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RALEIGH: As WomenNC celebrates its tenth year as an organization, Beth Dehghan announces her retirement as executive director and president, and the organization announces Mary Thompson as interim executive director. Beth Dehghan has led the organization since its founding in 2009. “In the past 10 years, I am extremely proud of what we accomplished in raising a generation that honors women’s human rights. I want to give my deepest gratitude to all who have been supportive of the organization: …

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WomenNC Scholars Will Present at Gender and Equity Research Symposium Meeting Durham Public School Superintendent: Dr. Nakia Hardy Presenting For the Durham County Women Commission Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) NC Update Violence Against Women (VAWA) Act Update Read our latest newsletter and sign up for future updates. …

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The 10th Annual Local-to-Global Forum took place on February 28, 2019. Secretary of State Elaine Marshall was our mistress of ceremonies to celebrate International Women’s Day and WomenNC’s 10th year anniversary. Our CSW Juanita M. Bryant scholars and their RTI Global Gender Center mentors participated in a panel presentation that highlighted their research projects on the status of women in North Carolina. We also presented IBM with our CEDAW (women’s human rights treaty) award because …

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In order to implement the second step of the CEDAW in Durham, NC, Coalition for Cities for CEDAW had a retreat session on Feb 2, 2019. This event was organized by Durham Women Commission and WomenNC. The session analyzed the status of women in Durham to prepare the agenda to present to the Durham county and Durham city. Representatives included of AAUW, NCNOW, UNWomen, Durham Women Commission, Durham Mayor’s Women Council, Durham Rape Crisis Response, and Brenda Howerton Durham County …

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Hundreds of women and men rallied in Raleigh to raise the voices of women for gender equality on Saturday, January 26th at the Women’s March. WomenNC volunteers and supporters had a table at the event and collected petition signatures for passage of CEDAW in Wake County. …

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Friends, This year marked WomenNC’s tenth year as an organization. However, that is not the only thing we’re celebrating this holiday season. 2018 was pivotal for WomenNC in multiple ways. …

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