#genderequality #hashtag #hashtaghistory #solutionstogenderinequality Hashtags and gender equity aren’t about either. They’re really about having a voice. Sexual harassment, assault, bias…none of these are new. What is new is our access to information and our access to each other. For folks who have survived harassment, assault, bias, or all three (myself included) hashtags give us a way to stand up, speak out, and connect with each other. We were once living in a world where

#genderequity #gendergap #solutionstogenderinequality Was it just a coincidence that SXSW 2018 launched the day after International Women’s Day? Regardless, the momentum gender equity has been experiencing for the past year was evident at SXSW by the variety of amazing panels, speakers, and initiatives. Here are 10 ways SXSW put gender equity front and center in 2018. #1: By Promising to Do Better In 2015, SXSW botched its attempt to promote gender equity with the Gamergate i

#closegendergap #genderinsports #solutionstogenderinequality We cannot ignore the internal voices of our boys any longer. “I had anger issues in high school.” “I felt like an outcast.” “I’m not supposed to get help.” There’s a misconception that sports only play a positive role in the lives of our boys and men, but in a world where teenage boys are 3 times more likely to die from suicide1 than teenage girls, and where men are almost 4 times more likely to die from suicide tha