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Coming Out As YOU!

"I've slowly been figuring out who I really am, and every step of the way I like who I find more and more." - Hayley, 16 (Virginia)

Did you know that many people's sexual orientation and gender identity are fluid? The Spectrum can help you visualize how you identify at any given time.

There are some other advanced spectrum worksheets out there that can help, too. We like The Gingerbread Person 2.0 's version.

Click on the image for a printable version!

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Coming Out As YOU! "I've slowly been figuring out who I really am, and every step of the way I like who I find more and more." - Hayley, 16 (Virginia) Did you know that many people's sexual orientation and gender identity are fluid?

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By: Esteban Ortiz-Ospina and Sandra Tzvetkova

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Working women: Key facts and trends in female labor force participation

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How has women’s participation in the labor force changed in recent decades? And why are these changes taking place?

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Women's Stories: Chronicling America's Diverse History

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Coming Out As YOU!

"I've slowly been figuring out who I really am, and every step of the way I like who I find more and more." - Hayley, 16 (Virginia)

Did you know that many people's sexual orientation and gender identity are fluid? The Spectrum can help you visualize how you identify at any given time.

There are some other advanced spectrum worksheets out there that can help, too. We like The Gingerbread Person 2.0 's version.

Click on the image for a printable version!

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Coming Out As YOU! "I've slowly been figuring out who I really am, and every step of the way I like who I find more and more." - Hayley, 16 (Virginia) Did you know that many people's sexual orientation and gender identity are fluid?

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On-campus listing of all-gender bathrooms

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Infographic: Infographic - Gender Equality in the World of Work

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Infographic: Infographic - Gender Equality in the World of Work

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Shining a Spotlight on Black Girls | Schott Foundation for Public Education

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Shining a Spotlight on Black Girls | Schott Foundation for Public Education

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Schott is pleased to release our latest series of infographics, this time focusing on the barriers facing Black girls in our public schools. Only through using both a race and gender lens can we see - and fix - the unique systemic problems that Black girls must deal with on a daily basis.

Unfair discipline practices. Disinvestment from curriculum. Lack of supports for girls who face familial responsibilities. High rates of exposure to sexual harassment and violence. Lack of resources for counseling and addressing trauma.

These are barriers that should - and must - come down. And only through grassroots organizing can we win the change needed to ensure that all our children have an opportunity to learn and succeed in both classroom and community.

Share these graphics and start a conversation! ( Click here to download a printable PDF of all four)
Special thanks to artist Jennifer Cruté for these beautiful illustrations!
Much of the inspiration and data behind these illustrations comes from the groundbreaking research of the African American Policy Forum and the National Women's Law Center:

Girls of color face much harsher school discipline than their white peers but are excluded from current efforts to address the school-to-prison pipeline, according to the latest report by the African American Policy Forum and Columbia Law School's Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies.
Read the Black Girls Matter Report
Unlocking Opportunity for African American Girls

Unlocking Opportunity for African American Girls: A Call to Action for Educational Equity, a report from the National Women's Law Center and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., highlights the many barriers impacting the lives of African American girls and women. It contains recommendations for educators, school leaders, communities, advocates, policymakers, and philanthropic organizations to take action to advance the success of African American girls.
Read the Unlocking Opportunity Report
Check out this video from Girls for Gender Equity, highlighting the personal stories of Black girls in public schools:

Change won't happen on its own: we all have to stand up and add our voices.

Join the OTL Network to receive infographics like these and the latest education organizing news straight to your inbox.

Learn more and get involved with Schott partner organizations, including:

African American Policy Forum

National Women's Law Center

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Schott is pleased to release our latest series of infographics, this time focusing on the barriers facing Black girls in our public schools. Only through using both a race and gender lens can we see - and fix - the unique systemic problems that Black girls must deal with on a daily basis.
 
 Unfair discipline practices.

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Breaking down the barriers to girls’ education | Global Partnership for Education

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Breaking down the barriers to girls’ education | Global Partnership for Education

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In Focus: Gender Equality Despite more countries adopting laws against domestic violence and sexual harassment, a new note analyzing global and regional trends shows that a shocking number of women...

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Breaking down the barriers to girls' education

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In Focus: Gender Equality Despite more countries adopting laws against domestic violence and sexual harassment, a new note analyzing global and regional trends shows that a shocking number of women...

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Investing in Girls' Education Delivers Results [INFOGRAPHIC] | Global Partnership for Education

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Investing in Girls' Education Delivers Results [INFOGRAPHIC] | Global Partnership for Education

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Investing in Girls' Education Delivers Results [INFOGRAPHIC]

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Investing in girls' education delivers results that increase their life expectancy, raise their wages, and allows economies to prosper.

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Women and Poverty: a global overview – DevelopmentEducation.ie

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Women and Poverty: a global overview – DevelopmentEducation.ie

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Women and Poverty: a global overview - DevelopmentEducation.ie

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Women and Poverty infographic was produced as part of UN Women's Beijing+20 campaign

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Infographic: Where Are U.S. Women in 2013? - Center for American Progress

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Infographic: Where Are U.S. Women in 2013? - Center for American Progress

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Women make up more than 50 percent of the U.S. population and more than 49 percent of the workforce, yet they still hold a disproportionately small number of leadership roles in both the public and private sector. At every level of government across America, women are underrepresented. The United States ranks nearly 70th out of 188 countries in terms of women elected to national offices, having dropped down from 57th in November 2004.

While there is room for more research on how women in leadership roles affect policy outcomes, the advancement of women in our workplaces has had clear benefits for our economy and nation. Studies have shown that Fortune 500 corporations with more women on their boards perform better financially and that hedge funds run by women also outperform the industry standard. But right now, of the 1,000 CEOs leading our nation's largest businesses, only 42 -4.2 percent-are women.

Furthermore, women are more likely to work in many of the low-wage, service-sector jobs that underpin much of our economy. Women make up 54 percent of all service-sector workers and 77 percent of all education and health-service workers. This includes 80 percent of those in health care and social-assistance jobs, and more than 80 percent of workers in nursing and residential-care facilities. As these occupations are some of the fastest-growing jobs in our economy, it is important to pause and take note of not just the absolute gains women are making in employment, but the ways in which they are being represented and empowered-or disempowered-at every level.
Jane Farrell is a Research Assistant for Economic Policy at the Center for American Progress.

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Infographic: Where Are U.S. Women in 2013? - Center for American Progress

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Women make up more than 50 percent of the U.S. population and more than 49 percent of the workforce, yet they still hold a disproportionately small number of leadership roles in both the public and private sector. At every level of government across America, women are underrepresented.

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How Does Race Affect the Gender Wage Gap?: AAUW

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How Does Race Affect the Gender Wage Gap?: AAUW

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Update, October 25, 2016: The latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows miniscule changes to the wage gap, especially for women of color. Race and ethnicity have always created a dividing line in the United States, and it's no different with the gender pay gap. The pay gap affects all women, but it doesn't affect all women equally. The latest edition of our research report The Simple Truth about the Gender Pay Gap presents the facts about the pay gap between women and men, showing how race and ethnicity, as well as gender, affect pay.

In order to look at the most groups possible, AAUW uses two different data sources from the U.S. Census for earnings ratios by race/ethnicity. For African American, Asian American, and Latina and Hispanic women, we use the Current Population Survey (CPS). Because the CPS lacks sufficient sample size for smaller demographic groups, we use the American Community Survey (ACS) for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander women and American Indian and Alaska Native women.

Race matters when it comes to the pay gap.

Asian American and white women working full time, year-round had higher annual take-home pay than African American and Hispanic or Latina women did in 2015. This pattern was also similar for men in these groups. The gender pay gap between workers of the same race/ethnicity was smallest within the African American and Hispanic/Latina full-time workforce. Hispanic/Latina women have the lowest earnings of any group.

Hispanic or Latina women are paid 87 percent of what Hispanic or Latino men are paid, while African American women are paid 88 percent of what African American men are paid.

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander women are paid 84 percent of what their male peers are paid. American Indian and Alaska Native women are paid 87 person of what American Indian and Alaska Native men are paid.

Earnings ratios for all groups of women look much worse when compared with the earnings of white men (the largest group in the workforce). Hispanic and Latina women are paid only 54 percent of what white men are paid. African American women are paid only 75 percent of what white men are paid. Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander women were paid 60 percent of white men's earnings, and American Indian and Alaska Native women were paid only 58 percent of white men's earnings. Once again we see that Hispanic/Latina women have the lowest earnings and also the largest pay gap with white men.

So, you might ask (and Essence magazine did), what causes African American and Hispanic women to be paid less than white and Asian women?

Education is part of the reason. African American women are less likely to graduate from high school or college than their white peers. Lower graduation rates mean that many African American and Hispanic/Latina young people enter the workforce with one hand tied behind their backs.

Still, while education improves take-home pay for everyone, African American and Hispanic women tend to be paid less than their white peers even when they have the same educational background. This tells us that educational background isn't the whole story. Another possible explanation is discrimination, whether overt or implicit. Both forms of bias can affect take-home pay. In some ways, implicit bias, or bias that you are not aware of, can be especially problematic - you can learn to compensate for known biases, but you can't overcome a problem you're not aware of.

The gender pay gap affects all women, but for African American and Hispanic/Latina women, it is a steeper climb. Luckily, there are actions you can take to help narrow the pay gap, especially for women of color.

Visit fightforfairpay.org to learn more about the gender pay gap, how it affects you, and what you can do to take action for equal pay.

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How Does Race Affect the Gender Wage Gap?

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Update, October 25, 2016: The latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows miniscule changes to the wage gap, especially for women of color. Race and ethnicity have always created a dividing line in the United States, and it's no different with the gender pay gap.

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