That Darden and Champine were able to view their work as a success despite these inherent constraints underscores even more the importance of listening to and learning from people whose lives and voices are behind the numbers.
Data always tells a story and includes people behind the numbers. It is important for me not to forget that.
additional dimensions of individual and group identity—like race and class, not to mention sexuality, ability, age, religion, and geography, among many others—intersect with each other to determine one’s experience in the world.d-undefined, .lh-undefined { background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) !important; }1Jayri Ramirez.
Highlighting this to keep in mind for my own research
“The women seem to be happy doing that, so that’s just what they do.”.d-undefined, .lh-undefined { background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) !important; }21111
This reminds me of the saying, "well that's how it's always been done" that often times continues to perpetuate inequities because people are unwilling to face the problem and disrupt the oppression/inequity that is happening.
And any definition of feminism also necessarily includes the activist work that is required to turn that belief into reality.d-undefined, .lh-undefined { background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) !important; }1Yolanda Yang.
I want to highlight that feminism includes activism and advocacy, not just for ourselves but for others.
hese computers were all women, trained in math or a related field, and tasked with performing the calculations that determined everything from the best wing shape for an airplane, to the best flight path to the moon. .d-undefined, .lh-undefined { background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) !important; }1Aneta Swianiewicz
It is so common to hear about the invention of computers and the innovation they brought to society but no one talks about the reasons or ways in which they were made. Who made them and the process behind them. It's crazy to think that the computers were actually women behind them!