While attending the 63rd Annual Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations this month, I was encouraged by the advancements women are making around the world towards the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/?menu=1300 This year’s CSW63 …
Diversity and Unconscious Biases
In preparation for teaching the Intro course for Women and Gender Studies at Texas Christian University, I came across citings of several studies showing our unconscious biases. In the one study, a business professor asked his students to share their …
Diversity in the boardroom and C-Suite
Julia Sweet, CEO-North America of Accenture articulates why more diversity is needed in the boardroom and C-suite. Diversity is a business imperative as corporations are facing major disruption from new market forces. They need diverse perspectives and analytical styles to …
Joining the faculty of the Women and Gender Studies Department at TCU
I am thrilled to announce that I will be teaching the Intro class to Women and Gender Studies at Texas Christian University this fall. Although considered a gender nerd, I am expanding my learning by studying the current curriculum and …
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Launching new governance structure with the Huairou Commission
I’m furiously working away at creating the organizational governance documents for one of the NGOs I work with, the Huairou Commission. HC is a community of grassroots women’s organizations and alliance partners collaborating on their commitment to the mission of …
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