Posting in Together Women Rise here. Systems change? To help women? What’s up with that? By Scott Osborne, Member of Together Women Rise’s Grant Selection Committee The systems that make up our world were designed by men. From Tokyo to Tijuana, from Delhi to Denver,...
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I talk a lot about systemic change for gender equality. Nine times out of ten, I watch people’s eyes glaze over at the very mention of the phrase: it’s too abstract, too academic, too wordy, too anti-male, definitely too something. This is unfortunate. So I offer the...
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From the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, November 20, 2020. Picture all the women you ever dated, or all the women you knew from high school, or the women in your family. Take a minute. No rush. Now count off by threes. Chances are, those one-in-three women – those women you...
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Women experience climate change differently than men. Why? Two reasons. First, in general, women have less agency, fewer economic resources within their control, more responsibility for the care of young children and the elderly, and much greater vulnerability to...
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The UN Women USA Gulf Coast Chapter Fall Lunch is upon us – and it’s going to be amazing. We’re recognizing local Champions of Gender Equality and mobilizing for activism. Join us!
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Delighted to be able to attend CSW in New York this year. Our UN Women-USA board convened a panel on Providing Social Services and Protection to Women and Girls in Conflict Zones and hosted an evening reception for fellow national committees. And at Dining For Women’s...
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