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A Report from the View of those Aspiring to
be Allies on the Leadership Experiences of
Women of Color
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Individuals
of Color
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EĂƟǀĞtŽŵĞŶ
Aspiring Allies
Immigrant Women
tŽƌŬŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞŶƟͲsŝŽůĞŶĐĞDŽǀĞŵĞŶƚŝŶ&ŽƵƌ^ƚĂƚĞƐ
THROUGH
Volume 2 April, 2014
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dŚŝƐƌĞƉŽƌƚŝƐƚŚĞƉƌĞͲĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚƐƚƵĚLJŽĨƚŚĞůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉŽĨƵŶĚĞƌƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚŐƌŽƵƉƐŝŶƚŚĞĮĞůĚŽĨĚŽŵĞƐƟĐǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞŝŶƚŚĞƐƚĂƚĞƐƚŚĂƚƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞϭƐƚZŽƵŶĚŽĨƚŚĞtKE&sW^džƉĂŶĚŝŶŐ>ĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉKƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĨŽƌhŶĚĞƌƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚWŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐƉƌŽũĞĐƚdŚĞƐĞƐƚĂƚĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞsĞƌŵŽŶƚDŝŶŶĞƐŽƚĂEĞǁ:ĞƌƐĞLJĂŶĚsŝƌŐŝŶŝĂĂŶĚǁĂƐĐŽŶĚƵĐƚĞĚƵŶĚĞƌƚŚĞĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞtŽŵĞŶŽĨŽůŽƌEĞƚǁŽƌŬĂŶĚWĞŶŶƐLJůǀĂŶŝĂŽĂůŝƟŽŶŐĂŝŶƐƚŽŵĞƐƟĐsŝŽůĞŶĐĞ
dŚĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚŝƐůĞĚďLJdŽŶLJĂ>ŽǀĞůĂĐĞ^ĞŶŝŽƌŝƌĞĐƚŽƌŽĨthe Women of Color Network, and Sumayya Coleman is ƚŚĞůĞĂĚĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂŶƚŽŶƚŚĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚ
Department of Health and Human Services&ĂŵŝůLJĂŶĚzŽƵƚŚ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐƵƌĞĂƵŝǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨ&ĂŵŝůLJsŝŽůĞŶĐĞWƌĞǀĞŶƟŽŶĂŶĚ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ
DĂƌLJůŽƵŝƐĞ<ĞůůĞLJ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌĚŶĂ:ĂŵĞƐWƌŽŐƌĂŵ^ƉĞĐŝĂůŝƐƚShena Williams, Program Specialist
Project State Leads
DŝŶŶĞƐŽƚĂDĞůĂŶŝ^ƵĂƌĞnjDŝŶŶĞƐŽƚĂŽĂůƟŽŶĨŽƌĂƩĞƌĞĚtŽŵĞŶWƌŽŐƌĂŵDĂŶĂŐĞƌ
EĞǁ:ĞƌƐĞLJZŽƐĞtŝůůŝĂŵƐD^tEĞǁ:ĞƌƐĞLJŽĂůŝƚŽŶĨŽƌĂƩĞƌĞĚWomen ^ŽĐŝĂů:ƵƐƟĐĞĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƚŽƌ
VermontZŽĐŝŽDŽƌĂsĞƌŵŽŶƚEĞƚǁŽƌŬŐĂŝŶƐƚŽŵĞƐƟĐĂŶĚSexual Violence Training and Technical Assistance Specialist
Virginia YƵŝůůŝŶƌĞǁsŝƌŐŶŝĂ^ĞdžƵĂůĂŶĚŽŵĞƐƟĐsŝŽůĞŶĐĞĐƟŽŶůůŝĂŶĐĞdƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞDĂŶĂŐĞƌ
ĂƚŚĞƌŝŶĞDĂdžĮĞůĚŽůĞŵĂŶŽŵĞƐƟĐΘ^ĞdžƵĂůsŝŽůĞŶĐĞOutreach Coordinator
tŽŵĞŶŽĨŽůŽƌEĞƚǁŽƌŬ^ƚĂīĂƉƌŽũĞĐƚŽĨƚŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂůZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞĞŶƚĞƌŽŶŽŵĞƐƟĐsŝŽůĞŶĐĞTonya Lovelace, WOCN Senior DirectorZĞďĞĐĐĂĂůŽŐtKEWƌŽũĞĐƚDĂŶĂŐĞƌ^ŚĂƐŵĞ:ĂĐŬƐŽŶtKEWƌŽũĞĐƚƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚ
Women of Color Network
The mission of the Women of Color Network (WOCN) is to provide and enhance leadership capacity and ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐƚŚĂƚƉƌŽŵŽƚĞƚŚĞĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐŽĨǁŽŵĞŶŽĨĐŽůŽƌĂĚǀŽĐĂƚĞƐĂŶĚĂĐƟǀŝƐƚƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞ^ŽǀĞƌĞŝŐŶEĂƟŽŶƐƚŚĞhŶŝƚĞĚ^ƚĂƚĞƐĂŶĚh^dĞƌƌŝƚŽƌŝĞƐƚŽĂĚĚƌĞƐƐƚŚĞĞůŝŵŝŶĂƟŽŶŽĨǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞĂŐĂŝŶƐƚǁŽŵĞŶĂŶĚĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ tKEŚĂƐďƌŽĂĚĞŶĞĚŝƚƐŵŝƐƐŝŽŶďĞLJŽŶĚƚŚĞĮĞůĚƐŽĨĚŽŵĞƐƟĐǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƐĞdžƵĂůĂƐƐĂƵůƚŝŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽĂĚĚƌĞƐƐĂďƌŽĂĚƌĂŶŐĞŽĨǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞĂīĞĐƟŶŐĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐŽĨĐŽůŽƌƐƵĐŚĂƐŚƵŵĂŶƚƌĂĸĐŬŝŶŐĂŶĚƉŽůŝĐĞďƌƵƚĂůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚƚŽƌĞĨŽĐƵƐŝƚƐƚŚĞŽƌĞƟĐĂůůĞŶƐƚŽŵŽƌĞƌĞĂĚŝůLJĞdžĂŵŝŶĞĂglobal context of colonialism, imperialism, capitalism, racism, sexism, heterosexism and other forms of oppression that intersect with violence against women of ĐŽůŽƌ
WOCN Advisory Members
Alice Lynch, Advisory Chair,ĞƌŵĂŶĞdžĂƚŚLJDĂdžĮĞůĚͲŽůĞŵĂŶ ,ŽͲdŚĂŶŚEŐƵLJĞŶ Rose Pulliam ^ƵŵĂLJLJĂŽůĞŵĂŶ^ŚĂƌĞdŝŵĞtŝƐĞůLJŽŶƐƵůƟŶŐServices
dŚŝƐƉƌŽũĞĐƚŝƐĨƵŶĚĞĚƵŶĚĞƌĂŐƌĂŶƚƚŽƚŚĞWĞŶŶƐLJůǀĂŶŝĂŽĂůŝƟŽŶŐĂŝŶƐƚŽŵĞƐƟĐsŝŽůĞŶĐĞĂŶĚŝƐŵĂĚĞƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĐŽŽƉĞƌĂƟǀĞŐƌĂŶƚŶƵŵďĞƌηϵϬsϬϰϬϮďLJƚŚĞ&ĂŵŝůLJsŝŽůĞŶĐĞWƌĞǀĞŶƟŽŶĂŶĚ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐWƌŽŐƌĂŵ;&sW^Ϳh^ĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶŽŶŚŝůĚƌĞŶzŽƵƚŚĂŶĚ&ĂŵŝůŝĞƐ&ĂŵŝůLJĂŶĚzŽƵƚŚ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐƵƌĞĂƵh^ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚŽĨ,ĞĂůƚŚĂŶĚ,ƵŵĂŶ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ
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Project Advisors
&ƌŽŶƚůŝŶĞŽŶƐƵůƟŶŐ;ĨĂŝƚŚͲďĂƐĞĚͿĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂŽĂůŝƟŽŶŐĂŝŶƐƚ^ĞdžƵĂůƐƐĂƵůƚWƌĞǀĞŶƚ
Connect>>dKDEEĂƟŽŶĂůĞŶƚĞƌŽŶŽŵĞƐƟĐsŝŽůĞŶĐĞdƌĂƵŵĂΘ
DĞŶƚĂů,ĞĂůƚŚEĂƟŽŶĂůůĞĂƌŝŶŐŚŽƵƐĞŽŶďƵƐĞŝŶ>ĂƚĞƌ>ŝĨĞĂƩĞƌĞĚtŽŵĞŶ Ɛ:ƵƐƟĐĞWƌŽũĞĐƚEĂƟŽŶĂůůĞĂƌŝŶŐŚŽƵƐĞĨŽƌƚŚĞĞĨĞŶƐĞŽĨĂƩĞƌĞĚ
WomenEĂƟŽŶĂůEĞƚǁŽƌŬƚŽŶĚŽŵĞƐƟĐsŝŽůĞŶĐĞWomen of Color Network Advisors
ƵůƚƵƌĂůůLJ^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĚǀŝƐŽƌƐƐŝĂŶWĂĐŝĮĐ/ƐůĂŶĚĞƌ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞŽŶŽŵĞƐƟĐsŝŽůĞŶĐĞĂƐĂĚĞƐƉĞƌĂŶnjĂEĂƟŽŶĂů>ĂƟŶΛEĞƚǁŽƌŬ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞŽŶŽŵĞƐƟĐsŝŽůĞŶĐĞŝŶƚŚĞĨƌŝĐĂŶŵĞƌŝĐĂŶCommunity EĂƟŽŶĂů/ŶĚŝŐĞŶŽƵƐtŽŵĞŶ ƐZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞĞŶƚĞƌ
Purpose
dŚĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŽĨƚŚŝƐƉƌŽũĞĐƚŝƐƚŽĞdžƚĞŶĚĂŶĚƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶŽŶŐŽŝŶŐŶĂƟŽŶĂůŽƵƚƌĞĂĐŚĞīŽƌƚƐƚŽƐĞƌǀĞĂůůǀŝĐƟŵƐŽĨĚŽŵĞƐƟĐǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞďLJĞŶŚĂŶĐŝŶŐƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐƉƌŽŵŽƟŶŐĂŶĚŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐƚŚĞƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞŽĨůĞĂĚĞƌƐŽĨunderrepresented groups and promising Aspiring Allies ǁŝƚŚŝŶsƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐĂŶĚƐƚĂƚĞĐŽĂůŝƟŽŶƐ
/ŶŝƟĂƟǀĞKǀĞƌǀŝĞǁtŽŵĞŶŽĨŽůŽƌEĞƚǁŽƌŬǁŝůůũŽŝŶǁŝƚŚƉƌŽũĞĐƚƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐĂŶĚƚŚĞ&sW^KĸĐĞƚŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉƚŚĞĮƌƐƚĨĞĚĞƌĂůůLJͲĨƵŶĚĞĚůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉĂĐĂĚĞŵLJǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞĚŽŵĞƐƟĐǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞĮĞůĚ&ŽƵƌĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟǀĞƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƟŶŐĚŝǀĞƌƐĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŝŵŵŝŐƌĂŶƚdƌŝďĂůĂŶĚ>'dĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐǁŝůůůĞŶĚƚŚĞŝƌĞdžƉĞƌƟƐĞƚŽƚŚĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚ
KǀĞƌƚŚĞŶĞdžƚĮǀĞLJĞĂƌƐƚǁŽϭϴͲŵŽŶƚŚ>ĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉĐĂĚĞŵŝĞƐǁŝůůďĞŽīĞƌĞĚŝŶƚǁŽƌŽƵŶĚƐŽĨƐƚĂƚĞƐĐĂĚĞŵŝĞƐǁŝůůĐŽŶƐŝƐƚŽĨĨĂĐĞͲƚŽͲĨĂĐĞƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐǁĞďŝŶĂƌƐƐŽĐŝĂůŶĞƚǁŽƌŬŝŶŐĂĨƵŶĚƌĂŝƐŝŶŐĂĐƟǀŝƚLJĂŶĚŽƵƚƌĞĂĐŚƚŽƐƚĂƚĞΘůŽĐĂůƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐdƌŝďĞƐĂŶĚ&sW^^ƚĂƚĞĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƚŽƌƐĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚŝŶĐůƵĚĞĂŶϭϴͲŵŽŶƚŚDĞŶƚŽƌWƌŽũĞĐƚĂŶĚĂŶϭϴͲŵŽŶƚŚƐƉŝƌŝŶŐůůLJWƌŽũĞĐƚ
First Round States
DŝŶŶĞƐŽƚĂŽĂůŝƟŽŶĨŽƌĂƩĞƌĞĚtŽŵĞŶEĞǁ:ĞƌƐĞLJŽĂůŝƟŽŶĨŽƌĂƩĞƌĞĚtŽŵĞŶsĞƌŵŽŶƚEĞƚǁŽƌŬƚŽŶĚ^ĞdžƵĂůĂŶĚŽŵĞƐƟĐsŝŽůĞŶĐĞsŝƌŐŝŶŝĂ^ĞdžƵĂůĂŶĚŽŵĞƐƟĐsŝŽůĞŶĐĞĐƟŽŶůůŝĂŶĐĞ
Second Round States
ƌŝnjŽŶĂŽĂůŝƟŽŶŐĂŝŶƐƚŽŵĞƐƟĐsŝŽůĞŶĐĞĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂWĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƚŽŶĚŽŵĞƐƟĐsŝŽůĞŶĐĞ:ĂŶĞŽĞ/ŶĐdŚĞDĂƐƐĂĐŚƵƐĞƩƐŽĂůŝƟŽŶŐĂŝŶƐƚ^ĞdžƵĂů
ƐƐĂƵůƚĂŶĚŽŵĞƐƟĐsŝŽůĞŶĐĞKƌĞŐŽŶŽĂůŝƟŽŶŐĂŝŶƐƚŽŵĞƐƟĐsŝŽůĞŶĐĞtĞƐƚsŝƌŐŝŶŝĂŽĂůŝƟŽŶŐĂŝŶƐƚŽŵĞƐƟĐsŝŽůĞŶĐĞ
Project Partners
EĂƟŽŶĂů/ŵŵŝŐƌĂŶƚtŽŵĞŶ ƐĚǀŽĐĂĐLJWƌŽũĞĐƚEĂƟǀĞtĞůůŶĞƐƐ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞĂůůŐŽĂƐƚĂƚĞǁŝĚĞƋƵĞĞƌƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨĐŽůŽƌŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶEĞǁzŽƌŬŝƚLJŶƟͲsŝŽůĞŶĐĞWƌŽŐƌĂŵWƌŽũĞĐƚŽŶƐƵůƚĂŶƚƐhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJŽĨŽůŽƌĂĚŽĞŶƚĞƌŽŶŽŵĞƐƟĐsŝŽůĞŶĐĞ^ŚĂƌĞdŝŵĞtŝƐĞůLJŽŶƐƵůƟŶŐ^ĞƌĐŝĐĞƐClarina Howard Nichols Centerƌ EĂǁĂůŵŵĂƌ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJŽĨdŽƌŽŶƚŽVermont Center for Independent LivingKeri Darling, Deaf Vermonters;
tKEdžƉĂŶĚŝŶŐ>ĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉKƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞŽŵĞƐƟĐsŝŽůĞŶĐĞ&ŝĞůĚĨŽƌDĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨhŶĚĞƌƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚ'ƌŽƵƉƐ
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KĨ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐƉŽŶĚĞŶƚƐǁŚŽĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚ ƚŚĞƐƉŝƌŝŶŐůůŝĞƐ ƐƵƌǀĞLJĂĐƌŽƐƐ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƵƌ ƐƚĂƚĞƐϴϱƉĞƌĐĞŶƚ ŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚĂƐǁŚŝƚĞ^ĞǀĞŶƉĞƌĐĞŶƚŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚĂƐ>ĂƟŶŽƚǁŽƉĞƌĐĞŶƚŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚĂƐůĂĐŬĨƌŝĐĂŶŵĞƌŝĐĂŶDŝĚĚůĞĂƐƚĞƌŶEĂƟǀĞŵĞƌŝĐĂŶŽƌŵƵůƟͲƌĂĐŝĂů
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EĞĂƌůLJϯϬƉĞƌĐĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞƐƉŝƌŝŶŐůůŝĞƐƐƵƌǀĞLJĞĚǁĞƌĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞĂŐĞƐŽĨϮϱͲϯϱĂŶĚŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶŚĂůĨ;ϱϮƉĞƌĐĞŶƚͿǁĞƌĞŽǀĞƌϰϲŶŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐƐƵƌǀĞLJĞĚƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚďĞŝŶŐƵŶĚĞƌϮϱĂŶĚŽŶůLJϮϬƉĞƌĐĞŶƚǁĞƌĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞĂŐĞƐŽĨϯϲͲϰϱ
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EĞĂƌůLJĂůůŽĨƚŚĞŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐƐƵƌǀĞLJĞĚǁĞƌĞĨĞŵĂůĞ;ϵϲƉĞƌĐĞŶƚͿŽŶůLJϮƉĞƌĐĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞƐƵƌǀĞLJƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂŶƚƐŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚĂƐŵĂůĞŽƌŐĞŶĚĞƌŶŽŶͲĐŽŶĨŽƌŵŝŶŐ
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EĞĂƌůLJϲϬƉĞƌĐĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞƐƉŝƌŝŶŐůůŝĞƐƐƵƌǀĞLJĞĚŚĂĚĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚĂŐƌĂĚƵĂƚĞĚĞŐƌĞĞĂŶĚŽŶĞͲƚŚŝƌĚŚĂĚĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚĂďĂĐŚĞůŽƌ ƐĚĞŐƌĞĞĨĞǁĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚƌĞĞƉĞƌĐĞŶƚŚĂĚĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚŚŝŐŚƐĐŚŽŽůŽƌĂŶĞƋƵŝǀĂůĞŶƚĚĞŐƌĞĞ
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dŚŝƌƚLJƉĞƌĐĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞƐƉŝƌŝŶŐůůŝĞƐǁŚŽƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞƐƵƌǀĞLJǁĞƌĞůŽĐĂƚĞĚŝŶDŝŶŶĞƐŽƚĂĂŶĚŶĞĂƌůLJŽŶĞͲƋƵĂƌƚĞƌǁĞƌĞůŽĐĂƚĞĚŝŶEĞǁ:ĞƌƐĞLJŽƌsĞƌŵŽŶƚƉƉƌŽdžŝŵĂƚĞůLJϮϬƉĞƌĐĞŶƚǁĞƌĞůŽĐĂƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞƐƚĂƚĞŽĨsŝƌŐŝŶŝĂ
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Employment Status
There was far less diversity in terms of employment status for those individuals who completed the Aspiring Allies survey ĂƐĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚƚŽƚŚĞĂĚǀŽĐĂƚĞƐƵƌǀĞLJEŝŶĞƚLJͲĮǀĞƉĞƌĐĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞƐƉŝƌŝŶŐůůŝĞƐƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞĨƵůůͲƟŵĞĞŵƉůŽLJĞĞƐŽĨƚŚĞŝƌŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚŽŶůLJƚǁŽƉĞƌĐĞŶƚƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚďĞŝŶŐŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂŶƚƐǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌƐŽƌŝŶƚĞƌŶƐEŽŽŶĞƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚďĞŝŶŐĞŵƉůŽLJĞĚƉĂƌƚͲƟŵĞŽƌĂƐĂƐĞĂƐŽŶĂůĞŵƉůŽLJĞĞŽƌŵĞŵďĞƌŽĨƚŚĞďŽĂƌĚ
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KƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶĂůWŽƐŝƟŽŶ
EĞĂƌůLJŽŶĞͲƋƵĂƌƚĞƌŽĨƚŚĞƐƉŝƌŝŶŐůůŝĞƐƐƵƌǀĞLJĞĚŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞƚŚĞĞdžĞĐƵƟǀĞĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌƐŽĨƚŚĞŝƌŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶǁŚŝůĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϭϱƉĞƌĐĞŶƚƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞĞŵƉůŽLJĞĚĂƐŵĂŶĂŐĞƌƐŽƌƉƌŽŐƌĂŵĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌƐ:ƵƐƚƵŶĚĞƌϭϬƉĞƌĐĞŶƚreported that they were employed as deputy director and nearly 15 percent reported that they worked in the capacity ŽĨĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌ EĞĂƌůLJϮϬƉĞƌĐĞŶƚŽĨƌĞƐƉŽŶĚĞŶƚƐƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJǁŽƌŬĞĚĂƐĐĂƐĞŵĂŶĂŐĞƌƐĂŶĚŽŶůLJƚǁŽƉĞƌĐĞŶƚŽĨƚŚŽƐĞƐƵƌǀĞLJĞĚǁŽƌŬĞĚĂƐĨƵŶĚƌĂŝƐŝŶŐĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌƐŽƌĞdžĞĐƵƟǀĞĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚƐ
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dŚĞƌĞƐƉŽŶĚĞŶƚƐŽĨƚŚĞĂůůŝĞƐƐƵƌǀĞLJǁĞƌĞŵŽƌĞůŝŬĞůLJƚŽĨĞĞůƚŚĂƚĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞŝŶƚŚĞŝƌŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶŝƐĞƋƵĂůůLJƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞĚŝŶƚĞƌŵƐŽĨŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĨŽƌůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉĂŶĚƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĨĞǁĞƌƚŚĂŶŽŶĞͲƚŚŝƌĚŽĨƚŚĞƐƵƌǀĞLJƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂŶƚƐĨĞůƚƚŚĂƚƐŽŵĞǁĞƌĞŵŽƌĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞĚƚŚĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞŝƌŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐtŚĞŶĂƐŬĞĚǁŚLJƚŚĞLJĨĞůƚƚŚĂƚƐŽŵĞǁĞƌĞŵŽƌĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞĚƚŚĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƐƚŚĞƐƵƌǀĞLJƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂŶƚƐŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨƌĞĂƐŽŶƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐůĂĐŬŽĨĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶŽƌĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĨĂǀŽƌŝƟƐŵĚŝƐŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚŝŶƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůĂŶĚůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂƐǁĞůůĂƐƌĂĐĞĂŶĚĂŐĞ
ƐƉŝƌŝŶŐůůŝĞƐǁĞƌĞĂůƐŽĂƐŬĞĚŝĨƚŚĞLJĚŝƐĐƵƐƐƚŚĞƐĞŝŶĞƋƵŝƟĞƐŝŶƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĨŽƌĐŽǁŽƌŬĞƌƐǁŝƚŚĂŶLJŽŶĞĂŶĚĂŶŽǀĞƌǁŚĞůŵͲŝŶŐŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJ;ϯϵƉĞƌĐĞŶƚͿŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJŽŌĞŶďƌŝŶŐŝƚƵƉŝŶƚŚĞŝƌƐƚĂīŵĞĞƟŶŐƐĂŶĚĂƉƉƌŽdžŝŵĂƚĞůLJϭϱƉĞƌĐĞŶƚĚŝƐĐƵƐƐƚŚĞŝƐƐƵĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝƌĞdžĞĐƵƟǀĞĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ EĞĂƌůLJϮϬƉĞƌĐĞŶƚŽĨƐƉŝƌŝŶŐůůŝĞƐƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƐƐƵĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝƌĨƌŝĞŶĚƐŽƌĨĂŵŝůLJĂŶĚƐůŝŐŚƚůLJůĞƐƐƚŚĂŶϭϬƉĞƌĐĞŶƚĚŽŶŽƚƚĂůŬƚŽĂŶLJŽŶĞĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŝŶĞƋƵŝƚLJŝŶƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĨŽƌĐŽǁŽƌŬĞƌƐ
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dŚĞƌĞĂƌĞĂǀĂƌŝĞƚLJŽĨĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚǁĂLJƐƚŽĚĞĮŶĞŽƌƚĂůŬĂďŽƵƚƌĂĐĞĐůĂƐƐŐĞŶĚĞƌ ƐĞdžƵĂůŽƌŝĞŶƚĂƟŽŶĞƚŚŶŝĐŝƚLJ ĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌŵĂƌŬĞƌƐŽĨĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞ&ŽƌƚŚĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞƐŽĨƚŚŝƐƌĞƉŽƌƚǁĞǁŝůůĞŵƉůŽLJƚŚĞĚĞĮŶŝƟŽŶƐďĞůŽǁ
Ability The quality or state of being able to have or having the power to perform tasks physically, ŵĞŶƚĂůůLJŽƌůĞŐĂůůLJ
Age dŚĞƟŵĞŽĨůŝĨĞĂƚǁŚŝĐŚƐŽŵĞƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌƋƵĂůŝĮĐĂƟŽŶƉŽǁĞƌ ŽƌĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJĂƌŝƐĞƐŽƌƌĞƐƚƐ
Class WŽƐŝƟŽŶŝŶĞĐŽŶŽŵLJǁŝƚŚƌĞŐĂƌĚƐƚŽƚŚĞĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶŽĨǁĞĂůƚŚĂŶĚƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐŝŶĐŽŵĞĂŶĚƉŽǀĞƌƚLJ ĂŶĚƚŚĞĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶŽĨƉŽǁĞƌĂŶĚĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJŝŶƚŚĞǁŽƌŬĨŽƌĐĞ
Ethnicity Belonging to or deriving from the cultural, racial, religious, language or beliefs of a parͲƟĐƵůĂƌŐƌŽƵƉŽĨƉĞŽƉůĞŽƌĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ
Gender ƵůƚƵƌĂůůLJĂŶĚƐŽĐŝĂůůLJĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚĞĚƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶŵĞŶĂŶĚǁŽŵĞŶ
EĂƟŽŶĂůŝƚLJ dŚĞƋƵĂůŝƚLJŽƌŵĞŵďĞƌƐŚŝƉŝŶĂƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌŶĂƟŽŶǁŚĞƚŚĞƌŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůŽƌĂĐƋƵŝƌĞĚ
Race ŶĐĞƐƚƌLJĂŶĚƐĞůĞĐƚĞĚƉŚLJƐŝĐĂůĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐƐƐƵĐŚĂƐƐŬŝŶĐŽůŽƌ ŚĂŝƌƚĞdžƚƵƌĞĂŶĚĞLJĞƐŚĂƉĞ
Sex ŝŽůŽŐŝĐĂůĂŶĚĂŶĂƚŽŵŝĐĂůĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐƐĂƩƌŝďƵƚĞĚƚŽŵĂůĞĂŶĚĨĞŵĂůĞƐ
^ĞdžƵĂůKƌŝĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ^ĞdžŽĨƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŝŶĞŵŽƟŽŶĂůͲƐĞdžƵĂůƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ
'ĞŶĚĞƌ/ĚĞŶƟƚLJ 'ĞŶĚĞƌŝĚĞŶƟƚLJĐĂŶďĞĚĞĮŶĞĚĂƐĂ ƉĞƌƐŽŶ Ɛ inner sense of being male or female, usually developed during earlyĐŚŝůĚŚŽŽĚĂƐĂƌĞƐƵůƚŽĨƉĂƌĞŶƚĂůƌĞĂƌŝŶŐƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐĂŶĚsocietal ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƐ and strengthened during puberty by hormonal ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ
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