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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CEDAW Retreat Session in Durham
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 …
Women’s March – January 26, 2019
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. …
Message from Our Founder 2019
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. …
WomenNC announces 10 CSW Scholars in 10th Anniversary
In light of recent controversies and current events dividing our nation, we are reminded of the ongoing critical need to raise a generation that honors women’s human rights. WomenNC is pleased in honor of its 10th anniversary to announce the 2018-2019 cohort of 10 passionate, powerful local college and university students who will take part in the Juanita M. Bryant UN CSW Leadership Training Program. The 2018-2019 CSW Scholars hail from Bennett College, Duke University, NC State University, …
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Progress Report – October 2018
We successfully expanded the Juanita M. Bryant Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) Leadership Training program to include 10 local college and university students for 2018-2019. We have expanded our university partnerships to include Bennett College, Duke University, North Carolina State University, and UNC Chapel Hill. We secured a partnership with the RTI Global Gender Center, which will provide mentors for our 2018-2019 CSW Scholars. We received consultative status with the …