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From Coast to Coast, here’s how The Junior League is fighting the scourge of human trafficking
The numbers alone tell the story. 21 million people in the world are victims of human trafficking. 71% of human trafficking victims are women and girls. And when it comes…
RefugeeConnect’s World Refugee Day Soccer Tournament Brings The Community Together
In 2011 the Junior League of Cincinnati conducted a community scan of unmet needs in Greater Cincinnati and discovered a lack of coordinated services for refugees. Two years later they…
The problem isn’t opioids — it’s how we’re raising our kids
Melissa Tassé, Ph.D., Chair of the Junior League of NJ State Public Affairs Committee and member of the Junior League of Summit, is also the CEO and founder of The Honey…
Spotlight: Isabel Dewey on Tampa’s Voter Registration Effort
When it comes to women running for public office, 2018 is already shaping up to be a historic year. The Associated Press reported that as of April 6, the number…
Protecting Children. Helping Mothers. Saving Lives.
This April marks the 35th anniversary of Child Abuse Prevention Month. While the spotlight on this crisis has been bright over this period of time, child abuse remains a persistent…
Back to the Future: Eleanor Roosevelt and the UDHR
This year marks the 70th anniversary of one of the most important documents you may have never heard of. On December 10, 1948, the United Nations proclaimed and adopted the…
Reflections of Monica Kaufman Pearson
Monica Kaufman Pearson is quick to tell to you that she was not the first black member of The Junior League of Atlanta. She was the second, and in the…
Building Business Leaders, One Volunteer CEO at a Time
A recent Harvard Business Review article authored by three leaders in the executive staffing firm Egon Zehnder addressed the critical question of why women are still underrepresented at the corporate…
A Tradition Starting in 1901, Reimagined on 19/01
“We have the responsibility to act, and we have the opportunity to conscientiously act to affect the environment about us.” That was how Mary Harriman described the mission of The…
JL Spotlight: Lynn Yeakel
August 26th is Women’s Equality Day in the United States, commemorating the 1920 certification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which granted women the right to vote. Yet even…