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Month: August 2019

Op-Eds and Commentaries 

Reprogramming the Patriarchy: Combatting Gender Bias in Machine Learning

August 23, 2019November 21, 2019 960 Views 0 Comments representation, social media, technology

  The media narrative on artificial intelligence (AI) is not far removed from the plot of a science-fiction movie: robots

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Underpaid and Imprisoned: How the Gender Wage Gap Disproportionately Hurts Incarcerated Women

August 23, 2019 822 Views 0 Comments criminal justice, equal pay

  Early in my career, while working as a legislative aide in Washington, D.C., a male colleague and I received

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Building America’s Backbench: Electing Women to the State House

August 23, 2019October 7, 2019 702 Views 0 Comments Congress, local government, pipeline, representation

The 2016 elections dealt a crushing blow to women. But in its wake, a new urgency and optimism emerged. After

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#PepperDemMinistries: A Digital Afrocentric Approach to Feminism

August 22, 2019 986 Views 0 Comments Africa, feminism, Ghana, motherism, social media, technology

  In early Fall 2017, the husband of Ghanaian entertainer Afia Schwarzenegger uploaded videos of what appeared to be Schwarzenegger

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El Comedor: Female Migrants in Charge

August 22, 2019August 22, 2019 864 Views 0 Comments Central America, community organizing, immigration, Mexico, migrants

  Less than half a mile from the U.S. border on a street corner in Tijuana, Mexico sits a small

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When Parity Is Not Enough: Sexual Violence in India’s Armed Conflict

August 22, 2019 736 Views 0 Comments India, military, rape, representation, sexual violence, war crimes

  In October 2018, the Supreme Court of India turned down a plea by the Central and Chhattisgarh governments to

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Female Representation and US City Managers: The Stubborn 14.4 Percent

August 22, 2019August 22, 2019 1174 Views 0 Comments local government, pipeline, representation

  In November 2018, Sheryl Sculley retired as San Antonio’s City Manager after 13 years in the position. Her replacement,

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