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Newsletter No.26
Coming Soon!
STA WIF proud supporter of
On April 27th, STA affiliates across the nation will unite in a one (1) month campaign to raise awareness and funds for U.S. military women re-entering civilian life. Details on how you can support this honorable effort will be made available in the coming weeks.
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Men Bet She Would Fail; Now She Runs a $26bln Fund
The New York Times, Alexandra Steveson & Kate Kelly
From the moment Dawn Fitzpatrick stepped onto the American Stock Exchange trading floor as a clerk in 1992, she sensed that the odds were against her. Surrounded by men in jackets barking trade orders, she stood out in her pleated skirt and twin sweater set. Traders around her began wagering over how long Ms. Fitzpatrick, then 22, would last. full story
Coming to Understand Workplace Gender Bias
LinkedIn Post by Brendan Harris
I have witnessed three reoccurring behaviors that manifest in the same order just about every time I see men approached with the subject of gender imbalance, inequality and bias in tech:
- Defensiveness: "Well, it's just a coincidence. There's nothing sinister going on here."
- False sense of enlightenment: "Hey! I've figured it out! I am so woke!"
- Hero complex: "I'll save you, little lady!" full story
An Accidental Feminist
inclusivus article by Antonie De Jong
This story explains how I became an accidental feminist being a man. There’s nothing dramatic here—no Damascus conversion, no “Aha-Erlebris,” just a gradual realization I had become one. full story
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