Sandi's Archives
Category: Gender Issues
Liz Lerman Shares Her “Me Too” Moment, Keynotes Women, Dance Leadership Conference
- By Angela Bonavoglia
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OVER 200 CHOREOGRAPHERS and dancers from 38 countries descended on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in late January for the second-ever Women in Dance Leadership Conference, the brainchild of choreographer, dance educator, and film producer Sandra Shih Parks. Hosted by NYU Tisch School of the Arts…
National Museum of Women in the Arts premieres interactive exhibit about sexual harassment
- By Melanie Breault
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THE NATIONAL MUSEUM of Women in the Arts (NMWA) presents El Tendedero/The Clothesline Project, D.C., an exhibition by Mexico City-based artist Mónica Mayer, on view through January 5, 2018. The…
Utah Wonder Women and SUREFIRE putting on female leadership conference
- By Melanie Breault
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UTAH WONDER WOMEN (UWW), the premier networking community in Utah for accomplished women and future leaders, will host its inaugural summit at the University of Utah on November 10th. The UWW Summit will be followed by SUREFIRE…
I Shouldn’t Have to Tell My #MeToo Story, But I Want To
- By Melanie Breault
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I DIDN’T WANT to share a #MeToo story because I shouldn’t have to. The thousands of women and men who made the difficult choice to do so on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, in op-eds, in blogs, in therapy offices, in intimate settings with friends, in…
We’re All Sluts Now
- By Leora Tanenbaum
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GWYNETH PALTROW, ANGELINA Jolie and Ashley Judd – congratulations, and welcome to the fastest-growing club in America: women who are shamed and punished for their sexuality. You’re a big-name celebrity who was sexually harassed by movie mogul Harvey Weinstein and then blamed for what you endured by so-called women’s rights champions like…