In the imagine stage, my group and I read the book Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg, the former CFO of Google, and the current CFO of Facebook. The book was really interesting for us because it outlined strategies and ways that women could encourage each other to stand up for themselves and what kind of…
Interview with Nigel Barker/He for She
by Theodora Dotson
We interviewed Nigel Barker, an ex model, judge on America’s Next Top Model, and a spokesperson for the UN organization, He for She. Nigel grew up in England, where he was raised in the world of fashion. His mother was a supermodel from Sri Lanka, and both she and his grandmother instilled a strong belief…
Interview with Lisa Busillo
by Theodora Dotson
Last Friday we had an interview with Lisa Busillo, an anesthesiologist and a mother of three, at the co
Interview with Tanya Wexler
by Theodora Dotson
We interviewed Tanya Wexler, a director and mother of four children. Tanya started out as a child actor with her sister, and grew up acting throughout high school. When she was in college, she had to make a short video clip with a sample of her acting in order to start getting professional roles. When…
Interview with Wen Zhou
by Theodora Dotson
We interviewed Wen Zhou, the cofounder, president, and CEO of 3.1 Phillip Lim. Wen was born in China, and moved with her parents to New York as a teenager. Wen lived on the Lower East Side and attended Brooklyn Tech High School. Wen spoke only mandarin, but where her parents worked in Chinatown, people only…
Volunteering at Dress for Success
by Theodora Dotson
On December 18th, my group and I met outside of school and rode the subway to the Manhattan branch of dress for success on 31st street. When we entered we were greeted by Beverley Brown, the branch manager. Beverley briefly explained the mission of the organization and its history. Dress for Success is a nonprofit…
Ruth Porat Interview
by Theodora Dotson
Ruth Porat is the current CFO of Alphabet, aka Google. Ms. Porat is also a 57 year old mother of three. She grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts and later moved to Palo Alto. She graduated from Stanford university. She got a master’s in science, and her MBA, and went on to become the CFO,…
Interview with Susie Scher 11/23/15
by Theodora Dotson
Today our group went to an interview at Goldman Sachs with Susie Scher, a managing director and senior partner at the company. Susie has been working at the company for about 25 years, and in our interview she described what it was like to climb the corporate ladder in a male dominated industry. She told…
Visit to the Paley Center for Media
by Theodora Dotson
On November 16th we joined the other women’s social justice group on a visit to the Paley center for media. The center holds a collection of all types of media, from the 1920’s to present day. The collection includes radio, television, movies, the Internet, and social media. We attended a workshop while we were there…
Watching Missrepresentation (movie)
by Theodora Dotson
During lunch and recess, Dakota, Jaquie, skyler and I watched a film called Missrepresentation. It was created by a woman who had been anorexic as a teen, and went on to become an actress in Hollywood. The documentary wove in a narration of her life story mixed with clips of films and news. I thought…
