Ramapo’s Women’s Center hosted its Women’s Herstory Month Garden Party on Thursday, March 28, the final and closing event for the college’s Women’s Herstory Month celebrations. Students and faculty gathered in an elegantly decorated Friends Hall to participate in the momentous event. The event offered an array of tea desserts, […]
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Women in the Workplace Panel focuses on under representation
Ramapo College held its Women in the Workplace Panel on March 13 to create a space for women to talk about their experiences in their careers. Four women, Arlene Quiñones, Jessica Gaeta, Brittany Carroll and Alejandra Sanchez, sat before Ramapo students to dive into what life is like as women […]
In Other News: Week of March 6 on campus
The College Programming Board (CPB) hosted a movie screening of “Barbie” last Thursday. This screening was the club’s first Women’s History Month event that they have planned for the month. The event started out as usual with an introduction of the event and talk about the importance of Women’s History […]
Luncheon honors the hard-working women of Ramapo
To close out Women’s HERstory Month, Ramapo held its annual Honoring the Women Who Inspire Us Luncheon in the Alumni Lounges. Nominated by students, women-identified faculty and staff members received awards for their work in and out of the classroom. Attendees were welcome to enjoy a variety of complimentary sandwiches […]
Clued-In tells stories of forgotten feminists
The feminist movement is alive and well, but it has undergone changes since the conception of the first wave. Genesis Siverio, the student women’s outreach coordinator for Ramapo’s Women’s Center & LGBTQ+ Services, held “Clued-In: Telling Women’s Stories” to bring attention to the lesser-known women of color who acted as […]
Female entrepreneurs offer their wares at Ramapo
In the current world of fighting for sustainable and ethical consumerism, supporting small businesses has become increasingly more popular and accessible. Part of shopping from small businesses includes being aware of the people behind the products. Ramapo’s Women’s Center and LGBTQ+ Services believes supporting and empowering local women-identified businesses is […]
Ramapo fills Women’s HERstory Month with stories of strength
Women’s History Month began on March 1, and Ramapo kicked off its celebration with the opening proclamation on Thursday for Women’s HERstory Month. The month is commonly referred to such, which is fitting because this year’s national theme is “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories.” “This month, throughout the entire […]
Former CEO discusses women in leadership roles during Fireside Chat
The second Fireside Chat of the Presidential Speaker Series this year welcomed the former CEO of SUEZ North America, Nadine Leslie. Four additional guests — Teachers Pay Teachers’ Senior IT Manager Randi N. Gray, Enterprise’s Talent Acquisition Manager Jennifer Santiago, head of Johnson & Johnson’s Global Data Protection Legal Team […]
Doctor from Eli Lilly speaks on women in health
To kick off Women’s HERstory Month, Dr. Stephanie Taylor gave a virtual talk on women in leadership roles in the health science industry on March 1. Assistant Professor of communication arts Satarupa Dasgupta, who has a Ph.D. in health communication, hosted the event. Taylor is a scholar and an executive […]
Students debate about modern feminism’s minority inequalities
Photo courtesy of Aaron Acevedo. Our world is complex, and peoples’ identities can often clash with each other, especially when considering intersectionality in today’s modern society. These topics — and more — were discussed at the Hood Feminism workshop at the Women’s Center Thursday, March 24, as part of Women’s […]