Africana Studies Summer Institute advances research on women and girls of color
Source: University of Connecticut
Evelyn M. Simien, director of the Africana Studies Institute and professor of political science, has studied Black women in politics for the past 20 years.
But throughout her career, as she transitioned from one position or job to the next, she found employers asking: “Tell me again: why is it important that we study Black women in American politics?”
“Fast forward to today — no one, I think, would dare ask that question,” Simien says.
Women from UConn and 15 other universities who study psychology, nursing, social work, engineering, nutritional sciences, human development and family sciences, and education gathered at UConn the week of Aug. 5 for workshops, conversation, and collaboration.
Although the Democratic Party’s nomination of Kamala Harris, a Black woman, for U.S. president, has elevated the significance of Simien’s research, Simien says there is still not enough focus in other research areas about women and girls of color, such as health disparities.
Read here the full article published by University of Connecticut on 27 August 2024.
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Evelyn M. Simien, director of the Africana Studies Institute and professor of political science, has studied Black women in politics for the past 20 years.
But throughout her career, as she transitioned from one position or job to the next, she found employers asking: “Tell me again: why is it important that we study Black women in American politics?”
“Fast forward to today — no one, I think, would dare ask that question,” Simien says.
Women from UConn and 15 other universities who study psychology, nursing, social work, engineering, nutritional sciences, human development and family sciences, and education gathered at UConn the week of Aug. 5 for workshops, conversation, and collaboration.
Although the Democratic Party’s nomination of Kamala Harris, a Black woman, for U.S. president, has elevated the significance of Simien’s research, Simien says there is still not enough focus in other research areas about women and girls of color, such as health disparities.
Read here the full article published by University of Connecticut on 27 August 2024.
Image by University of Connecticut