Growing up as a young Honduran-Panamanian immigrant in the United States, I predominantly found community within U.S. Latinx student groups. In these groups, I found...[Read More]
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I still remember being in middle school in rural North Carolina and having one of my best friends tell me, “Marcela, I don’t see you...[Read More]
Growing up I had a father who most would just categorize as Latino, because of his Mexican background, but he chose to identify with his...[Read More]
Children's IssuesFamily IssuesFamily LeaveFamily/Father IssuesHealth, Wellness, and PreventionLatinxLGBTQIAMental HealthPaidLeaveNCSelf CareSelf CareWorking Families
I remember the confusion, dare I say shock, I felt when I heard my Human Resources Director utter the word, “unpaid.” It was like a...[Read More]
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When Satana Deberry left her hometown of Hamlet, NC to pursue higher education at Princeton University, her purposeful plan didn’t include the words District Attorney...[Read More]
Since the inception of the #MeToo movement, many men have reacted by trying to avoid women altogether in the workplace. In a recent survey by...[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]
As a student at UNC-Chapel Hill, I am amazed by my classmates on a daily basis. There are some truly inspiring people I have met...[Read More]
“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” This quote is often attributed to George Bernard Shaw. There is little evidence that Shaw...[Read More]
It’s not about a getting a day off work. It’s not about a cookout. There’s a deeper meaning to Memorial Day. Often confused with Veterans’...[Read More]