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This Month in Gender Equity: August 2019

We return this month with our series that recaps our favorite (or least favorite) moments in gender equity from news, media, and longreads all over the internet. You’ll see installments for This Month in Gender Equity the fourth week of each month. If you have ideas or contributions, leave a comment or tweet at us! 

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Honoring the Women of the Ages

Welcome to August, dear readers! If you are like me, you are probably wondering where exactly that summer, which seemed so long at the end of June, has gone. This summer I had a chance to recharge, reflect, and to travel. One of the things that I thought about a lot, as I wandered the steps of churches in Siena and piazzas in Florence, was historical framing. Everywhere I walked, I saw women in statues and paintings and I thought a lot about the way that these women are presented in history.

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Lessons from "Going Through It"

At this point, we probably all have our favorite binge-watches and binge-listens. Ann Friedman, journalist and host of the legendary podcast, Call Your Girlfriend, just dropped a brand new pod – Going Through It. This should go to the top of your list STAT. In each episode, Friedman interviews a woman who faced a question. This question is usually associated with a struggle or a hurdle and often concludes with a hard-won transformation. Women don’t often get to tell their own stories of work, wisdom, or wins, so Friedman’s offering here is significant. I (Lauren) have listened to the whole first season and pulled out some of the reflections that were most meaningful to me. 

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