North Carolina regards menstrual products as “luxury items” and “non-essential.” Our state is also one of 29 states that tax these products. Representative Julie von Haefen from...[Read More]
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Janeen Gingrich, the interim Executive Director for NC Families United, and former (amazing) Women AdvaNCe board member worked with author Anna Lynch to put together...[Read More]
Children's IssuesCivic EngagementCivil RightsCriminal JusticeCurrent EventsFamily IssuesGeneralJuvenile JusticePolitics/Public PolicyPoverty IssuesRacial Justice/EquityVotingWomen in PrisonYouth Issues
Women AdvaNCe has named Dawn Blagrove, the Executive Director of the Carolina Justice Policy Center as a Woman to Watch! Dawn is an attorney and attended...[Read More]
Beauty & AgingBullyingChildren's IssuesCultureFamily IssuesGender NonconformityGeneralMental HealthMental HealthSelf CareSelf CareYouth Issues
A few weeks ago I was at a concert where I overheard a conversation between a young girl, probably around eleven or twelve, and her...[Read More]
BullyingChildren's IssuesCommunity Issues & VolunteeringEarly Childhood EducationFamily IssuesGeneralHealth, Wellness, and PreventionLivable WagesMental HealthMental HealthPolitics/Public PolicyPoverty IssuesTeachersWorking FamiliesYouth Issues
In her New York Times piece on August 15 of last year, author Kim Brooks (Small Animals: Parenthood in an Age of Fear) makes the...[Read More]
Board Member ArticleChildren's IssuesDomestic Violence/Sexual AssaultFamily IssuesFamily/Father IssuesHealth, Wellness, and PreventionHousing & HomelessnessIntimate Partner AbuseIntimate Partner ViolenceMental HealthPoverty IssuesSelf CareViolence PreventionYouth Issues
In December 2019, Women Advance will be rerunning some of our favorite stories during the year. There are too many amazing stories to highlight, but...[Read More]
In December 2019, Women Advance will be rerunning some of our favorite stories during the year. There are too many amazing stories to highlight, but...[Read More]
Working at Women AdvaNCe has been an eye-opening, at times challenging, ultimately rewarding experience. I started the summer eager to jump right in, energized by...[Read More]
Most recent statistics indicate nearly one in four women in the United States will have had an abortion by the age of 45. Abortion is...[Read More]
If you think kids need a “cure” for being gay, then maybe you’re the one who needs conversion therapy. Last week, the Mental Health Protection...[Read More]