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A Woman’s Right to Leave (Temporarily)

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]

18 Sep
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Budget Policy & Priorities Equal Pay Family Issues Family Leave General Health, Wellness, and Prevention PaidLeaveNC Politics/Public Policy Self Care Self Care Working Families

The Trickle Down Economics of Paid Leave: Professional Organizations Can Lead the Charge

More women than men are now pursuing graduate degrees, according to the latest numbers from the American Enterprise Institute. While it’s generally assumed people with...[Read More]

13 Sep
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Abortion Rights Budget Policy & Priorities Current Events Family Issues Health and Safety Health, Wellness, and Prevention MyBodyNC Politics/Public Policy Reproductive Health Reproductive Rights Self Care Self Care

Title X, Planned Parenthood & NC: Explained

Over the past week, articles about Title X, Planned Parenthood and the Trump Administration have been all over the news. If you’ve read any of...[Read More]

6 Sep
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Equal Pay Family Issues Family Leave Livable Wages PaidLeaveNC Poverty Issues Self Care Working Families

Women Deserve Paid Family Leave

I work for me. In 2015, I decided to quit my job and bet on myself. It was a risky move but it was one...[Read More]

4 Sep
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Civic Engagement Community Issues & Volunteering General Mental Health Peace Poverty Issues Self Care Self Care Senior Issues

Slivers of Hope

One thing I know for sure right now is that it can be a challenge to remain hopeful in this world with all that is...[Read More]

28 Aug
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General Self Care Self Care Women's Friendships

Let’s Talk About Friendships

Friends? How many of us have them? Friends? Ones we can depend on? These lyrics, coined by legendary Hip Hop group, Whodini, regularly leave me...[Read More]

19 Aug
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Bullying Education General Leadership Media Reform Self Care Youth Issues

Moxie Intern, Brie McGhee, On Finding Her Voice

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]

9 Aug
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Abortion Rights General Health and Safety Health, Wellness, and Prevention Maternal Mortality MyBodyNC Reproductive Health Reproductive Rights Self Care Self Care Trauma

Life of the Mother

April 11, 2015 was my daughter’s fifth birthday party. In the pictures from that day, I am wearing a knee-length fluttery skirt and an aqua...[Read More]

5 Aug
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Abortion Rights General Health and Safety Health, Wellness, and Prevention Maternal Mortality MyBodyNC Reproductive Health Reproductive Rights Self Care Self Care Sexual Assault

Abortion Bans Threaten Public Health

The “Never Again” coat-hanger posters often seen at pro-choice demonstrations are at once evocative and cautionary. They conjure up images of gruesome back-alley abortions of...[Read More]

26 Jul
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General Health and Safety MyBodyNC Reproductive Rights Self Care

Reproductive Justice Includes Sexual Health

I never had an abortion, although those services have always been legally available to me. With two miscarriages behind me, by the time I got...[Read More]

10 Jul
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