“We were beginning to make progress, and there was an initial complacency. We got the right to vote, we have the ability to go to work. And we took our eye off the ball.” Nichole referring to how even when gender bias had begun to take process, there were still issues that needed to be addressed. For instance, only 29 out of the fortune 500 companies have women CEOs. (Women CEOS of the S&P 500). The Women’s Fund of Central Ohio seeks to release the stigma, in which women and men will be equal in all aspects.
Nichole Dunn, the CEO of The Women’s Fund of Central Ohio. Originally from Minnesota, Nichole grew up knowing that she wanted to go into an occupation that included leadership. She was thrilled with the thought of going into a field that
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Nichole categorizes herself as a “privileged feminist”—meaning that she grew up in an environment where she was encouraged to eliminate the thick line between what it meant to be a girl or a boy; in so, she was active in sports, learned the same basic skills that young boys are stereotyped to learn, and of course, to be independent. Before relocating to Ohio, Nichole was a licensed drug and alcohol counselor to youth. When the opportunity of being the CEO of The Women’s Fund of Central Ohio, Nichole knew that she was meant to go into a woman organization that based itself on releasing the negative stigma of what it meant to be a woman. The Women’s Fund of Central Ohio started in 2002 by fourteen women who were all in the professional field and lived in central Ohio. Her company is a social change service rather than a direct service in which they focus on preventing social issues about gender. Since the beginning, The Women’s Fund of Central Ohio focuses on four core values, this includes gender norms, economic self sufficiency for women, leadership for women, and life skills for girls. On …show more content…
On the subject on her thoughts on feminism being viewed upon as a joke throughout social media, she says that a true feminist can respond with one question, “Do you believe that women and men are equal?” She says, “When you have an individual that wants to debate, do you want to have a discussion, or have a debate?” By making a question about the person who views feminism as a joke, they do not realize the true idea of feminism and understand the statistics that also come with it. Nichole elaborates on society and the things that still indicate that gender bias is still shown in everyday life. “You throw like a girl,” is a commonly known phrase used in sports. Nichole describes how even though “You throw like a girl” is a phrase that is subtle and short, it negatively influences how young women are perceived. It indicates how when a child hears “You throw like a girl,” to them, it parallels to a negative connotation. This child’s ‘throw’ is viewed as not strong enough, fast enough, or good enough. At a young age, girls view how they throw, their ability to be strong, and most importantly, their perception becomes negative. Additionally, Nichole explains how boy programs hold a phrase, “I will,” while girl programs hold the phrase, “I will try.” Girls at a young age are pushed to be risk takers and try new things, while boys are almost born with knowing that they can try to be anything that they
Denise Karina Matthews formally known as Vanity, passed away at the age of 57 from kidney problems. Although Denise is known to the secular world Vanity, the lead singer in her group, Vanity 6 she left that world behind and she became born again. On Jan. 4, 1959, Denise Katrina Matthews was born to Helga Senyk and James Levia Matthews in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Her childhood was not a happy one as her father was verbally and physically abuse to her.
On May 5th, 1997 Nora Robinson was born in Brooklyn, New York. She grew up with her single-parent mother, who was her best crony. Her house abutted Clarkson Avenue, which is the same street her mom grew up on. Nora was very stoical and not rankled very easily, unless you messed with her sister Carey, who was born on the exact day, except 2 years later. Carey was very gaunt, unlike her more muscular mother and sister, even that the hand-me-down attire that was given to her would never fit. Their personalities were not very divergent, even though that they were both convinced that they were. Their father had been killed in a car accident, and was a very respected man, who had no one feel enmity toward him. Years later, 16 year old Nora and 14 year old Carey were acting like scavengers when they were
Women have long been fighting for their right to be seen as equal to men. Even to this day, women continue to fight for their rights, things such as the right to non-gender discriminatory wages. While there may be some arguments over the state of gender equality in the modern world, it is undeniable that there have been great strides made toward recognizing the female 's worth in the workforce and as a human being. Despite these strides, however, things are still not yet ideal for women and many of the issues females face today are the very same issues that have been plaguing them for decades. While it is unfortunate the oppression of women has been so long-lived, the length of that exposure has thankfully enabled many talented writers to both lament over the fact and emphasize the need for gender equality.
You can thank Diane Nash for the integration at lunch counters. DIane Nash is an African-American civil rights leader and renowned activist, who was very involved in the most important equality and desegregation movements and campaigns like the Freedom Rides, and the Selma Voting Rights Campaign,the Dr. Martin luther King Jr.’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Diane Judith Nash was born May 15, 1938, in Chicago, Illinois. She grew up in a middle class Catholic family, where her father, Leon Nash worked as a clerk in the military during WWII and her mother, Dorothy Bolton Nash who worked as a keypunch operator.Nash, attended both public and catholic schools growing up and once considered becoming a nun. As a teenager she won several beauty contests and in 1956, Nash graduated from Hyde Park High School in Chicago.
Equality is ensuring individuals or groups of individuals are treated fairly and equally on the grounds of their race, gender, religion, disability, age or sexual orientation. One such group of individuals who are in an unremitting fight for equality in context of gender and race are woman within the United States exemplified by the World economic forum global gender gap report of 2015, ranking the country 28th in terms of equality between men and woman. Although in terms of the global demographic the ranking appears adequate – impressive even by some accounts, the unwavering determination of the feminist movement leading up the 1980’s,
In sports women aren't taken seriously because they are always getting criticized and it’s time for change. Men are always chastising women on how they can’t play sports or talk about them. In the essay “Sexism and Sports”, Molly Quinton persuades that women shouldn’t be blamed in sports. Quinton uses the rhetorical choice of narration in this text.
Women have been a vital key to the shaping and progression of our society. Throughout time, women’s roles and opportunities in the family, workplace, and society have greatly evolved. They started from being housewives that don’t have many rights, even in the household, to being valued citizens in our
Since the dawn of American culture, women have been oppressed. Due to inequalities in the hierarchy of social power, women have been targeted for discrimination. However, women have not sat quietly and let the “man” dictate their lives. Through movement raised through women of all cultures, change has come to all American women. Racism, homophobia and classism created hardships for the American women who rebled through reproductive justice organizations, anarcho-syndicalism, and embracement of their sexual orientation. These helped efforts created the foundation that we live in today and continues to inspire and mold the environment .
Furthermore, She provides a strong tone that evaluates the potential of a woman. She presents her speech with facts and with confidence and passion. Her tone is trying to motivate young women to act up and take action. Along the way in her speech she makes up a sarcastic tone by claiming that “[women]do not have executive ability, orderly minds, stability, leadership skills, and they are too emotional”(Chisholm, 149). The use of this tone provides affirmation that conveys young women to feel capable of doing anything that men can do. These words don’t define the potential of women nor their abilities. Women are strong, women can take anything, women are smart, women have leadership. Just like Chisholm, women have a voice to speak up and advocate for a change. Throughout her positives tones, she also presents an emotional appeal to the youth who are going to college and are struggling. In reality, some women don’t get the same opportunity as others.“...when a young woman graduates from college…she is likely to have a frustrating and demanding experience ahead of her”(Chisholm, 149). Women face challenges with their eligibility when applying to jobs. Looking for a job is not as easy for women, it takes time and persistence. Unlike men, who are seen as
Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) characterized by inflammation of the lining of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract (AbbVie, 2016; Mayo Clinic Staff, 2017). The GI tract is a tube-like structure within the digestive system that extends from the stomach to the anus but can also refer to the entire alimentary canal, which comprises the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, and anus (AbbVie, 2016; Patton & Thibodeau, 2014). The inflammation that is caused by Crohn’s disease can affect different areas of the GI tract in different people; however, it is mostly commonly found at the end of the small intestine and in the colon (AbbVie, 2016; Mayo Clinic Staff, 2017). The inflammation, an immune response to injured tissues in the body that causes redness, swelling, and pain, can lead to abdominal pain, severe diarrhea, fatigue, weight loss, and malnutrition (Mayo Clinic
“Monsters don’t sleep under the bed, they sleep inside your head.” When I was a child, I had a nightmare of being chased by the big bad wolf, and I was running trying to catch up with my parents who were driving away yelling at me to hurry up. Fear is a feeling that everyone has. Were all programmed with it. As kids get older they start to understand more and can tell the difference between real and pretend. When we experience fear, it can release adrenaline and dopamine which can make us excited and enjoy the thrill we feel when we experience scary things; which is why scary stories intrigue us. What role does transformation play in stories that are meant to scare us? Scary stories often involve transformation to elict fear.
The sports world has been a new area where women are recognized. In previous times women’s sports were almost non-existent. In schools many girl teams did not receive adequate funds for uniforms and equipment. Boys sports were much more popular, such as football or basketball. If a girl wanted to play a guy sport she would be labeled as a
“You throw like a girl.” “You run like a girl.” “You look like a girl.” It’s common sense that these phrases are not at all compliments but rather gender-based insults. Since when did the physical capacities of a young girl stacked up against a boy turn into an insult and a limitation? Is being a female individual something derogatory, something to be shameful about? Young girls are taught to be weak, fragile and soft-spoken while it’s openly accepted and even encouraged for boys to have hard opinions, to be strong and tough and exert power. They’re constantly put into a place of doubt by the media, parents and their social community.
In many ways, feminists feel that traditional ethics have failed in the world of women’s equality; however, feminist ethicists as a whole share the same target, as cited by Tong, R. & Williams, N. (2009), “the creation of a gendered ethics that aims to eliminate or at least ameliorate the oppression of any group of people, but most particularly women.” Many organizations have been created whose mission is to protect the rights of women such as women’s coalition in various states, Equality4Women, National Organization for Women (N.O.W.), and the Ford Foundation to name a few. These organizations collaborate to restructure culture so women can triumph in other humanitarian areas like economic, political, and social equality. What is known as the “glass ceiling” is considered a possible contributor to the wage gap and inequality in the workplace. “Similarly, the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 prohibit discriminatory practices in the workplace that have traditionally impeded women's ability to achieve occupational parity with their male coworkers” (Housh, 2011, p.118). More often than not, even a woman’s health, both mentally and physically, comes into question. “This can be explained by women’s and men’s different positions in the gender order, meaning that in gender unequal situations at work it is often women that are disadvantaged whereas men have
"A woman should be barefoot, pregnant and chained to a stove," stated Ben Glantz, a high school senior. Drew Pershing, another senior, also shared a joke, "What does a woman do after she leaves a battered shelter? The dishes...if she knows what's good for her!" Daily jokes and comments such as these, no matter how harmless, are detrimental to the status of women and a dangerous undermining of their accomplishments. Shared by both genders, sexually discriminative comments are widely accepted in society as normal and harmless. "I didn't mean anything by that; I was just kidding," whimpered Ben Glantz after receiving several cold stares from young women who overheard his bashing, sexist comment.