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Gender equity cant happen without racial equity We need Shared Sisterhood

Bias persists in organizations and society Despite efforts that have been made in the last few decades gender and racioethnic equity still hasnt been achieved Whats worse Black Indigenous Asian and Latina women are being held back more than their White counterparts

Professor Tina Opie first started Shared Sisterhood as a movement to drive gender and racial equity in organizations Since then she and professor Beth A Livingston have worked together to spread the word to leaders across organizations with thousands of followers joining the cause In this book they explain how to use vulnerability trust empathy and risktaking to build Shared Sisterhood and break down three key parts of the process

1 Dig into your own assumptions around racioethnicity gender and power

2 Bridge the divide between women of all backgrounds through authentic relationships

3 Advance all women across the organization and beyond

Balancing a mix of history research and reallife examplesincluding the authors own experiencesthis book encourages everyone to join Shared Sisterhood and advance equity for all