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]
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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]
Thanks to the Duke Interdisciplinary Social Innovators for working with Women AdvaNCe to create two products that summarize and show the impact of our two most successful...[Read More]
Riding to the airport after a recent writer’s week, a girlfriend declared that America is not ready for a female president. WHAT? I don’t remember...[Read More]