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Be part of a survey exploring the contemporary male experience. Share your views on societal expectations, challenges, and triumphs. Your input will guide the creation of content that resonates with the complexities of being a man in today's world.https://https://lnkd.in/d2a5ezSk

Women in America are forced to serve as the nation's social safety net. I was cruising to the lake listening to NPR Saturday night when I stumbled on, Dr. Jessica Calarco's "Holding It Together" and know it’s a must-read for anyone interested in gender equality and social justice. Her book exposes that women in America are forced to serve as the nation's social safety net, shouldering the immense burden of holding society together. Key Takeaways: Women's invisible labor is the backbone of our society This unpaid work has devastating consequences on women's lives Calarco's research calls for urgent policy reforms to alleviate women's overwhelming responsibilities A powerful voice advocating for gender equity and systemic change I can’t wait to get my hands on this important book and its insights into the hidden struggles of women in America. Id love to learn more from my connections, please share your thoughts and share any other books or podcasts you recommend on this topic.

The Universal Nature of Presence At its core, presence is a universal human experience. It transcends gender, age, and background. When you strip away the layers of conditioning and beliefs, what remains is a pure state of awareness that is the same for everyone. https://lnkd.in/ewePDZk6

Robin DiAngelo, Ph.D. is cohosting with Esther A. Armah - CIRCLE OF WILLINGNESS: Emotional Justice for White Women is a call in to white women with this LinkedIn Live dialogue on Wednesday October 23rd at 12pmEST. It is crucial that each demographic do their own emotional work to dismantle oppressive systems that entrench harm – even when they affirm their commitment to change or healing or progressive agendas. None of those replace the actual foundation for sustaining harm – that’s why white women are the dismantlers who must do their own emotional work. That’s the call and the focus of the Emotional Justice framework created by Esther Armah, and highlighted in her best-selling book: EMOTIONAL JUSTICE: A Roadmap for Racial Healing, in which one of the two forewords is written by Robin DiAngelo. What does it mean to do your own emotional work? What does it mean to engage the three points of courage, convenience and comfort – and choose courage? What does it look like to do that emotional work in a time fraught with division and destruction? Join this LinkedIn live dialogue as we engage with these crucial issues. You must register. REGISTRATION LINK: https://lnkd.in/edBw47-H

This #WomensHistoryMonth, immerse yourself in the revolutionary spirit of Black Maria, the 1971 #feminist magazine that challenged norms and celebrated women's voices in #art and #politics. Founded by a dynamic team in Chicago, it became a platform for feminist journalism, controversial essays, and lesbian writing. Issues of the journal are freely available on JSTOR, courtesy of Reveal Digital. Have a look: https://bit.ly/4avGEKU

Check out my latest blog post for Mandonna Research Consultants ❤️ on the topic - Cracking the Code of Intersectionality: Unraveling the Layers of Oppression https://lnkd.in/dmC6U7ec

Great to see this coverage in CNN (and detailed analysis).

If you don’t already follow Geena Davis, consider adding her institute to your resource list! Now let’s talk about how to navigate these stats of how women’s voices are perceived https://lnkd.in/e9r5VMf5

The forthcoming Channel 4 series #Defiance includes some of the history of the 1970s & 80s South Asian anti-racism mobilisations in the UK. This 1984 issue of Feminist Review is one of my most treasured texts, which if you want to know more about this history will give you some varied insights into the political landscape at the time. The issue was a lifeline to me, just knowing that these sorts of discussions and activism were happening. That these incredible feminists were out there. With Joan Anim-Addo and Suzanne Scafe, I would go on to co-edit an issue of FR in 2014 which brought together new generations of feminist scholars, activists and artists in tribute to and in conversation with this earlier work. I will link to this later issue in another post

Another great review of my latest book, A Special Sisterhood, this one from Midwest Book Review! It was established in 1976 to promote literacy, library usage and small press publishing. "Informative, fascinating, unique, thought-provoking, inspiring, 'A Special Sisterhood: 100 Fascinating Women From History Who Never Had Children' is a compelling read and a seminal, ground-breaking, unreservedly recommended addition to personal, professional, community, and college/university library Women's Studies and Gender Studies collections and supplemental curriculum studies lists. It should be noted for students, academia, women's rights activists, and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subject that 'A Special Sisterhood' is also readily available in a digital book format." ~ Midwest Book Review