Shaking the table via an intersectional approach paid civicnation
During last year’s United State of Women Summit in Los Angeles, former First Lady Michelle Obama reminded me, and thousands of other women, about the importance of honoring our place and space at the table—and the responsibility that comes along with that:
“So many of us have gotten ourselves at the table, but we’re still too grateful to be at the table to really shake it up. That’s not a criticism, because for so many, just getting to the table was so hard, so you’re just holding on,” she said. “But now we’ve got to take some risks for our girls—just holding onto our seats at the table won’t be enough to help our girls be all that they can be.
Desiré Bennett volunteering at the 2018 United State of Women Summit. Desiré is a USOW Ambassador in Cincinnati, Ohio.Her powerful words still resonate with me. They are a cautionary tale to not allow myself to become complacent or fearful of challenging the systems that make it so hard to get to the table in the first place.
During my climb, I had to navigate the matrix of public assistance as a working, single parent for many, many years. On averageand my experience was not dissimilar. Although education served as the stepping stone that brought me closer, and ultimately, to the table, I realize there are—and should be—other ways for women and girls to secure their places. All perspectives deserve representation. Obama’s words remind me to challenge the notion that there’s only one correct pathway to inclusion.
And even though I’ve worked so hard to get to these spaces, her words also remind me that I mustn’t let a fear of losing a seat at the table allow me to inadvertently block opportunities for others. Instead of just asking “I’ll take action and be the person who asks others to scoot over so there is more space to pull up multiple chairs.
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