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Our mission is empowering the next generation to advance gender equality in North Carolina.

Equal Access to Education & the Racial Divide: Why

Equal Access to Education & the Racial Divide: Why the fight continues 👇
#raicaldisparities #racialjustice #blm #educationequity

#CommunityInclusionMonth - So, why do we have a Co

#CommunityInclusionMonth - So, why do we have a Community Inclusion Month? The reason we celebrate Community Inclusion Month is because prior to 1980 society segregated people with disabilities in institutions, in sometimes remote geographical areas. This month we should pay special attention to increasing inclusion in our communities and pay particular attention to how we personally make our communities more inclusive as friends, employers, public servants and service providers. 🧩

#IndigenousPeoplesDay - Lets take time to recogniz

#IndigenousPeoplesDay - Lets take time to recognize the ongoing legacy of exclusionary polices, under-representation in decision-making and corruption in land and natural resource management in many countries means that indigenous peoples often face a lifetime of poverty, exclusion and discrimination. For indigenous women and girls experiencing multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination, the effects can span generations and be exacerbated by the COVID-19 crisis. For example, the fact that indigenous women and girls are less likely to be medically insured makes them more susceptible to pre-existing conditions that aggravate the impact of COVID-19. Women who face multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination are also at greater risk of violence, and it is estimated that more than 1/3 of indigenous women are raped during their lifetimes. Indigenous women also face what they describe as “environmental violence”: environmental degradation and extractive industries that pollute water resources and ancestral agricultural lands, with fatal health impacts.
#indigenouswomen #nativewomen #nativeamericanwomen
Source | UN Women

Get tested this month. Be your own hero. 🎗️ #

Get tested this month. Be your own hero. 🎗️
#breastcancerawareness #pinkoctober #breastcancermonth

#WorldTeacherDay 👩‍🏫 - Women make up 76% o

#WorldTeacherDay 👩‍🏫 - Women make up 76% of all teachers at public and private schools. Achieving gender equality in education means that boys and girls will have equal opportunities to realize their full human rights and contribute to and benefit from economic, social, cultural, and political development. Teachers are essential for promoting gender equality and stopping discrimination in its tracks. ✏️ #ThankYouTeachers #TeacherAppreciation

THIS is WomenNC! 💜 💛 1. Our signature Leade

THIS is WomenNC! 💜 💛
1. Our signature Leadership Training Program
2. We are advocates for gender equity
3. We provide community education in hopes to eliminate any and all forms of discrimination
#WomenNC #LeadershipTrainingProgram #WNCScholars #genderadvocates #equity

We all struggle with mental health from time to ti

We all struggle with mental health from time to time. Make sure to take care of yourself and get the help you need. 💜 💛
SAMHSA’s National Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
SAMHSA’s National Helpline is a free, confidential, 24/7, 365-day-a-year treatment referral and information service (in English and Spanish) for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders.
#mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealth #SAMHSA #helpline

This month's NC Notable Woman is Senator Sarah Cra

This month's NC Notable Woman is Senator Sarah Crawford! 🙌 Sarah is a champion of women’s empowerment and rights. During her first term as an NC Senator, Sarah was an early sponsor of legislation for North Carolina to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. She has also been an outspoken advocate for women’s rights to reproductive freedom, and Medicaid expansion and supported the Dignity for Incarcerated Women Act to protect pregnant women in prison and jail. Prior to being elected to the State Senate, Sarah served as a Board Member for Safe Space, a nonprofit organization committed to ending and preventing sexual assault and domestic violence.

Senator Crawford serves as CEO for TLC (founded as Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities), a non-profit organization that empowers individuals of all abilities to live their fullest life, serving children, adults and families through on-site and community-based organization. Prior to that, Sarah served as National Director of Single Stop, helping families work towards economic stability and prosperity.

Sarah is a committed advocate for increasing minimum wage, especially in our human service industry. 💰 This field is often dominated by workers who are women and increasing the pay for these positions helps women, their families, and our entire communities.

In addition, Sarah has worked in her professional, personal and now public life to prioritize increased access to college and support for students to help them stay in school to earn a certificate or a degree 🎓. She is a co-contributor to a book on food insecurity on college campuses and has authored opinions and articles on how to help students overcome non-academic barriers to success such as food and housing insecurity. 🍎 🏠
#SenatorSarahCrawford #NCWoman #NotableWomen #NCSenator

📚 BOOK GIVEAWAY!! WomenNC is giving away copies

📚 BOOK GIVEAWAY!! WomenNC is giving away copies of "Brave, Not Perfect" by multi-award-winning Founder and CEO of national non-profit Girls Who Code and New York Times bestselling author Reshma Saujani.
To enter:
1. Follow us on instagram @women.nc
2. Like this post
3. Tag 3 friends!
Winners will be announced Friday, October 1st!

Description: "We are raising our boys to be brave, but our girls to be perfect. And this is holding us back.Imagine if you lived without the fear of failure, without the fear of not measuring up. If you no longer felt the need to stifle your thoughts and swallow what you really want to say in order to please and appease others. If you could stop berating yourself mercilessly for human mistakes, let go of the guilt and the strangling pressure to be perfect, and just breathe. What if, in every decision you faced, you made the brave choice or took the bolder path. Would you be happier? Would you impact the world in the ways you dream? You can believe the answer to both is yes"
#womengiveaway #bookgiveaway #instacontest

SHOP IN STORE TODAY! Want to help support WomenNC?

SHOP IN STORE TODAY! Want to help support WomenNC? Need some trendy jewelry for the Fall? Need a gift for a loved one? 💍
Use the online code: GIVEBACK-AQYGT from Saturday, September 25th at 12am- Sunday, September 26th at 11:59pm!
OR shop in person at The Streets at Southpoint in Durham, NC on Saturday September 25th from 1pm-3pm!
https://www.kendrascott.com/
#KendraScottGivesBack #KGB #KendraScott

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