A Response to the Limited Sex Definition Proposal

Coalition for Women's Identities
On October 21st, 2018, a memo from the Department of Health and Human Services was leaked to the New York Times . The memo discusses a proposal to limit the definition of sex as it relates to federal protections. According to the 2018 New York Times article, “the agency’s proposed definition would define sex as either male or female, unchangeable, and determined by the genitals that a person is...

Campaign for Equity: An Interview with the Co-Chairs of CWI

Coalition for Women's Identities
Coalition for Women’s Identities Tuesday, August 28, 2018 Written by Chelsea Lyles I recently had the opportunity to interview Shanice Clarke and Kelly Schrader, Co-Chairs of the Coalition for Women’s Identities (CWI). Thank you, Shanice and Kelly, for taking the time to provide updates about the change in CWI’s leadership structure and your perspective on CWI’s fundraising efforts. CL: The CWI...

A New Year’s Revolution: Working with (white) Children Toward Social Justice

Coalition for Women's Identities
Written by Dr. Mollie Monahan-Kreishman (she/her/hers pronouns) As the New Year approaches, many of us are considering what we might pledge to do in order to improve our lives. Instead of making resolutions this year, I’m proposing a revolution! Let’s pledge to work more intentionally with (white) children toward social justice. It might very well be our best hope for local and global equity in...

Dismantling Racism: Why Should Whites Care? An interview with Dr. Kathy Obear

Coalition for Women's Identities
Written by Dr. Mollie Monahan-Kreishman I recently had an opportunity to interview Dr. Kathy Obear. Thank you, Kathy, for taking time to share your wisdom with the ACPA Coalition for Women’s Identities! MMK: Why should white student affairs professionals care about dismantling racism? KO: Whites are responsible to serve all students. We are shirking our responsibilities if we participate in the...

Updates from Mid-Year: Dismantling Our Privileged Structure

Coalition for Women's Identities
The Coalition for Women’s Identities (CWI) Directorate Board recently met in Kissimmee, Florida for the annual Mid-Year Meeting to prepare programs and services for members leading up to the 2018 ACPA Convention . We want our CWI membership to know how we spent our time, and what we learned, accomplished, and plan to do moving forward. Although the CWI directorate gathers online monthly, Mid-Year...