October 30, 2019
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Unrecognized Deaths of Black Women Kimberlé Crenshaw, a law professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, wrote a disturbing opinion piece in The New Times. She notes that when we talk about police brutality against people of color, we … Continue reading
April 21, 2019
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Powerful Nigerian Women: Cheluchi Onyemelukwe I just saw a LinkedIn post from Cheluchi, my cousin-in-law, a health law and policy consultant, who had a recent challenge. She said, “I speak at all kinds of events, but I recently got a … Continue reading
December 2, 2018
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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African Growth Topic at Yale Trade and Investment Seminar On Saturday Clem and I attended the “Africa Trade and Investment Seminar” presented by the Yale Africa Business Club. Second-year MBA students at the Yale School of Management were the organizers. … Continue reading
November 16, 2018
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Hate on Display Whoopi Goldberg, Trevor Noah And “06880”: The Sequel I often quote Dan Woog’s blog, “06880.” He writes about Westport (our zip code is 06880) and events or people with connections to the town. On Saturday evening he … Continue reading
November 4, 2018
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Women Fought for the Right to Vote It’s hard to believe today, but 100 years ago women in the US could not vote. It took years of activism for the suffragists and their male allies to win the right. The movement … Continue reading
October 27, 2018
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Ethiopia Elects Woman President The presidency in Ethiopia is a ceremonial position. Power resides with the Prime Minister. Still, this is a milestone. I read about Sahle-Work Zewde‘s election first in a Nigerian online newspaper that referred me to the … Continue reading
July 27, 2018
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Empowering Women and Girls in Nigeria’s Adamawa State An article about Jamila Babuba, a female candidate for office in Nigeria’s Adamawa State, led me on a search about the UN program empowering women and girls. I read about her in … Continue reading
July 23, 2018
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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US National Committee for UN Women, in California The annual meeting of the US National Committee for UN Women was held in San Francisco this year. I flew out on Friday to be ready for the Saturday annual meeting in … Continue reading
May 18, 2018
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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UN Achieves Gender Parity https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2018/05/11/un-achieves-gender-parity-among-leadership-worldwide/ Antonio Guterres, the UN Secretary-General, has announced that, “there is now gender parity among those nominated to fill the position of UN Resident Coordinators – the UN’s team leaders on the ground around the globe.” … Continue reading
June 26, 2017
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Implicit Bias at Work I hear people say implicit bias is not real. I disagree. It is real, pervasive, and harmful. It affects the actions of police and juries. The NYTimes had an excellent op-ed on the topic. I experienced my … Continue reading