Rebekah Kuschmider

Rebekah Kuschmider

Bio

Rebekah Kuschmider is a DC area writer with a background in non-profit management and advocacy. Her work has been seen at Babble, Scary Mommy, Huffington Post, The Mid, Redbook online, and The Broad Side. She is the creator of the blog Stay at Home Pundit and is a contributor to the upcoming book Love Her, Love Her Not: The Hillary Paradox (an anthology, SheWrites Press, Nov. 2015). You can follow her on Facebook and Twitter.

Rebekah Kuschmider Articles

Etsy is the most recent tech company to jump onto the gender-non-specific, extra-long paid parental leave bandwagon.

Etsy Announces Awesome Extended Paid Leave For Parents

The online company just announced that any employee is eligible for 26 weeks of paid leave after the birth or adoption of a child. That’s six whole months of paid leave!

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Gwyneth Paltrow Shares Her Bizarre Beauty Tips

Like Gwyneth, I’m a mom of two kids, so I’m kind of hung up on the fact that she has the time to take a whole bath every night. I usually only manage to squeeze in a prison shower after the kids are in bed and before I collapse, so this brush-and-bathe routine is really amazing to me.

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College students will soon have vending machine access to contraception. Welcome to the world of 2017.

#RavsRadar: Contraception From A Vending Machine On College Campus. THIS IS HAPPENING.

This isn’t your old-school, gas-station-bathroom condom dispenser, either. It's called a Wellness To Go station that sells condoms, Plan B Emergency Contraception, pregnancy tests, tampons and pads, and even over-the-counter painkillers like Advil and Tylenol.

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Nike's Pro Hijab is designed with female Muslim athletes in mind. (Image Credit: Instagram/manirostom)

#RavsRadar: Nike Sports Hijab Is Coming Soon

Nike is getting ready to debut a line of sport hijabs for Muslim athletes.

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"Neighbors decided that the best way to fight anti-LGBTQ sentiment was to make a unified show of support." Image: wikipedia.org

A Gay Couple's House Was Vandalized; Their Neighbors' Response Was Heartwarming

Massachusetts couple Lauri and Cari Ryding came home from vacation to find their porch a mess. Someone had egged their house. They were targeted because they’re gay — the vandals made their hate apparent by also stealing the Ryding’s rainbow flag.

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Mormon Tabernacle Choir Member Resigns Over Trump Inauguration Performance

While the campaign strategy of insulting minorities, women, immigrants, disabled people, and the LGBTQ community may win some electoral votes, it doesn’t make creative people — many of whom are women, minorities, immigrants, disabled, LGBTQ, or allies of the aforementioned — want to be seen on a stage with him.

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Flynn talked to Russians about lifting sanctions before Trump took office. Now, he's out. (Image Credit: Flickr/Jim Mattis)

Flynn Just Resigned: What Even Is Reality Anymore?

What’s going on is that Gen. Michael Flynn, one-time general, disgraced former head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, Trump campaign advisor and - very briefly - Trump National Security Advisor resigned last night. Why did he resign?

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Periods are a valid reason to stay home from work.

Menstrual Vacation! Paid Time Off For Cramps. Amen.

Some people think periods are blessed celebrations of the cycles of womanhood and its connection to the earth.

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