Women’s Issues

Kayla Williams

Tagged: Diversity/Race, Globalization/World Affairs, Leadership/Teamwork, Mental Health, Politics/Activism, War/Veterans’ Issues, Women’s Issues

Author of the memoir Love My Rifle More Than You: Young and Female in the U.S. Army, Williams, a former sergeant and Arabic linguist in a military intelligence unit of the 101st Airborne in Iraq, addresses the shifting role of women in society, the changing demands on today’s military, and the treatment/reintegration of veterans.

Joan Garry

Tagged: Business Strategy/Management, Diversity/Race, Ethics/Values, Human Rights, Journalism/Media, Leadership/Teamwork, LGBT Issues, Non-Profit/Philanthropy, Politics/Activism, Women’s Issues

Former Executive Director of GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation), Garry is widely recognized as one of the most vocal, passionate and effective civil rights leaders in America. She is a featured blogger at The Huffington Post, and frequently contributes commentary to major news publications and TV networks.

Valerie Boyd

Tagged: Community Read, Diversity/Race, Journalism/Media, Women’s Issues

Award-winning author of the acclaimed biography Wrapped in Rainbows: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston, and the forthcoming Spirits in the Dark: The Untold Story of Black Women in Hollywood — a groundbreaking study tracing the history of black women in film and TV from the 1920s to the present.