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ORIENTAL RUGS
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I’m Every Woman
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MAY 1-31 2021
’ve got between five and a hundred things running through my mind at any given moment. A mental to-do list that sits atop of my physical to-do lists. It’s also a race to get what’s swirling around my head done before it has to be written down. When that happens, I count them as successes. We’ve all experienced the responsibilities that we assume, that seem to always fall our way. And it seems like during the past year, as the world was forced to slow or shut down, women were tasked with picking up more and more. The pandemic showed the desperate need for significant improvements to public policy and for corporations to better support working women and to shrink pay disparities. The mental load still weighs heavy. We shouldn’t be made to figure out how to “have it all.” But at the same time, I am so thoroughly impressed by our tenacity and resiliency. This year, like the eight before it, we produced our annual women’s issue in which we highlight several truly incredible women who better our city every day. It’s always my favorite to put together because truly there is no shortage of women who belong on these pages. I love meeting, reconnecting and learning more about each one. I believe Heather Pownall, who’s featured on page 67, says it best: “Every woman who is living her life, showing up, giving what you got, doing the best you can, with good intentions – you are a woman of achievement.” So, my fellow women, consider your own achievements as you read these stories (starting on page 54) – because, if you’re anything like me, you probably don’t think on them enough and give yourself credit when it’s due. Here, I’ll start by taking my own advice – this also happens to be our 100th issue of Durham Magazine, and I’ve been around for 80 of them. From fact checking our old hotel guides (I didn’t make many friends with front desk attendants back then) to the excruciatingly hard process of selecting the cover subject (each of our honorees deserves her own cover) and photo, I’ve got to say I’m proud of the work I’ve put in, and I’m privileged to share it with the city I live in and love.
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