Dismantling the Systems of Power: Bring More Women of Color to the Table
by Monique Miles, Director, Opportunity Youth Incentive Fund and Deputy Director, Aspen Forum for Community Solutions Why is it important to build a functional and equitable democracy that includes everyone, especially women of color? Because, facts. Yes, let’s herald the fact that there are women of color representing us in office, but women of color …
Sustaining the Movement: Changing the Culture
Content Warning: Sexual Harassment by Isabelle Schellenger, Program Coordinator, Aspen Global Innovators Group Over the past few years, sparked by high profile cases of sexual harassment against powerful men, and sustained by the power of #MeToo and TIME’S UP, a national clarion call has been sounded. It is a call for change that seeks to …
Why Women Now: Takeaways from a #MeToo Conversation
In the post #MeToo era, the potential to shift women’s political, economic, and philanthropic power is profound. How will this activism be harnessed to fundamentally change our nation’s course? Can a broader consensus in support of women’s issues be mobilized? Fundamental concepts of diversity and inclusion are being crafted in whole new ways by corporate …