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Soraya Deen shares her personal experiences fighting for gender equality and advocating for women who face religious-based violence with the EMPOWER Club in Ahmanson Lecture Hall on Nov. 3.

Activist speaks on gender justice

Kriste An
November 3, 2021

Lawyer, author and award-winning international activist Soraya Deen spoke to EMPOWER, the school’s intersectional feminism and gender equality club, about the importance of advocating for gender justice...

Producer and writer Yahlin Chang spoke with members of women’s equality club EMPOWER about her experience
working on the show “The Handmaids Tale” on Nov. 18. The event was hosted virtually by club leaders Maddie Boudov ’21 and Olivia Smith. ’21.
Photo Credit: Ava Fattahi

TV Producer Yahlin Chang speaks to EMPOWER club

Ava Fattahi
December 14, 2020

The EMPOWER Club hosted a virtual Q&A session featuring TV writer and producer Yahlin Chang (Leo '24), who answered students' questions about her Golden Globe Award-winning show, "The Handmaid's Tale,"...

Defining Empowerment

Kate Burry
December 10, 2020

To a certified feminist seven days a week, the lyrics of Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s hit “WAP” (an acronym for “Wet Ass P**** ”) invite the discussion of modern day female empowerment...

BEHIND THE SCENES: Actress Beanie Feldstein ’11 shares her experience as a woman in the entertainment industry with upper school students through Zoom on May 6. EMPOWER leaders Dahlia Low ’20 and Lilah Weisman ’20 hosted the discussion as a part of the school’s Multicultural Week.

Actress Beanie Feldstein advocates for women

Melody Tang
June 16, 2020

In place of La Femme’s annual EMPOWER conference, actress Beanie Feldstein ’11, who starred in the critically acclaimed movies “Lady Bird” and “Booksmart,” spoke with students about her identity...

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