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The Boundaries Between: The Politicization Of American Indigenous Identities And Gender Based Violence, Lauren A. Saltis
The Boundaries Between: The Politicization Of American Indigenous Identities And Gender Based Violence, Lauren A. Saltis
Senior Projects Spring 2021
Senior Project submitted to The Division of Social Studies of Bard College.
Working Women: The Transition’S Impact On Female Labor Force Participation In Former Communist Countries, Emily Rose Levine
Working Women: The Transition’S Impact On Female Labor Force Participation In Former Communist Countries, Emily Rose Levine
Senior Projects Spring 2021
In the late twentieth century, Central and Eastern European countries went through a transformation from a command economy to a market economy. Under the command economy there was virtually no unemployment, and most citizens were employed by the government. Women experienced high labor force participation and received generous family benefits. During the transition from a planned to a market economy, labor force participation rates for women dropped significantly and the benefits families received were no longer universally assured. The dismantling of social family benefits in a post-socialist economy resulted in a low female labor force participation rate, hindering a full …
“Light Skin Is The Right Skin? And Long Hair Don’T Care?”: An Investigation Of Colorism And Texturism Amongst Black And Latina Women, Rakim Griffin
“Light Skin Is The Right Skin? And Long Hair Don’T Care?”: An Investigation Of Colorism And Texturism Amongst Black And Latina Women, Rakim Griffin
Senior Projects Spring 2021
Conversations related to slavery and colonization can be difficult, yet they are necessary in order to address the negative impacts they still have on people of color today. Racial phenotypicality bias is one lasting racist practice that originated during slavery and colonization periods in Latin America and the United States. This form of bias operates by favoring and praising eurocentric phenotypes (such as light skin and straight hair) compared to afro-centric phenotypes (such as dark skin and afro-textured hair). Colorism and texturism (C&T) are two primary forms of phenotype biases that are specifically related to skin and hair. These two …