How did you feel after the results of the recent election were announced? Depending on who you voted for and how you felt about that vote, you could be wildly cheering, deeply remorseful, or hesitating to feel anything while waiting to see what that outcome really means. If you’re one of the 40% of voters […]
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While we still haven’t elected a woman to be president in the US, we need to keep the faith and remember that every single advancement women have made has come with its share of setbacks. Progress happens gradually, often by degrees, and it is certainly not linear. With yet another man headed to the Oval
guest post by Tiffany Shlain One of my favorite Rumi poems is: Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about. Ideas, language, even the phrase “each other” doesn’t make any sense. The
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In the aftermath of a very intense and, yes, very disappointing election cycle, there are some bright spots for women’s leadership. Women outdistanced the 2022 record for most women governors, with one more woman rising in the ranks—Republican Kelly Ayotte was elected as the first female governor of New Hampshire. That means in January, we
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If everything around you seems dark, look again, you may be the light – Rumi The past few days have been difficult. On Election Day, we collectively held our breath, carrying the hopes and dreams of equality and representation in our hearts. However, instead of celebrating, we watched another extraordinarily qualified woman crack—but not break—the
Next week, you have the opportunity to vote, and when you cast your ballot, you will help determine the future direction of our communities, states, and the nation. According to the Center for American Progress (CAP), “votes have impacts beyond the election in which they are cast…elections help determine the course the country takes on
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The United States is a country that follows “the rule of law.” But do we—really? Central to that rule is the Constitution of the United States. Few have read it cover-to-cover, even though it contains only seven articles and 27 certified amendments. The 28th Amendment—ensuring equal rights for all citizens regardless of sex—still languishes in
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guest post by Terra Renee, President of African American Women In Cinema The moment I recognized the inherited power bestowed upon me was profound. Although I came from a family of devoted voters, at 18, I didn’t register to vote. Like many teens at the time, I didn’t believe my vote mattered. But a few
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On a recent trip to New York, I was able to catch Suffs, the Tony Award®-winning musical making history on Broadway. The show reminded me of the battles that the women of the suffragist movement fought in order for me, just over 100 years later, to cast my vote. Remember, women were denied the right
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If you think that racism in America is no longer a problem, I urge you to think again. The Black experience in the United States has been and often continues to be, one of fear, oppression, and violence. While he was being handcuffed after being forced to the ground during a traffic stop that had
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