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2015
Mary Harriman Enters the Women’s Hall of Fame!
This athlete became a world class figure skater after overcoming polio. This woman promised her dying sister she would help find a way to eradicate breast cancer. This dance entrepreneur’s…
Do We Still Care About the Childhood Obesity Epidemic?
In her latest piece for The Huffington Post, AJLI Executive Director Susan Danish takes a look at the current fight against childhood obesity. To read more click here.
September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month (Pass the word!)
In case you missed it, President Obama has again proclaimed September as National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. And you probably did miss it, as the media seem to have moved…
What happened after Katrina was no longer front page news?
You probably already know that 2015 marks the 10th anniversary of the terrible event and the damage it caused: nearly 80% of New Orleans was flooded, more than 200,000 homes or…
What Does Ginger Rogers Have to Do with Women’s Equality?
August 26th is Women’s Equality Day in the United States, and Susan Danish shares some of her thoughts on this historic day at the Huffington Post.
Change Management From the Inside Out
AJLI Executive Director Susan E. Danish shares some strategies for dealing with management change and transitions within an organization in this piece for Philanthropy New Digest.
JL Interview Exclusive: Tamara Ashford
TAMARA ASHFORD KEEPS COOL WHILE ADJUDICATING TAX DISPUTES FROM THE BENCH A 15-year veteran of the Junior League of Northern Virginia and a member of AJLI’s Governance Committee from 2011…
What Color Was Your Prom Dress?
We can’t find statistics on the number of girls who don’t go to their high school proms every year because they can’t afford a prom dress and the shoes and…
Ready for the good news on foster care?
According to the most recent data from the Department of Health and Human Services, the number of children in foster care in the U.S. declined by almost a quarter between…
How do you measure teen self-esteem?
There are a lot of days, weeks and months dedicated to worthy causes that call out for our support – both emotional and financial. To pick just a few, in…