DKG California Support Team for Emerging Professionals

                                   I never thought that I would start writing with a definition from Wikipedia. I was so happy that the definition shown there included the word feminist. In my generational growth, the “Glass Ceiling” was spoken of quite often in magazine articles, women’s magazines in particular and even movies. A glass ceiling is a metaphor used to represent an invisible barrier that prevents a given demographic from rising beyond a certain level in a hierarchy. The metaphor was first coined by feminists in reference to barriers in the careers of high-achieving women.  Wikipedia The two women we will read about next, had dreams, goals, families and the drive to shatter the                “ Glass Ceiling” Indra Nooyi,  When I first read about Mrs. Nooyi I was quite moved. I personally have not agreed with many of her outspoken state...

                       This Month brings us to the Intersection of two very important months. The completion of “Black History Month and the start of “Women’s History Month. I will post, in regards to two very important, women who have helped shape our history. Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer stood against all injustices in the United States. As an uneducated woman from the American South, she chose to speak out! This was a time that “A COLORED should be seen, BUT not heard”. Mrs. Hamer used her voice to address the injustices and plights of rural Blacks in Mississippi. She spoke about Voting rights, Food rights, and the right to a Quality Education. On Education and Black Power, she stated “What we mean by Black Power, is we mean to have not only Black political power, but Black economic power, to have a voice in the educational system that our kids will not only know the Black kids, but the White kids should know the contributions made...