Livable Wages | Women AdvaNCe | Page 2

Board Member Article Budget Policy & Priorities Current Events Equal Pay Family Issues Family Leave Livable Wages Politics/Public Policy Poverty Issues Racial Justice/Equity Working Families

Why Are We Still Telling Black Women to Work Twice as Hard?

The women in my family set high standards for what “hard work” felt and looked like. In many ways these lessons gave me strength and...[Read More]

22 Aug
0
0

Budget Policy & Priorities Family Issues Family Leave Family/Father Issues Gender Nonconformity General LBGTQIA LGBTQIA Livable Wages Politics/Public Policy Sexual Assault Women in STEM Working Families

Call for Paid Leave and Workplace Stories for September and October of 2019

Diverse women’s voices matter, but often we find ourselves absent from the table where our perspectives could make the most difference. Women are not a...[Read More]

16 Aug
0
0

Abortion Rights Disabilities & Ableism Family Issues General Housing & Homelessness Hunger/Food/Nutrition Livable Wages MyBodyNC Poverty Issues Reproductive Health Reproductive Rights Working Families

The Me I Was Supposed to Be

I sat in the dark room of a battered women’s shelter in Omaha, Nebraska, surrounded by my three daughters aged 9, 7, and 5 while...[Read More]

31 Jul
0
5

Abortion Rights Livable Wages MyBodyNC Reproductive Health Reproductive Rights

Abortion was the Right Choice for Me

I was 17 and looking forward to escaping high school and going to college. I was independent, an only child raised by busy single parents...[Read More]

22 Jul
1
2