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NBCUniversal Local Impact Grant helps nonprofit combat period poverty
Applications are open for NBCUniversal’s Local Impact Grants, an effort to help area nonprofits make a difference in our communities. One of NBC Connecticut’s past grant recipients is Dignity Grows, an organization that addresses the issue of period poverty.
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CT LIVE!: Women's Mental Health
Licensed Professional Counselor Krystal Jackson shared ways for women to improve their mental health.
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CT LIVE!: Future Jobs for Women in Tech
Bristol Technical Education Center is paving the way for women in tech.
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State OKs Windham Hospital ending labor and delivery services with conditions
A years-long fight to restore labor and delivery services at Windham Hospital appears to be over.
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A golf tournament is making the game more accessible to minority women
The Collaboration of Minority Women Professionals is holding its 3rd annual golf fundraiser Queens of the Green. It not only helps bring the game of golf to people who may not be familiar with it, but also helps Connecticut students studying STEM.
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Woman's sweat turned blue during pregnancy: ‘I thought I was becoming an Avatar'
When Keisha Sethi became pregnant with her first child, she anticipated heartburn and morning sickness. She did not expect that she would start turning everything she touched blue.
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CT cities rank high in female breadwinner survey
Two Connecticut cities rank in the top five of a LendingTree survey showing cities with high percentages of women earning more than their male partners.
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Connecticut Leaders Host Women-Owned Business Day
State leaders and lawmakers are working together to continue making our state a place for women in business. State data shows Connecticut’s women-owned businesses have grown by 56% in the last two decades. Together, these businesses contribute more than $16 billion each year to the state’s economy. “We know that women sometimes want to take hobby and turn that...
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Connecticut Leaders Host Women-Owned Business Day
State leaders and lawmakers are working together to continue making our state a place for women in business.
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Berlin Police Officer Beats Cancer Twice With K9s by Her Side
A female police officer from Berlin beat cancer twice with her partners in crime by her side. She continues to serve her community and shed light on a job she says is the greatest in the world.
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CEO of LingoKids is Encouraging Children to Learn About Influential Women
The CEO of a popular children’s app is encouraging kids to learn more about influential women this Women’s History Month.
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CT LIVE!: 5 Ways to Empower and Improve Relationships With Other Women
Damali Peterman, Conflict Resolution Expert and Founder of BreakthroughADR, shared how the acronym “space” can help.
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Researchers Looking for Volunteers to Study How CBD Impacts Women
A researcher at Yale University is taking a closer look at how CBD affects women because she says most of studies only focus on men. Her study could help better inform women about dosing and how best to use the product for issues like anxiety and pain management.
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Find It Early Act Could Provide Resources to Women Across the Country
The Find It Early Act is proposed insurance coverage for breast cancer screening that could, if passed, eventually apply to women all across the country.