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“I think millennials progress the idea of what women can be. Every generation pushes us forward.”
-Boston University Questrom Undergraduate Associate Dean Rachel Reiser
Eye2Eye, a service organization funded by the Alpha Kappa Psi business fraternity, hosted “Reaching New Heights: Gender Equality Transforming Today’s Corporate Ladder,” on Sunday March 21st, 2017 at the Metcalf Trustee Ballroom in Boston University’s Questrom School of Business.“Reaching New Heights” was Eye2Eye’s first move in their mission of combining research about gender issues with discussions among students and professionals. Questrom’s Director of Student Diversity Initiatives Thomas Harwell, moderated the conversation, asking speakers about their experiences looking back on their careers to find where they began to work against perceived stigma or stereotyping in their respective fields in addition to suggestions for solving gender inequality moving forward.Eye2Eye’s research shows that women tend to put themselves at “disadvantageous” situations in both classrooms and the workplace, through “speech hedging” or apologizing before they’ve even spoken up, president Nadav Hazan explained.“You look backward and you realize you’ve been engaging in these conversations [about feminism and women’s rights] but not really naming it,” panelist assistant undergraduate dean Rachel Reiser said. “I think millennials progress the idea of what women can be. Every generation pushes us forward.”
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