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Back and Forth, Women's Issue 2020

Thursday, April 2, 2020

A lineage of Berkeley women: Elisa Kleven on ‘the power of the playful’

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In light of celebrating 150 years of women at UC Berkeley, I had the honor of interviewing Elisa Kleven, class of 1981, to learn a bit of her story: the Berkeley, the “playful” and the family of UC Berkeley women she’s a part of.
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Features, Women's Issue 2020

Thursday, April 2, 2020
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Fixing the leaky pipeline: Women in the physical sciences

As UC Berkeley celebrates its 150th year of admitting female students, it’s important to discuss the presence female scientists have had on campus.
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Campus, Women's Issue 2020

Thursday, April 2, 2020

150W initiatives celebrate women on UC Berkeley campus

As UC Berkeley marks its 150th anniversary of admitting women on campus, the 150W initiatives and history project aim to celebrate women and their accomplishments on campus.
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Columns, Women's Issue 2020

Thursday, April 2, 2020

An ode to female bassists

Why is it so eye-catching and alluring when a band has a female bassist? Because it rarely happens.
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Culture Shot, Women's Issue 2020

Thursday, April 2, 2020
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4 movies that actually get female friendships right

All of these films have fantastic relationships between women at the core of their respective screenplays, which is something worth celebrating.
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Culture Shot, Women's Issue 2020

Thursday, April 2, 2020

A love letter to Yayoi Kusama and her chambers of reflection

As one steps into a Kusama infinity room, there is a balance between exhibitionism and intimacy.
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Op-Eds, Women's Issue 2020

Thursday, April 2, 2020
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Period empowerment at UC Berkeley

Period empowerment is an ongoing movement to promote gender parity by eliminating barriers that menstruators face on a monthly basis.
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Op-Eds, Women's Issue 2020

Thursday, April 2, 2020
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Making room for mixed raced representation

I have found my place. I am surrounded by mixed women at UC Berkeley who help me feel more comfortable in my skin, and for them, I will be forever grateful.
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Op-Eds, Women's Issue 2020

Thursday, April 2, 2020

Why women in STEM matter

The best way to improve STEM is to empower women and minority groups to penetrate heavily male-dominated professions and get their brilliant minds heard.
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Campus, Women's Issue 2020

Thursday, April 2, 2020

‘The force that brought the community together’: A profile of UC Berkeley professor Susan Graham

Susan Graham serves as UC Berkeley’s Pehong Chen Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences Emerita and was the only female faculty member in the electrical engineering and computer sciences department for 17 years.
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