Family and Maternity Leave Around the World: How Does the USA Measure Up?
In the last few decades, women have been dominating the workforce because having a single income family is no longer enough...
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General Manager of the Human Rights Campaign DC Store has a Social Work Degree
by Deona Hooper, MSW I long for the day that I can arrive to work and continue to be in...
Poverty Simulation: Making Cents of Being Poor, Part 2
Recently, I posted about The University of North Carolina at Greensboro's Poverty Simulation that was held on March 27th as...
Marriage Equality Goes Before the Supreme High Court
Daniel Martinez-Leffew (left) wrote a letter to Chief Justice Roberts, urging him to accept marriage equality. Shown from right to...
Mothers of Bedford and Prison Reform
On February 12, 2013, Our Children’s Place, a local nonprofit based in Chapel Hill, in partnership with Meredith College hosted...
Les Miserables Cast Performs Live at the Oscars
One of the best surprises of the night from the Academy Awards was the cast of Les Miserables live performance...
Power and Prejudice
by Christel Striekwold Some years ago in 2009 the female Nigerian writer Chimamanda Adichie appeared at a TED conference. I was...
Housing in Blue, Homeless in Red
Today public housing continues to exist, but eligibility and aid depend on one’s location. While the federal government has developed...
Child Welfare: Where Are We Going And Where Have We Been
Child Welfare refers to a set of government services that are designed to protect children, and also to encourage stability...
Marian Wright Edelman: What Can I Do
by Deona Hooper, MSW On October 25, 2012, Marian Wright Edelman, Founder and President of the Children's Defense Fund spoke...
Our Children’s Place: Presents Mothers of Bedford
Our Children's Place, a local Chapel Hill nonprofit, in partnership with Meredith College will be hosting a screening of...
The Changing Electorate and What it Means for Immigration
by Jose Raul Gonzalez, BSW Student Last Tuesday’s election losses for Republicans have been an embarrassment and their Mitt Romney "self-deportation"...
Fighting Sex Trafficking From the Front Lines: The People Who Inspire Series: Sarah Elizabeth Pahman
Notes from an Aspiring Humanitarian's "The People Who Inspire series" highlights individuals from a variety of backgrounds and occupations who...
Pregnant and in Jail: Structural Inequality and the Safety Net of Incarceration
In this presentation, Dr. Carolyn Suffrin from John Hopkins University explores the intersection of mass incarceration and the politics of...
