University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy hosted  The Women in Leadership and Social Justice: The Importance of Diversity. Equity and Inclusion  talk on March 15 [2021], at 4 p.m. This talk was a part of Women\u27s History Month and focused on discussing women\u27s issues and the importance of diversity

Martin, Abigail

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The University of Maine DigitalCommons@UMaine Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Special Collections 3-22-2021 Women in Leadership and Social Justice' talk contextualizes strides toward gender equity at UMaine Abigail Martin University of Maine Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/social_justice  Part of the Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Commons, Higher Education Commons, Race and Ethnicity Commons, and the United States History Commons Repository Citation Martin, Abigail, "Women in Leadership and Social Justice' talk contextualizes strides toward gender equity at UMaine" (2021). Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion. 311. https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/social_justice/311 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@UMaine. It has been accepted for inclusion in Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@UMaine. For more information, please contact um.library.technical.services@maine.edu. 0LatestNews GSS4/ 20 f W @I i; Photo by Antyna Gould. Ahignil Mortin Dcampus & Community.Culture I 0 March 22. 2021 University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy hosted "The Women in leadership and Social Justice: The Importance of D iversity. Equity and Inclusion" talk on March 15 at 4 p.m. This talk was a part of Women's History Month and focused on discussing women's issues and the importance of diversity. The talk featured three female panelists: Angela Okafor. a Bangor City Council member, attorney and business owner; Leigh Saufley, the dean of the UMaine School of Law and a former chief justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court and Shantay Oelalue, the vice president for institutional equality and d versity at Brown University. The panelists spoke about inclusion and diversity in a professional setting, also touching on what inclusion and diversity means to them 01 a more personal basis. The panelists spoke of their own per sonal experiences and perspectives regarding social justice and equity in society. In addition to leading the discussion of equity and social justice. President Ferrini-Mundy was able to provide insight f rom a more educational context as both the UMaine and UMaine Machias president. Saufley graduated from law school in 1980. "The number of women in law was about equal to the number of men." she explained, saying how incredible this statistic was, as it was the first time that she had heard of these numbers being equal. Saufley also works for the University of Maine System. Saufley's main focus in the talk was advocating for equal access to education. Saufley also noted that despite some demographic shifts for the better concerning women's involvement in higher education. cost remains a "frequent barrier," citing her ex~erience in law school during the 1980s. She recommends the educational system provide a larger. more varied pool of scholarships for education than what is already available to help mitigate this barrier. "There hasn't been investment in this regard; Sauf1ey said. She noted this type of investment would make a huge positive impact and would therefore be worthwhile for the future of our country, but finding the money to implement systematic change can often be a challenge. "There has to be access assistance .. {and that allocating resources for education) is something we [UMaine] can be intentional about." Ferrini-Mundy said. i n response to Saufley. In a similar light to Saufley, Delalue explained how a longe· discussion is necessary in Search ... a. 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Noting the important role of empathy i n cultural awareness, she explained how only when we enter conversations with openness about vulnerability and about our system, then we will be productive. "We all have limits to our own knowledge [so it is important thatJ diversity [be] an access point.• O kafor said. LOCALLY· BASED BAND OTIS. SHARES INSIGHT INTO SOPHOMORE ALBUM 'KILL THE CAR' GRAB SOME BREAKFAST AND FUP ON APPLE TV'S '-HE MORNING SHOW BEFORE YOUR ZOOM MORNING COMMUTE NATIONAL HOLIDAYS: APRIL 19 THROUGH ... Graphic by Antyna Gould. MOVING ON: HOW COVID-19 CUT .•• 'The collaborative art exhibit ·Free the Vaccine f:lr COVID-19• on d isplay at the IMRC Center; Photo by David Jakacky. UMAINE INTERMEDIA STUDENTS ' FREE THE .•. ALSO ON THE MAINECAMPUS Guesl AuttlOr. Gustav Anderson The fear of snakes is undoubtedly My three younger siblings and I were rai'ied by the restauranl industry. My .. 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