Tag: Intersectionality

Pushing Forward with Alycia: Episode 7 – Intersectionality | Christina Rodriguez

Published: Thursday August 3, 2023
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Subscribe and listen on your favorite podcast player: Welcome to this inspiring episode Of “Pushing Forward with Alycia.” Our guest today is the dynamic Christina Rodriguez, founder of Latinas with Masters, an empowering network advancing the conversation on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Christina talks about intersectionality, women empowerment, race, gender, sexual orientation, and disability. … read more… Pushing Forward with Alycia: Episode 7 – Intersectionality | Christina Rodriguez

Intersectionality, Ableism, and Breaking the Glass Ceiling

Published: Thursday June 1, 2023
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26% of people have a disability (1 in 4 Americans), yet it’s estimated that less than 6% of the national housing supply is designed to be accessible. Recognizing the relationships that exist between disability, intersectionality, and the glass ceilings that have yet to be broken in multifamily and the workplace are important concepts to understand … read more… Intersectionality, Ableism, and Breaking the Glass Ceiling

A Woman’s Take on Intersectionality Through the Lens of Disability

Published: Monday March 28, 2022
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I was honored to deliver my speech called “A woman’s take on intersectionality through the lens of disability” to Abercrombie & Fitch in celebrating Women’s History Month and I highlighted the many women of our past who also have disabilities in common like me.  Women such as: Frida Kahlo, Maya Angelou, Helen Keller, and Judy … read more… A Woman’s Take on Intersectionality Through the Lens of Disability