Advocacy

WomenNC advocates for the support of women's human rights in terms of its mission statement.

Legislation

1. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)
• CEDAW – Read More Here
• Member of CEDAW Task Force
2. Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
3. Elimination of Human Trafficking
4. Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)

Collaboration with Other Organizations on Women Related Issues

American Assoc. of University Women (AAUW)	InterAct of Wake County
Maya Angelou Center for Women's Health and Wellness	NC Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NCCASA)
NC Women United (NCWU)	Partners Against Human Trafficking (PATS)
Pretty and Pink Foundation	United Nations Assoc. - Wake County (UNA-Wake)
UN Women – NC Chapter	Women's Human Rights Intl. Assoc. (WHRIA)

Community Impact

1. Organizing Symposiums and Speaking Engagements to Educate People in NC on Global and Local Status of Women


• Since 2009 presented to over 1000 people at events such as ...



AAUW Convention	Cary Rotary Club
Church Women United	Intl. Lecture Series at Meredith
Maya Angelou Intl. Women’s Health Summit	NC Assoc. of Women Attorneys (NCAWA)
NC Council for Women	NOW Convention
NC Universities (NC Central, Meredith, NCSU, UNC-CH, Shaw)	Soroptimist International
TedxNCSU	UNA-Wake
UN Women	Women Business Owners Network (WBON)
and many more...



2. International Film screenings


• For Neda, Peace Train to Beijing: The Fourth World Conference on Women and Yesterday


3. Media Interviews or Articles



BOOM!	CarolinaWomen (under Organization tab)
INDYWeek	News & Observer
Shaw University radio station	St. Augustine’s Radio Show
Triangle Events Magazine	UNC-TV
WRAL - Tarheel Talk
and many more...



4. Social Media


• Blogs, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube