This week, we welcome guest author Dawn Czaja. Dawn is an elementary teacher in Boston. Before you call her a superhero, read what she has to say about the toxicity of that idea.
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We can easily draw the connection between the role of representation and promoting gender equality. As discussed in earlier blogs, it makes sense that young girls who see female leadership feel more empowered to achieve. This plays out in classrooms, institutions of higher education, politics, the media, and workplaces. This week, AEC is delighted to welcome Gabrielle, whose guest blog goes beyond representation to look at the power of gender equity to create a safer world and discusses why it’s important for each of us to challenge gender bias.
Read MoreWe are so excited to welcome Cimone Philpotts, a doctoral candidate at the University of Delaware and community organizer, as our first guest blogger. As one of her many roles, Cimone conducts research about Black women and girls in the state of Delaware. We wanted to include her research here because, while they speak specifically to the First State, the findings are all too familiar – Black women are excluded from leadership opportunities, comprehensive health care, access to high-quality education, and earnings equal to their white and male peers. Rectifying these inequities are at the heart of AEC’s mission and we are eager to bring more research like Cimone’s to the fore in order to know better and do better for Black women.
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