There is no Gender Justice without Racial Justice
Like you, we at the Aspen Institute Forum on Women and Girls mourn the loss of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Ahmaud Arbery, and the far too many lives murdered at the hands of white supremacy and law enforcement. We see and feel the pain and trauma that is regularly inflicted on Black lives across the …
“Silent Discriminator” – The Women Global Data is Leaving Behind
by Tsion Yohannes Waka, Chair, the Center for Gender Equity for the University of Global Health Equity and SOAR Fellow, Aspen Institute Forum on Women and Girls, and Agnes Binagwaho, Vice Chancellor, University of Global Health Equity This blog was originally published on Devex on June 19, 2020. We, as women, might be surprised at this time to see figures …
Ain’t I A Woman, Too?
by Lauren Casteel, President and CEO, The Women’s Foundation of Colorado This blog by was originally published by the Women’s Foundation of Colorado on June 10, 2020. Dear Beloved Community, The late Dr. Vincent Harding, a Denver treasure and dear friend, often invoked the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., when speaking to the “beloved community.” Today, as I …
Racial Justice Leadership from the SOAR Fellows Community
by Marni Morse, Program Associate, Aspen Institute Forum on Women and Girls At the Aspen Institute Forum on Women and Girls, we recognize that gender equity is inextricably linked to racial equity. There is no gender justice without racial justice. Black women and girls must not be an afterthought in our outrage over police violence and white …