Audacious Voices: Profiles in Intersectional Feminism

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In the past few months, the hashtag #metoo has gained a worldwide following as survivors of sexual harassment have come forward to share how some of the most powerful men in the worlds of politics, media, and Hollywood have abused their power. Statistically, one in two women will experience work place sexual harassment at some point in their lives.

In 2016, the first female major party candidate for president, Hillary Clinton, lost to Donald Trump. Since that time, we have seen a resurgence of feminist movement-building, starting with the Womens March in January 2017 and continuing with the historic numbers of women elected to Virginias legislative body in November 2017, an election considered by many to be one of the first referendums on Trumps presidency.

Women comprise less than 20 percent of the current Congress. While thats the highest proportion yet, it still means in a nation thats majority female, less than 1 in 5 of our Congressional representatives are women. Nations around the world have bypassed the US on this measure. Currently, the US ranks 97th in the world in terms of womens representation in government.

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Holly Blake and Melissa Ooten have worked for more than thirty years, collectively, with WILL*, a program that connects women, gender, and sexuality studies with feminist leadership and activism, at the University of Richmond.