grasp like a shadow that never ceases. It targets women with precision, especially Black women, branding us as criminals when all we’re trying to do is survive." truthout.org/articles/mam...

Mama, They Got Me Too: My Family Has Survived Incarceration Over Generations

The system has a way of reaching through generations, branding us as criminals when all we’re trying to do is survive.

truthout.org

Inimai Chettiar @inimai.bsky.social · 13d

This Administration is vilifying pregnant women's every move under the guise of "curing” autism when our country still lacks universal paid leave, affordable healthcare, and other policies to actually support moms and disabled people. This is about control – make no mistake.

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Inimai Chettiar @inimai.bsky.social · 14d

Violence against immigrant communities and violence against women are inextricable. Distressing but important reporting from @teenvogue.com: www.teenvogue.com/story/men-dr...

How ICE Raids Are Making It Easier for Civilian Men to Assault Immigrant Women

"This phenomenon is only possible because of the outsized power that state agents have always had to abuse and control women and victims' bodies," argues Kylie Cheung.

www.teenvogue.com

Inimai Chettiar @inimai.bsky.social · 15d

“We will not be silenced, we will not be erased."

So powerful to see communities celebrating their culture and resilience amidst horrifying ICE crackdowns – immigrants deserve safety and joy during Hispanic Heritage Month and year-round. www.cnn.com/2025/09/22/u...

Latinos are celebrating their culture and heritage despite fears of immigration crackdown | CNN

Several celebrations honored Mexican Independence Day and Hispanic Heritage Month as planned or in scaled-down versions across the United States, even as fears of immigration raids loom large.

www.cnn.com

Inimai Chettiar @inimai.bsky.social · 20d

This week, @delauro.house.gov and @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social reintroduced the FAMILY Act – legislation that would create a universal paid family and medical leave program. If our leaders really want to support working families in this economic crisis, they can start here.

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Dawn Huckelbridge @dhuckelbridge.bsky.social · 22d

It’s common-sense…
So of course MAHA has recommended everything but paid leave. @inimai.bsky.social gets in on it too.

Barbara Rodriguez @bcrodriguez.bsky.social · 23d

The new MAHA report recommends that the United States increase its breastfeeding rates. But the report makes no mention of a federal paid parental leave program that experts in breastfeeding / caregiving say could make a difference. My latest for @19thnews.org: 19thnews.org/2025/09/gove...

The government wants more people to breastfeed. Experts say paid parental leave could help.

Researchers have been examining ways to increase breastfeeding rates for years. They warn it will take structural reform and funding.

19thnews.org

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Inimai Chettiar @inimai.bsky.social · 21d

Sweeping return-to-office mandates often leave behind women who are balancing work with caregiving. What working moms really need is flexibility, plus affordable childcare. www.npr.org/2025/09/12/n...

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Inimai Chettiar @inimai.bsky.social · 22d

If we really want to promote breastfeeding, we must pass supportive policies to address disparities that stop so many parents – especially women of color – from feeding their babies on their own terms, as I told @19thnews.org: 19thnews.org/2025/09/gove...

The government wants more people to breastfeed. Experts say paid parental leave could help.

Researchers have been examining ways to increase breastfeeding rates for years. They warn it will take structural reform and funding.

19thnews.org

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Inimai Chettiar @inimai.bsky.social · 26d

Measures to support women are common sense; these policies can and should garner bipartisan support in Congress and beyond. 19thnews.org/2025/09/hous...

Want signs of bipartisanship? In the House, look to women.

In the House, women from opposite ends of the political spectrum have united on women’s health initiatives, banning congressional stock trading and releasing the Epstein files.

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Inimai Chettiar @inimai.bsky.social · 27d

👏Bravo, New Mexico, for setting a new standard for family-friendly policies and making free childcare a right for all families. 19thnews.org/2025/09/new-...

New Mexico will be the first state to make child care free

The program, which is expected to save families $12,000 per child annually, is available to all residents regardless of income.

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Inimai Chettiar @inimai.bsky.social · 29d

Working women aren't just the canary in the coal mine – they're the backbone of our economy. Groceries, rent and other basic necessities are soaring in cost, and every dollar women miss out on is critical income that could be putting food on the tables for their families.

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Inimai Chettiar @inimai.bsky.social · 29d

The new U.S. Census Bureau data paints a disturbing picture of a widening wage gap for women, especially moms and women of color in low-wage jobs. This should alarm us all.

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Inimai Chettiar @inimai.bsky.social · Sep 5

Today's jobs report shows cracks in the labor market, including a widening employment gap for Black women in particular, who are bearing the brunt of our stagnating economy after the admin's attacks on DEI and the federal workforce. This is not normal. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

US added just 22,000 jobs in August, continuing slowdown amid Trump tariffs

Latest report also contained more bad news – the US lost 13,000 jobs in June, according to the latest survey

www.theguardian.com

Inimai Chettiar @inimai.bsky.social · Sep 3

"Mothers working remotely often face the 'motherhood penalty'—less pay, fewer raises, and limited promotion prospects—while those forced back in person are sometimes left with only the option to quit."

The new American workplace crisis: Return-to-office mandates lead to a working mom exodus

Mothers working remotely often face the “motherhood penalty”—less pay, fewer raises, and limited promotion prospects.

fortune.com

Inimai Chettiar @inimai.bsky.social · Sep 1

Our country's labor laws are only as effective as their enforcement. As we celebrate Labor Day, we also need to be sure to hold federal agencies accountable for protecting workers' hard-won legal rights.

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Inimai Chettiar @inimai.bsky.social · Aug 28

On #NHPIWomensEqualPayDay, we need to keep fighting for comprehensive pay equity policies in order to dismantle harmful patterns of discrimination for all Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander women.

Inimai Chettiar @inimai.bsky.social · Aug 27

"Medicaid is more than a line item. It has represented a promise that no matter the ups and downs of life, our ability to care for one another, from generation to generation, will be protected." www.thenation.com/article/acti...

It’s Our Turn to Build a New System of Care

We have the chance to shape the future by building a system of care that leaves no one behind.

www.thenation.com

Inimai Chettiar @inimai.bsky.social · Aug 26

Dialing back flexibility in the workplace will only harm working parents, especially moms. But it's worth noting that for many workers, especially in low-wage, blue collar jobs, flexibility wasn't an option to begin with. www.axios.com/2025/08/14/c...

CEOs tighten their grip on workplace culture, dialing back flexibility

CEOs are emphasizing productivity and speed over flexibility and work-life balance.

www.axios.com

Inimai Chettiar @inimai.bsky.social · Aug 25

Happy #BlackBreastfeedingWeek! We all have a duty to fight the systemic racism and sexism that can often hinder Black moms and birthing people from breastfeeding or chestfeeding on their own terms.

Inimai Chettiar @inimai.bsky.social · Aug 22

"With Black mothers three times more likely than white mothers to be their family’s sole provider, the burden of passed-down prison debt further fuels the widening racial wealth gap." www.blackenterprise.com/prison-debt-...

Prison Debt Passed Down To Black Women Pushes Them Further Into Poverty

New research reveals how passed-down prison debt drives the loved ones of incarcerated people, particularly Black women, into deeper poverty.

www.blackenterprise.com

Inimai Chettiar @inimai.bsky.social · Aug 21

Is it a "summer slowdown," or are Americans – especially parents and caregivers – simply burned out due to a lack of flexibility and support in the workplace?

We need to reframe how we view work-life balance. The alternative simply isn't sustainable. thehill.com/lobbying/544...

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Inimai Chettiar @inimai.bsky.social · Aug 20

During National Breastfeeding Month (and with Workplace Lactation Week coming up in September) a timely reminder that creating lactation-friendly workplaces is good for business: www.inc.com/cassi-janako...

Businesses Can’t Afford to Ignore Workplace Lactation Week

Small and medium-size businesses have multiple ways to support working parents.

www.inc.com