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What Is A Man’s Role in Gender Equality Activism?

October 28, 2020

Shared from Plan-International. Read original post HERE. Written by Salvadoran activist Gonzalo Montano, age 24 Men have responded to the feminist movement in very different ways, some supportive, some antagonistic. However, feminists too have at times taken a hardline, separatist stance, seeing the challenge of achieving gender equality as resting exclusively with women, ignoring the […]

Women Who Wow Us: Spotlight 18 (Carmel Dean)

October 12, 2020

Women Who Wow Us: Spotlight 18. We interviewed Carmel Dean, a Composer, Arranger, Music Director and Pianist. Her musical Renascence was produced Off-Broadway by the award-winning Transport Group, and was named Best New Musical at the 2018 Off-Broadway Alliance Awards.

Pass the Mic: The Conversation Continues (Newsletter #2)

September 16, 2020

Monica Davis curates a Newsletter in partnership with Women of 802 and Maestra. This month: Meet Patricia Prattis Jennings.

Doing The Work: How Eventbrite Creators Make Inclusivity The Norm

August 28, 2020

As more people grasp the importance of making the world (and their events) a more welcoming place, event diversity and inclusion have become hot topics for hosts and attendees alike. But while it’s currently trending, the work of diversity, equity, and inclusion is not new. “If the people who you wish were coming to your […]

Women Who Wow Us: Spotlight 17 (Irene Sankoff)

August 17, 2020

Women Who Wow Us: Spotlight 17. We interviewed Irene Sankoff, a Canadian writer/performer best known for creating the hit Broadway musical Come From Away.

Women Who Wow Us: Spotlight 16 (Lynne Shankel)

July 20, 2020

Women Who Wow Us: Spotlight 16. We interviewed Lynne Shankel, an award-winning orchestrator, arranger, music director, and composer. She was music supervisor/arranger/orchestrator for Allegiance on Broadway and was the first woman to solely orchestrate a new musical on Broadway.