Sarasota Herald Tribune: Underrepresented Voices
Can we walk in another's shoes?
Plastics – If You Socialize, Read This
You're probably awash in plastic. But you don't have to be.
Gender Equality in Schools: Specific Suggestions
Note - see also this important resources page to understand the issue better. Know your subconscious biases; they are powerful. Observe each other's interactions with a gender lens. Gender biases create a 'hidden curriculum' that instructs. Never highlight gender unnecessarily; before you say "boys and girls" or refer to "the man behind the desk" in a photograph, ask yourself: "Does gender matter?" It almost never does. Refrain from commenting on appearances, which are almost always gender-coded. Avoid single-sex groupings. Never let gender be used as a means of separating or excluding without comment. Don't put yourself down in gender-defined ways.…
The Gender Pay Gap – Female Vets Too?
Veterinarians in the US are now overwhelmingly female. Yet they still experience a gender pay gap. Wait - you're kidding, right? I was interviewed on this topic for the March edition of TRENDS magazine - read more about it here.
Hive Collective: Hurricane Ian
No more relief aid for hurricanes. Yes, you heard that right.
Podcast: A Way to Wellness for All
A challenge to the health care industry.
Sarasota Herald Tribune: Let’s Take Action Against Intimate Partner Violence
Because understanding the root causes of IPV is the only way to make real, long-term change.
Together Women Rise: Systems change? To help women? What’s up with that?
Root causes, people, root causes = the real approach to social change. Because just treating symptoms is not enough. Achieving gender equality is a tough, long-term problem, which is why at Together Women Rise we want to spend our time on root causes, on changing the systems that aren't working. Together Women Rise November 2021.
Systemic Change for Gender Equality: The Basics
The real talk about what 'systems change' means. And no, your eyes won't glaze over.