Month: February 2020

On the ballot: Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux and Meredith Conroy on representation in elected office

On By W.W. NortonIn How Can We Bridge The Differences That Divide Us?, What's Gender Got to Do with It?1 Comment

Quick! Which state leads the country in electing women of color to executive office? The answer? New Mexico. It’s not a “fluke,” Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux and Meredith Conroy contend in their FiveThirtyEight essay published on January 31, 2020. Rather, they argue, the work that has been done in New Mexico to put women in office can …

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A man’s place: A conversation about masculinity in the #MeToo era

On By W.W. NortonIn What's Gender Got to Do with It?66 Comments

Too often, the most pressing debates about gender (i.e. sexual assault, equal pay) are simplified to women’s-only issues. That’s a problem. In this November 12, 2019 YES! piece, nine people discuss our collective responsibility in these conversations and debate how men should participate in the #MeToo movement. Alex Meyers, Earth-Feather Sovereign, Imara Jones, Kalimah Johnson, …

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