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    What does it mean to ‘work together’?

    • May 15, 2017
    It’s no secret that Junior League members can accomplish more together than they can as individuals. And the same goes for their Junior Leagues when they band together as powerful…
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      Sustainable Assets: What do you do after 15 years as a NCIS special agent?

      • May 8, 2017
      Meet Cheri Boyle. Wife. Mother. Junior League member. And retired special agent in the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. That’s NCIS, as in the award-winning TV show. If you’re not a…
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        Let’s talk about something we don’t talk about much. Period.

        • April 21, 2017
        April 7th was the World Health Organization’s World Health Day; what better time to talk about menstrual health and hygiene? The traditionally taboo nature of this topic is changing. One…
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          How Was Your National Women’s History Month?

          • March 31, 2017
          National Women’s History Month is over…and I’m exhausted. So many events, so many conversations, so little time. So what’s the impact? What I find most interesting about participating in the…
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            Building a Community in Kenya

            • March 13, 2017
            Today’s guest post is from Jen Sapitro, founder and Executive Director of Uweza Foundation, who talks about how a scholarship from a Junior League in Illinois led to a life change…
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              50/50 in 2020

              • March 9, 2017
              As a women’s organization with over one hundred years of history, The Junior League is proud to celebrate the achievements and gains women have made since our founding in 1901.…
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                Moving the Needle on Human Trafficking in Your Community and Across the U.S.

                • January 30, 2017
                Many people do not recognize the critical role they can play in their workplaces and communities to fight human trafficking on a daily basis. From analyzing supply chains in your company’s complex web of services and products, to identifying farm workers or domestic workers
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                  Sometimes change takes a while

                  • January 6, 2017
                  Human trafficking has been high on the legislative agenda of the Junior Leagues of the State of New York State Public Affairs Committee since 2006, when NYSPAC members urged members…
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                    We need more women in politics!

                    • December 9, 2016
                      How about that for a post-election analysis? And the nice thing is, it’s a true call whether you’re from a blue state or a red state. Consider these statistics:…
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                      Joy Burkhard. Volunteer.

                      • December 7, 2016
                       It is not unusual in The Junior League for a member to really dig into an assignment and become an expert as well as a catalyst for change in that…
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