Are You a Citizen Artist?
I am a Citizen Artist. Are you? Growing up to be an aspiring artist, a passion nurtured by both my parents, had its pros and cons but thankfully, mainly the former. That infamous, awful cliché, “Surely you don’t want to be a poor starving artist?” expressed by so many uninformed (or as my mother would say uneducated) folks along the journey has taken me from the depths of inward despair to the heights of good fortune...
La Búsqueda Global para la Educación: Mujeres – Parte 3
“Hoy, women’s movements are mobilizing with strong support from men, holding greater promise that gender equity can be achieved.” — Mary King Educated women with financial backing, technology and connections can contribute to their economies and further the growth of their societies just as efficiently and successfully as men. Yet discrimination against women burdens our world in so many devastating...
La Búsqueda Global para la Educación: Mujeres – Parte 2
“China e India son problemáticos. China es el segundo más bajo en las medidas de salud y supervivencia, en gran parte debido infanticidio femenino. India ocupa el lugar más bajo entre los grandes mercados emergentes.” — Ian Scott Throughout history, avanzar hacia la igualdad de género ha sido una larga y dura batalla librada. Hoy, la violación de los derechos de las mujeres en los mercados emergentes y en todo el mundo todavía sigue siendo generalizada. Eso...
La Búsqueda Global para la Educación: Mujeres – Parte 1
“The 21st century asks colleges to re-conceive the mission of gender equality on a global level. It also provides an opening to do this in a globally collaborative way that informs and advances all.” — Jane McAuliffe. Photo courtesy of Tatiana Philiptchenko. Gender equality can become a lived reality if citizens of the world continue to make it a global goal. En La Búsqueda Global para la Educación: Mujeres, I...
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