An article recounting a discussion on international gender equality held in conjunction with Brandi Eason.

1. A Discussion on International Gender
Equality
left to right (top): Ana Perovic, Andrey Meshcheryakov, Julia Valdivia, Amadou Sy,
Stephanie Jones, Joy Maregini, Eric Chast, left to right (bottom): Kelly Rigolini, Tricia
Demmers, Brandi Eason, Lucy Edo
The hallways at Hult
International Business School
are always buzzing whenever
a lecture finishes and the
afternoon of February 28th
wasn’t any exception. What
started as a conversation about
a poem regarding gender
equality, blossomed into an
idea for a discussion on how
Hult students view
international gender equality.
Brandi Eason told me how she
used to hold discussions on
race in her living room and I
thought about it and I said
“Well, why not do that here?
Why not have a discussion but
bridge the gap in
Repartee
“A major takeaway from this event
was the realization that the power
dynamic interfering with the process
of women in attaining their full
potential can be seen in different levels
of society, from intimate personal
interactions to public life,”~ Joy, MBA
2016 Nigeria
Professor Joanne Lawrence, HIBS,
contributed an invaluable degree
of insight to the discussion.
“…What’s doing the most harm is
that women are putting down
other women instead of helping to
build them up.”
“…we are really shaped by our parents, their influence drives our behavior
consciously or unconsciously, when everyone was speaking about fathers &
mothers, I could feel and understand better the opinions of the protagonists,
this gave another level of depth to the discussion, they are important drivers
in shaping the moral compass of generations,” ~Amadou, MBA 2016 France
By: Brandi Eason & Tricia Demmers

2. understanding when it comes
to international gender equality?”
Brandi, using her previous
experience holding
discussions on race in her
living room, helped bring this
idea to fruition.
How are my views perceived
in the eyes of a woman from
India? In the eyes of a woman
from Serbia? Or in the eyes of
a Venezuelan man? What a
woman can do here in the
United States and in Canada is
vastly different from what she
can do in Mexico or Ghana.
How a man perceives and/or
treats a woman follows in the
same fashion.
So we sat down in a living
room and asked each other
what it meant to understand
international gender equality.
What did our peers have to say
regarding international
gender equality?
Unity is being joined as a
whole and for the most part it
is the common goal in most
countries, regardless of
differing views. While I have
many identifiers and labels, I
unite myself in one way or
another into each subset; I feel
a certain amount of comradery.
Throughout the discussion it
became abundantly clear that
no matter how much our
opinions and experiences
differed, we were aligned in
recognizing the need for
change.
So how do we go forward from
here?
The answer lies in personal
accountability. It isn’t enough
to simply chat while sitting on
a nice couch with a paper cup
of wine. It comes down to
actively changing the current
revolving mindset, and
allowing your everyday habits
to reflect your awareness. In
other words, let your actions
match you words.
(left to right) Brandi Eason (Host), Tricia Demmers (Host), Prof. Joanne
Lawrence, Lucy Edo (Photography)
(left to right) Andrey
Meshcheryakov, Eric Chast
(Equipment Specialist),
Reynaldo Martinez
“…One thing that was suggested
that change has to happen from
home…Women should start
asking,”~ Sushma, MBA 2016 India
“…My primary takeaway was
to be mindful of fighting for
the “right” battle, where I
believe women shouldn’t lose
sight of what makes us equal
as opposed to which gender
is more dominant,”~ Saviera,
MBA 2016 Ghana