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Investing in Black Women Leaders With the Dream Capital They Need

Stanford Social Innovation

By Gabrielle Wyatt Black women have always stood up and pushed for social progress—despite being deeply marginalized by the very systems they push to change. percent , and funding increased for organizations focused on narrowing the racial wealth gap for Black girls and women. years—compared with white women.

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Leaky Pipelines or Broken Scaffolding? Supporting Women’s Leadership in STEM

Stanford Social Innovation

Women, particularly Black and Hispanic women, are underrepresented in many sub-sectors of STEM and face larger wage gaps than in other fields. The impact of these barriers and biases extends beyond workplaces; they shape STEM products and innovations themselves. It’s also about systemic barriers and layers of biases.

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How to Be an Advocate for Breastfeeding

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Yet far too many workplaces still lack lactation spaces, leaving breastfeeding parents to pump in toilet stalls, supply closets, or makeshift spaces that offer little privacy and even less dignity. Create a breastfeeding-friendly workplace. For many employers, providing a workplace lactation space is the law. (As