Does gender trump race?
July 11, 2007
Shirley Chisholm is a hero to many because she was the first Black woman to run for president. This was a tremendous act for women and Black people in this country.
In what I think is her most interesting quote, she said the following:
“I’ve always met more discrimination being a woman than being black,” she told The Associated Press in December 1982, shortly before she left Washington to teach at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts. “When I ran for the Congress, when I ran for president, I met more discrimination as a woman than for being black. Men are men.
I’m interested what people think here. Is society more sexist than racist, as Chisholm suggests?
With a white woman (Hillary Clinton) and and a Black man (Barack Obama) both having a great chance at being the next president, this election season could potentially bring such a question to the forefront, for better of for worse.
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Gender-Focused Conferences
October 16, 2006
I just read an interesting article on why Women’s Conferences are important. I agree that these are beneficial, but I feel that they are good for both their participants and everyone the participants interact with. I feel this way for 3 main reasons:
1. Such conferences/organizations build confidence through camaraderie.
Anyone who has worked with an individual that lacked self-confidence greatly appreciates how much better it is to interact with a person confident in themselves.
2. Such conferences/organizations often include information/training on dealing with non-members of that particular group’s focus.
For example, engineering conferences often train engineers on how to effectively interact with non-engineers in work settings. This leads to better communication between all parties, and it benefits all parties.
3. Such conferences/organizations lead to a more thoughtful populace/workforce
These meetups often focus on introspection, personal responsibility, and accountability. These are characteristics well understood by effective and successful people.
Do people that have a problem with Minority-Focused Professional Development Groups also have a problem with gender-focused groups/organizations as well? Why? What is wrong with them?
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Women
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