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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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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
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Writing Off the Mommy Tax

For the first time in history, women are attending college in higher numbers than men. At first blush, this seems rather encouraging, a sign that...[Read More]

21 Jun
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Disrupt the Status Quo for Women in North Carolina

I recently began a small workbook titled: “Do Disrupt: Change the status quo. Or become it.” It’s timely for us to be talking about changing...[Read More]

17 May
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A Wall Shouldn’t Be Our Focus

At the time of my writing, the government has now partially been shut down for thirty-three days. I’ll admit I haven’t kept up with the...[Read More]

28 Jan
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Today is Equal Pay Day

Equal Pay Day is once again upon us, a date symbolizing how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned in...[Read More]

10 Apr
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The Pay Gap is Real

Editor’s Note: This originally was published on June 5, 2017, but we believe the information is important. Tomorrow is Equal Pay Day. The day...[Read More]

9 Apr
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Today is Black Women’s Equal Pay Day

>>As a teacher, I enjoy teaching my students about historical moments from that past that they can either learn from or relate to. Some of...[Read More]

31 Jul
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