"There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it." ~ Chinese Proverb
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The UK Government have finally published the proposals for the new Equality Bill.
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They've always claimed breastfeeding would be included, but it wasn't mentioned at all in any of the previous drafts. So, in the final version, it has. Mostly, I feel, because of the immense 'home goal' Harriet Harman's office scored by issuing press releases that contained inaccurate and damaging details: that it was finally going to be legal to breastfed in public in England & Wales, etc.
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Curiously, the new specs maintain the mistake that was made earlier - about breastfeeding up to six months old being 'protected' in earlier versions of the Sex Discrimination Act. As the UK Gov had failed to mention this 'protection' prior... it's an interesting thing for them to mention in this way. Maternity protection has no time limit, as such.
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It doesn't appear that there will be any 'new' protection in this Bill. I rather suspect it's about making clear the confusion from prior Bills. What is very very worrying is that it is still talking about goods and services - no mention of open public spaces. It's about making sure the provider of the goods, or service - being on the bus, being in a museum, sitting in a cafe - cannot ask you to leave. But it only covers that specific thing. Nothing you can do if the person sitting next to you abuses you.
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Yes, this statement is very welcome, as it will be clear that if someone else goes to the manager and asks someone ask you to stop, they must ignore them - and that's great. But, they've stated prior that this has been the case since 1975! It's just we'd all failed to notice, silly us.
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It does not, however, confer rights to the child. Which means it's only about breastfeeding babies, not all babies, and does not cover another caregiver of the child. So it is very much short of what we've been asking for, and falls very short of the existing Scottish legislation.
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However, that's not to say it's not very welcome, and About Bloody Time. It will be interesting to see how it pans out, as the document itself is very scarce on detail. Second reading is on May 11th, and you can write to your MP, asking to support the Bill, on the breastfeeding element. If anyone can explain out this 2008/extra provision thing, I'd like to hear it.
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I, personally, have serious reservations. I'd like a bit more detail, please! Especially about the system of how this is administrated. Will the mother still have to collect evidence, find a lawyer and sue, or can she call the police on her mobile and they will attend to prevent her being thrown out?
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9. OFFERING NEW MOTHERS STRONGER PROTECTION WHEN BREASTFEEDING
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We want to do everything we can to support mothers who breastfeed. People are unsure of their rights and their responsibilities in this area.
We want to do everything we can to support mothers who breastfeed. People are unsure of their rights and their responsibilities in this area.
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Mothers have to be confident that they can feed their baby in a café, restaurant or shop without the embarrassment of having the owner ask them to stop.
Mothers have to be confident that they can feed their baby in a café, restaurant or shop without the embarrassment of having the owner ask them to stop.
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This type of discrimination has been unlawful for women with babies of any age for more than thirty years, and the mother could challenge the owner under the Sex Discrimination Act 1975. In 2008, we strengthened this Act with extra 'maternity' protection, which means that if the baby is less than six months old the mother could also challenge the owner on the grounds of her maternity.
This type of discrimination has been unlawful for women with babies of any age for more than thirty years, and the mother could challenge the owner under the Sex Discrimination Act 1975. In 2008, we strengthened this Act with extra 'maternity' protection, which means that if the baby is less than six months old the mother could also challenge the owner on the grounds of her maternity.
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The Bill will make it clear that it is unlawful to force breastfeeding mothers and their babies out of places like coffee shops, public galleries and restaurants.
The Bill will make it clear that it is unlawful to force breastfeeding mothers and their babies out of places like coffee shops, public galleries and restaurants.
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This will give women confidence that the law is on their side when they are breastfeeding their babies.
This will give women confidence that the law is on their side when they are breastfeeding their babies.
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For example, the protection for new mothers could mean:
For example, the protection for new mothers could mean:
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If a woman is breastfeeding her baby on the bus she cannot be asked to get off the bus for that reason. The same would apply to a woman breastfeeding her baby in an art gallery.
If a woman is breastfeeding her baby on the bus she cannot be asked to get off the bus for that reason. The same would apply to a woman breastfeeding her baby in an art gallery.
12:16 PM
Choose Your Thoughts … On Purpose
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Doncrack
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Becoming a Woman of Purpose Meetup,
Mike Dooley,
Notes from the Universe,
The Law of Attraction,
The Secret,
thoughts
At our last BWP Gathering we talked about our thinking. The Universal Law says what we think about most of the time becomes the reality we experience in our lives. Because we have been reared on negativity most of our lives, we still operate out of that negativity. It has become a habit and way of life that is difficult to break. So, how do we create lives of positivity, peace and joy? By simply choosing to.
You may say, “Easier said than done!” Yes, well, everything is. But you still manage to get up every morning and create a day, usually filled with negative emotions and events. Stop allowing your life to just run itself and start showing up in your life. Start taking an active role in your life, instead of the passive one you have become so used to. Make the conscious choice to become an active participant in your life, instead of the passive spectator.
One way to create that positive atmosphere is to choose your feeling. When you have those negative thoughts, you tend to then have negative feelings about those thoughts. Choose to derail those negative feelings and pick a different feeling, one that will lift you up. Choose to smile. When you smile, all sorts of wiggly things happen to your insides and you cannot hold a negative feeling in that same space.
One of the things that make me smile each and every morning is opening my inbox and finding my daily vibration lifters. I sign up for daily quotes, inspirational sayings and stories, and anything else that gets me out of a dark space and into a brighter one. I want to share one that I received this morning from Mike Dooley and his Notes from the Universe. You will remember Mike as one of the teachers in the movie, The Secret.You're freakin' me out, Carolyn. I can't remember when you last looked so radiant. When your inner beauty shone so bright. When your step was so light and your smile so heavenly. And it's Monday! What's gotten into you?!
Does this have anything to do with recalling your divinity? Have you realized that
time truly is on your side, and that more than enough of it remains for us to do
your greatest work? Is it that you now see how much you already have, how many
you've already helped, and how much you've already done?
Ahhhh! Your eyes just did that sparkly thing! Moonbeams just shot from your fingertips! The aroma, all around you, is like lavender! And your angels are locked wing to wing singing, "Weeeeeeeeee are the champions..."
...Okay, okay. So I'm pulling your leg a little bit. Truth be told, I can't remember when you didn't look like this.
All together now...
The Universe
Okay, does that absolutely rock! Are you smiling? I know I am! This is what I choose to focus on daily. Corny? Hokey? Yes, if that's what you choose to think. I don't. Yes, I can choose to focus on pain, suffering, struggle, and sickness, all of which are very familiar to me. Yet, I don’t want to! I acknowledge those dark places, pull out the lessons and the blessings, and then let them go. Why? Simply because they do not feel good and they just bring me more of the same.
Check out Mike Dooley’s Notes from the Universe. Do yourself a huge favor and sign up to receive them daily. Choose to smile every day.
8:49 AM
Love Her Style: Drew Barrymore works vintage chic
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Doncrack
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fashion,
Love Her Style
Wanna look vintage chick? the style of Drew Barrymore is good to be learn. Drew at Grey Gardens premiere who sparkled in a stunning vintage-style frock and head gear with plenty of red lipstick for the occasion - proving once and for all that there's no school like the old school. Or maybe you think that Miss Barrymore looked absolutely beautiful in a vintage champagne-colored dress with beaded accents...wanna try?
Who is the most luckiest little girl in the world? I think Suri Cruise is one of the candidate for it. Born from beautiful and famous mom, daughter of handsome and rich dad...can you imagine how lucky she is. She just three-years-old, but has everything.As for her education, Suri is said to be under the instruction of top teachers already. An insider revealed, “It doesn’t matter what Suri is doing, Tom wants her to be able to do it better than any other child. All parents think that their kids are special, but Tom and Katie firmly believe Suri is gifted. She is learning French and Spanish and has a tutor she sees once a week. Suri has shown a real love of dancing, so Tom and Katie are encouraging her as much as possible. She practices ballet, tap and modern dance.”
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