This is a tidbit about inclusion within the entertainment industry. The documentary, This Changes Everything, is being shown in theaters across the country for one night only. As exclusion is linked and perpetuated across all industries and all walks of life, ithe documentary should prod our thinking and our assessments of how inclusion would change … Continue reading A Documentary coming to your screens – July 22nd
Stereotype Threat: Penalized for promoting and encouraging talented women
A 2018 article in the respected Harvard Business Review addresses a second level stumbling block in the way of successful women in the corporate world -- that of stereotype threat. Without using that label, Anne McNulty describes the subtle but real punishment meted out when women try to assist women who are bright and merit … Continue reading Stereotype Threat: Penalized for promoting and encouraging talented women
The Politics of 2020 and the Politics of Women of Color
Do women vote as a monolithic group? Hardly and women of color will vote around issues that affect them generally as a community: Candidates must address specifically and convincingly the ways issues like criminal justice reform, immigration, pay inequality, voting rights, and police violence affect black, Asian, Latina, and Native women, and other groups. But candidates must … Continue reading The Politics of 2020 and the Politics of Women of Color
One-size-fits-all approach rarely fits any.
According to Oakland based, Kapor Center Research, a unidimensional gender lens used to inform solutions or initiatives, adopts a “one-size-fits-all” approach more often leaves women of color behind when increasing gender diversity in tech, entrepreneurship, and venture capital . Does one-size-fit all? Continue reading
U.S. Women’s Soccer team go public with claim of gender discrimination
Fighting Gender Discrimination “We very much believe it is our responsibility,” Rapinoe said, “not only for our team and for future U.S. players, but for players around the world — and frankly women all around the world — to feel like they have an ally in standing up for themselves, and fighting for what they … Continue reading U.S. Women’s Soccer team go public with claim of gender discrimination
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