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Paid Leave Still Not Reality for North Carolina

When Ashton Clemmons decided to run for office, she knew she’d be adding one more thing to her already full plate. In truth, she didn’t...[Read More]

9 Oct
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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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Computers, Bugs and Paid Leave

Ever since I was a young girl I dreamed of having a career. I also dreamed of being a mom. Nowhere in my visions did...[Read More]

16 Sep
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Woman to Watch: Satana Deberry, Durham’s District Attorney

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]

11 Sep
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Lack of Paid Leave and Unequal Pay Make Life Difficult for Women and Families

They say it takes a village to raise a child, but in today’s society, many parents don’t have a village to fall back upon. In...[Read More]

23 Aug
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Embrace Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding is no easy task for all mothers, there is dedication, time, patience and pain, mixed with the never ending debate of breastfeeding in public...[Read More]

21 Aug
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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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One in Four Women: Now You Know Me

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]

29 Jul
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Looking for the Ultimate Father’s Day Gift for a New Dad, Consider a Birth Doula

I consider myself very fortunate. I was born into a huge family and grew up with a ton of family members that gave me a...[Read More]

19 Jun
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On Fathers and Father’s Day

Father’s Day has always had a strange pull on my small family. Certainly it has something to do with the fact that I was born...[Read More]

14 Jun
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