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Representing a Diverse Jewish Community
By Natasha Mayer Yesterday was World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development. In 2002, the United Nations General Assembly created this day of observance to bring attention to the fact that three-quarters of the world’s major conflicts have a...
Abortion is a Jewish Issue
By Natasha Mayer This has been a tough few weeks for pro-choice advocates. Increasingly restrictive laws are being passed in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Missouri, and more are on the dockets in other states as well. Many of these laws no longer carry...
A Joyous Celebration of Jewish Women
Last week at our gala, we revealed the ten Jewish women social entrepreneurs who make up the first cohort of The Collective. These rockstars are motivated by their Jewish values to find innovative ways of moving the needle on issues impacting women and girls in the...
Joining Together to Fight Hate
We are all heartbroken and outraged following the massacre of 50 Muslim men and women in Christchurch, New Zealand. On Monday, the Nathan Cummings Foundation sent an email to other foundation presidents expressing their outrage, not only about the attack,...
A Balancing Act: International Women’s Day
By Natasha Mayer International Women’s Day has been observed since 1911 to celebrate the achievements of women in the social, economic, cultural, and political realms and to call for renewed commitment to improving the status of women worldwide....
Why Are Women Outnumbered on the Opinion Pages?
In response to a letter from Kimberly Probolus, “A Woman’s Plea: Let’s Raise Our Voices!” in The New York Times, the paper asked readers why they thought men outnumbered women on opinion pages. Here is the response submitted by Jamie Allen Black...
Changing the Conversation about Mental Health
When Sophie Riegel first began teaching about anxiety, she was in seventh grade. Sophie had experienced bullying because of her obsessive compulsive disorder, so she planned a presentation for her class about what OCD means, and how it impacts...
An Era of Bitchification
How has it become normative for women and girls to be publicly shamed for the same qualities that cause men and boys to be honored? Women are called bitches when men are called badasses. Women are seen as bossy when men are seen as leaders. Women are...
Over 80% of American Women are One Paycheck Away from Homelessness: The Impact on Women of Missed Paychecks During the Government Shutdown
The longest government shutdown in US history, which lasted 35 days, came to a (temporary) close on Friday last week. During the shutdown, over 800,000 furloughed federal employees missed two consecutive paychecks. While two missed paychecks...
The Best a Man Can Be
By Rachel Siegel Gillette – a company previously known mostly for their advertisements directed at men filled with stereotypical representations of men and women – recently created a new advertisement, “The Best a Man Can Be,” which challenges those...