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Diversity Corner

March 4, 2025

Women's History Month

“The story of women's struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organization but to the collective efforts of all who care about human rights.” – Gloria Steinem

We celebrate Women’s History Month each March; beginning as a Women’s History “Week” in 1981, it became its own month in 1987. International Women’s Day (IWD) started formally in 1911 by Austria, Germany, Switzerland, and Denmark and is now celebrated worldwide. This year’s IWD theme is #AccelerateAction – “a worldwide call to acknowledge strategies, resources, and activity that positively impact women's advancement, and to support and elevate their implementation.”

Over the course of the month, there are events – open to all across Stanford Medicine and the University – to celebrate and recognize Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day (March 8). Please see this post for more details, including a feature on Dr. Beverly Mitchell from our department. You can also download and display our newly designed International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month Zoom backgrounds.

To all of the women: we honor and celebrate what you bring to the Department of Medicine. At a time when women’s rights are under attack, we are especially grateful to you all for your passion, hard work, and perseverance.

In solidarity,

Tamara Dunn & Wendy Caceres, Associate Chairs of Diversity & Inclusion

Stephanie Harman, Associate Chair for Faculty Engagement and Leadership Development

Arghavan Salles, Special Advisor for DEI Programs

Resources for Combating Racism

We’ve compiled a list of resources from Stanford LEAD, Stanford Medicine's Diversity Cabinet. the Office of Faculty Development and Diversity and other groups to help you learn, grow, find support, get involved, and make an impact. 

 

Funding Opportunities

Chair Diversity Investigator Awards

The Chair Diversity Investigator Awards program supports research that addresses health inequity, social determinants of health, cultural competence, outcomes improvement, health system access/utilization for vulnerable populations. The awards are open to Instructors and Assistant Professors (all lines), whose primary appointment is in the Department of Medicine.



Dr. Fernando Mendoza HERO (Health Equity Research and Opportunity) Award 

Granted annually to a Stanford medical student who embodies the passion and commitment to advance health equity through research and community engagement. 


Dr. Miquell Miller Award for Promoting Diversity and Inclusion

Granted annually to a GME trainee (resident or fellow) who embodies the passion and commitment to expand diversity and inclusion efforts at Stanford. 


DEI Library

Stanford Martin Luther King Jr Research and Education Institute

Commentary

Annals of Internal Medicine: Life After May 25

Book

"Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning

In her new book of essays, poet and author Cathy Park Hong blends memoir, cultural criticism, and history to expose fresh truths about racialized consciousness in America.

Podcast

Race at Work

Race at Work is a Harvard Business Review podcast that explores the role race plays in our work and lives. 

Publication

New England Journal of Medicine: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion That Matter

Podcast

Still Processing Podcast

Still Processing is a New York Times culture podcast hosted by Jenna Wortham, who works for the New York Times Magazine, and Wesley Morris, the paper's critic at large. 

Report

The Black Experience at Work in Charts

A new McKinsey report takes a research-driven look at Black Americans’ experience in the U.S. workplace. 

Lactation Resources

Resources for employees who  are pumping or expressing breast milk while on campus or at work.

 

For additional tips for successful breastfeeding after returning to work, please contact the University WorkLife Office via their support request form.

The Department of Medicine and Lactation Council (WellMD/WellPhD) has appointed a faculty advocate to assist faculty and trainees in optimizing their workplace lactation plan and overcoming any barriers. Dr. Jessie (Kittle) Markovits hosts an informational Zoom meeting on the last Tuesday of each month and is available for individual meetings by request. To schedule an individual meeting or receive the Zoom link and details for the group meeting, email jkittle@stanford.edu.