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Film Review from Asha Saha, a 26-year-old woman based in Valencia, Spain. She received her Master of Science with Data Networks & Security in the UK. She was one of 3 women in her class and the youngest. One day, a classmate from Kenya, Simone, came to congratulate her on breaking the stereotype and that’s when she realized that even in a first world country, it doesn’t take too long for the inequality to start
For the women who are watching this video, how many of you have thought: “If I was a man, I would not have to deal with this?” I have a solution for you, watch the documentary Pioneers in Skirts. It discusses gender bias and why women lose ambition in the workplace. It follows filmmaker and director, Ashley Maria as she discusses her own experiences in the film industry, follows a group of young girls, women,
Pioneers in Skirts screened as an Official Selection at the Nevada Women’s Film Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada. The film was featured online over a 2-day period with the filmmakers participating in a post-screening Q&A via Zoom. We’re proud to announce that Pioneers in Skirts won the Spirit of Activism award!! Pioneers in Skirts highlights the importance of social messaging absorbed by young women and girls about who they one day may become and championing
Len Shneyder,VP of Industry Relations | Twilio SendGrid Inc. On more than one occasion, my wife has asked me what can we do to help people and make a difference during the pandemic that has swept our planet. I don’t always have a good answer. To be perfectly honest, more often than not, I have no answer and when I do it’s far from satisfactory or scalable. We try and do right by the people
Originally appearing on the NFBPWC website: here. While screening Pioneers in Skirts at at a recent international BPW conference, I was excited to hear the message of “it’s time for us ALL to take action!” The story shows the inequities and setbacks women have experienced in the workplace, even after decades of advocacy, still perpetuate today. It certainly is time to take action…for ALL of us to work towards an equitable culture. The National Federation
Michelle Proctor, Principal Business Operations Manager, Risk Research & Quantitative Solutions | SAS Institute, Inc. In celebration of International Women’s Day, the Women’s Initiative Network at SAS world headquarters in Cary, NC hosted a public screening of the Pioneers in Skirts documentary. We opened the doors virtually to allow groups all over the globe to pull together audiences to participate in the festivities. There was participation from Bloomington (MN), Sao Paulo (Brazil), Marlow (UK), Toronto
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