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We’re Still Telling Abortion Stories, and Here’s Why

When communications director Jo DeLosSantos led the way in sharing abortion stories for our July #MyBodyNC Campaign, we knew it wouldn’t be easy. As she...[Read More]

30 Aug
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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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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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Call for Paid Leave and Workplace Stories for September and October of 2019

Diverse women’s voices matter, but often we find ourselves absent from the table where our perspectives could make the most difference. Women are not a...[Read More]

16 Aug
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Pregnancy and Poverty

Where I come from, homes aren’t typically built on happiness, financial stability and mutual trust. Families are centered around desperation, jealousy and poverty. People barely...[Read More]

7 Aug
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The Me I Was Supposed to Be

I sat in the dark room of a battered women’s shelter in Omaha, Nebraska, surrounded by my three daughters aged 9, 7, and 5 while...[Read More]

31 Jul
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Abortion was the Right Choice for Me

I was 17 and looking forward to escaping high school and going to college. I was independent, an only child raised by busy single parents...[Read More]

22 Jul
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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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What If My Daughter is Gay?

I was enjoying a beautiful day catching up with a friend and all of a sudden she says, “I think my daughter is gay. And...[Read More]

10 Jun
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