The only way out of gender inequality is to live an example to other girls, and to seek representation for women at every level of society
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Posted inEquality
Women leaders must model sisterhood
In the face of myriad challenges in the workplace, female leaders must forge solidarities to dismantle oppressive spaces
Posted inEquality, News/Politics
Atlanta killings illustrate the intersection of xenophobia and misogyny
Stereotypes of and violence against Asians in America, and Chinese people by those who fear Covid or by Zulu monarchs are all part of the same unconscious need for “othering” which also drives violence against women
Posted inEquality, Gender violence
Gender-based violence in a slave economy
The stereotyping of women as caring, soft-hearted mothers is a dangerous ideological construct
Posted inEquality, Gender violence, General, Health, Sport
Caster Semenya, international sports, human rights and bodily integrity
The 800 metre world champion will be unable to defend her gold medal in the 800m race at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. In order to compete Semenya is expected to take testosterone suppressing medication
Posted inTech
Eliminating bias is the new frontier of AI innovation
Artificial intelligence is racist and sexist, and just like in the real world, change in the virtual world requires sustained effort
Posted inEquality
Why is it still so hard for civil society to talk about internal racism?
Appointing Black women to leadership positions is a drop in the ocean of the real work that needs to be done to truly transform organisations, especially in the nonprofit world
Posted inEquality, Gender violence, Health, Lifestyle
An open letter to my students: Cat-calling women is not okay
By Kerry Frizelle While I was lecturing, a female student arrived late*. As she made her way to a seat, another student cat-called her (a whistle). The female student was already conspicuous because she was late and the cat-call drew the entire class’s attention to her. It took me a while to process what was […]
Posted inEquality, Gender violence, Health, Media
Reattributing shame as an act of social justice
By Rebecca Helman I remember the first time I gave a talk to a group of strangers about that fact that I had been raped. The shame of it felt like a weight, trying to crush me into the floor as I attempted to stand up tall and look unblinkingly out into the room. In […]
Posted inGeneral
Trump’s America: No country for old women
I have managed a monosyllabic email and two cups of tea this morning. Typing this is agony. Now I know that the sun comes up and shines even on the day of the apocalypse. I didn’t know that yesterday. So this is a learning experience. Welcome to America’s 1948, where the sun is shining. With […]
Posted inNews/Politics
The princess waitress and the dark forces
Myth and myth-making can be traced back to the origin of our species and is the archetypal language through which our spiritual and creative selves make sense of our world and fashion meaning. The mythic imaginary though, is not entirely free of religious or political bias. While certain archetypes are common to the collective human […]
Posted inEquality, Gender violence
Hostile response to #ForBlackGirlsOnly shows why we need it
With all the racial tension brewing over the past few months it’s no surprise that an event called #ForBlackGirlsOnly has caused a stir. Many think the event counters nation-building in a time when people are losing their jobs over racial slurs, and the amount of melanin you have can trigger an online shouting match. This […]