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“a pitch-perfect representation of a male vs female employee’s expected level of work for the same position”

-  Aparna Nancherla‏

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Female equality poster available at my Etsy shop! 

https://www.etsy.com/listing/676569540/photo-paper-poster-18-inch-by-18-inch?ref=shop_home_active_7&frs=1

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Female equality poster available at my Etsy shop! 

https://www.etsy.com/listing/676569540/photo-paper-poster-18-inch-by-18-inch?ref=shop_home_active_7&frs=1

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#WomenEmpowerment#sisSTAR Power was thru the roof a few weeks ago inside the @hbo Building! Had a great time moderating the Creative Women In Media panel with fellow sisSTARs and @nyualumni @ptblatina @jesscarmonaactress  @cinelandiausa @itsdmr @therepertoryproject  - Special thanks to @hmmmmmph / the NYU Latinx Alumni Network & Alianza HBO for this incredible honor!

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NEW YORK, New York (02/13/2019) - Creative design company MelimeL Digital Art Design and the women-owned business and professionals’ platform, The sisSTAR Loop, host the Women Empowerment sisSTAR Summit followed by the 7th Annual Women Empowerment Event on Sunday, March 17, 2019 at Town Stages.  

This year MelimeL Digital Art Design is producing two back-to-back events at Town Stages for an empowered filled day, starting with the first ever Women Empowerment sisSTAR Summit featuring women across various industries and professions uniting to discuss and tackle some of the most pressing issues affecting women today to further empower our personal and professional lives, while paving a new way forward for generations to come.  The Women Empowerment sisSTAR Summit is an extended platform of the Annual Women Empowerment Event featuring keynote conversations, panels, workshops, performances, opportunities to network with other women-owned business and professionals, and more!  This influential experience will bring together and celebrate the diverse voices and insights of women on the rise and on the grind.  Among the women-led lineup are Anu Prestonia (Anu Essentials and Khamit Kinks), Amelia Moore (Buzz Builder Consulting), Dr. Rhonda Cambridge-Phillip (Food Is Your Medicine), Robin Sokoloff (Town Stages and Sokoloff Arts), Jeanne Marie Boes (Artist), Dr. Maha Nasrallah-Babenko (Bond Better), and Raquel Olmo (Play4Promise).

The Women Empowerment sisSTAR Summit is followed by the 7th Annual Women Empowerment Event that will feature an all-male panel for the first time in the event’s history.  This year’s panelists include Patrick L. Riley (Journalist and Author of That’s What Friends Are For: On The Women Who Inspired Me), Smax Music (Artist and Entrepreneur), and Charlie A. Vargas (Attorney and Professor).  The annual event is aimed at raising awareness in the women empowerment movement. “This event is for anyone ready to start conversations, network, and share ideas and stories about how empowerment can motivate and ignite positive change in women, individually and collectively, to continue to strengthen our mark and significance in society,” says MelimeL, Creative Artist and Owner of MelimeL Digital Art Design.

Tickets for these events are on sale and can be bought online at www.mldigitalart.com or via Eventbrite. Tickets include networking, hors d'oeuvres, dessert, and more. Space is limited and pre-registration is required to attend.  Men and youth over 12 are welcome and highly encouraged to attend and participate.  

MelimeL Digital Art Design is a recipient of a 2018 Sokoloff Arts Fellowship.  The event is being held at Town Stages.  Space for this event was sponsored in part by Sokoloff Arts.

Town Stages 221 West Broadway New York, NY 10013 www.townstages.com 212-634-7690

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Women Empowerment sisSTAR Summit followed by the 7th Annual Women Empowerment Event - Sunday, March 17, 2019 - Town Stages in NYC

#womenempowerment is the movement!  2 Events / 1 Empowering Day! The movement continues as women across various industries and professions unite to discuss and tackle some of the most pressing issues affecting women today to further empower our personal and professional lives, while paving a new way forward for generations to come.  The Women Empowerment sisSTAR Summit is an extended platform of the Annual Women Empowerment Event by MelimeL Digital Art Design featuring keynote conversations, panels, workshops, performances, opportunities to network with other women-owned business and professionals, and more!  This influential experience will bring together and celebrate the diverse voices and insights of women on the rise and on the grind.

The Women Empowerment sisSTAR Summit will be followed by the 7th Annual Women Empowerment Event featuring an all-male panel for the FIRST TIME in our event’s history!  We look forward to a powerful conversation on March 17!  Join us for both events to NETWORK. DISCUSS. LEARN. EMPOWER.

OUR WOMEN EMPOWERMENT sisSTAR SUMMIT LINEUP:

MelimeL - Host/Moderator Creative Artist & Mompreneur MelimeL Digital Art Design & The sisSTAR Loop

Anu Prestonia - Keynote Speaker Natural Perfumer & Owner Anu Essentials & Khamit Kinks

Amelia Moore - Master Class Workshop Author & Entrepreneur Buzz Builder BMC

Robin Sokoloff - Panelist Executive Director & Founder Town Stages & Sokoloff Arts

Dr. Rhonda Cambridge-Phillip - Panelist Author & Health Coach Food Is Your Medicine

Dr. Maha Nasrallah-Babenko - Panelist Certified Sexologist Bond Better

Jeanne Marie Boes - Guest Performer Singer-Songwriter

Raquel Olmo - Live Reading Guest Occupational Therapist Play4Promise

OUR 7th ANNUAL WOMEN EMPOWERMENT EVENT LINEUP:

Patrick L. Riley Author & Journalist, That’s What Friends Are For: On The Women Who Inspired Me Smax Music Artist & Entrepreneur, www.smaxmusic.com Charlie A. Vargas Attorney & Professor, www.charlieavargas.com Performance by Kenzy Whyse Clerdonna Spoken Word Artist, The Sixth Element Podcast

Ticket options include:

• WE sisSTAR Summit & 7th Annual Women Empowerment Event �� 7th Annual Women Empowerment Event ONLY • VIP Ticket

****NO FEE TICKETS AVAILABLE @ www.mldigitalart.com

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MelimeL Digital Art Design is a recipient of a 2018 Sokoloff Arts Fellowship.  The event is being held at Town Stages. Space for this event was sponsored in part by Sokoloff Arts. Town Stages 221 West Broadway New York, NY 10013 www.townstages.com 212-634-7690

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Thank you for your positive words about art! I’m a 3d modeling artist and really enjoy my work. Thank you for your encouragement.

Women’s History Month Spotlight: Stefania Tejada

In honor of #WomensHistoryMonth, we’ve connected with some amazing women on Tumblr from different industries and backgrounds to discuss how their perspective shapes their art, work, family, activism, and more. First up is Stefania Tejada (@stefaniatejada), a Colombian artist and illustrator whose work often speaks on taboo subjects women face.

Your latest series, “The Birth of Venus,” explores how women are confronting the world. How did this series start and why was it important for you to create this series?

All of my work is really personal and it’s a response to very specific moments and transitions. I grew up in a time where it wasn’t okay to ask major questions about your body or things you felt that are completely normal. There was this huge taboo about everything: sexual education, menstruation, pleasure, depression, anxiety, homosexuality, etc. I studied in an all-girls high school with nuns so we really didn’t have any sort of sexual education. It was all presented as some sort of sin, and in general, parents didn’t feel comfortable discussing the subject either.

So in some way, “The Birth of Venus” shows the woman that I am today. I think about the girl I used to be when I was very little, very shy about speaking my mind or pursuing something I really wanted. But I’ve been lucky. I’ve met very important people in my life who picked my brain, made me think and understand that I am me, I deserve to live the life I want, the life I choose to have. That I can have my own opinion, that I must speak up, respect myself and respect others. I learned about acceptance and forgiveness. I learned to always stay curious, to work hard, and dream big. I feel very lucky to have my family and friends.

Can you talk to us about your featured artwork and the story behind it? We’re in awe.

This piece was made after Dolce & Gabbana’s statement towards Chinese culture. I was amazed and shocked [by] this way of thinking. For me, understanding other people’s culture is so fascinating. I try to live in different places and learn as much as I can. You need to understand somebody else’s past, present, and future before judging someone.

As Colombians, we have always been generalized for the past. Many of us were scared to try to change things because people were trying to survive. When I was little I remember the Guerrilla coming into our town and the four of us hiding under the bed listening to gunfire right outside our door. The mistakes of a few became the mistakes of all of us. And that happens with so many cultures, but it’s up to us to teach others about respect, acceptance, and forgiveness. It all comes from education.

Could you imagine what we could do if we were to stand together? All of the positive things we could do? There could be a future for all of us. A future we would all be proud of.

We live in a time where it’s important to showcase all identities of women and their contributions to society. How does your art encompass that?

I believe every person is a piece of art. The elements that shaped their personalities, the stories that triggered something inside of them and motivated them to be who they are now—I called them treasures. I’ve watched so many documentaries about people and movements: Nina Simone, Whitney Houston, She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Queen, Obama, The Defiant Ones, Steve Jobs, 2Pac, you name it.

I believe you can learn from anyone. I chose to focus on women empowerment because I had to find a way to empower myself because it’s something I needed at the time and it helped me believe in myself. And along the way women I didn’t even knew started writing to me about feeling the same way thanks to my work. In my mind we are all together, all these women that I draw are part of who I am. Some of them have shaped my future, some of them have sacrificed themselves for us so that we can speak up, vote, marry whoever we want, choose whether we want to have children or not. We owe them everything and this is my way of continuing their legacy. To live a life that has meaning.

Thank you for sharing your work with us, @stefaniatejada ! Tumblr, have you made any art for Women’s History Month yet? Show it off by making a post and tagging it #WomensHistoryMonth.

This interview has been condensed and edited.

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More doesn’t mean many.

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Resister

[LORENA GALLO (formerly BOBBITT): Acted in self-defense after years of physical, sexual, and emotional abuse; domestic abuse activist/speaker]

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Human rights and equality for all. Thank you so very much for this post. 

https://www.etsy.com/shop/CreativesquareShop

Marsha P. Johnson was a bold, uncompromising voice in the fight for gay and trans rights, and to this day she remains a powerful icon in the struggle for queer liberation, particularly of poor black trans women. Learn more: https://www.out.com/out-exclusives/2017/8/24/power-people-exploring-marsha-p-johnsons-queer-liberation

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Great job and we hope you much more success in the future. 

Last Friday we teamed up with an amazing group of Google volunteers who helped us make over 50 FemFreq videos and podcasts accessible to the Deaf/HH community. Let’s celebrate everyone who made this possible, we really appreciate all their hard work!!

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“Of course it is happening inside your head…but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?”

— J.K. Rowling (via goodreadss)

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“Make yourself a priority. At the end of the day, you’re your longest commitment.”

— (via perrfectly)

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Very nice words! Thank you

worry less about what others are doing and focus on you and your own progress.

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Women’s History Month Spotlight: Stefania Tejada

In honor of #WomensHistoryMonth, we’ve connected with some amazing women on Tumblr from different industries and backgrounds to discuss how their perspective shapes their art, work, family, activism, and more. First up is Stefania Tejada (@stefaniatejada), a Colombian artist and illustrator whose work often speaks on taboo subjects women face.

Your latest series, “The Birth of Venus,” explores how women are confronting the world. How did this series start and why was it important for you to create this series?

All of my work is really personal and it’s a response to very specific moments and transitions. I grew up in a time where it wasn’t okay to ask major questions about your body or things you felt that are completely normal. There was this huge taboo about everything: sexual education, menstruation, pleasure, depression, anxiety, homosexuality, etc. I studied in an all-girls high school with nuns so we really didn’t have any sort of sexual education. It was all presented as some sort of sin, and in general, parents didn’t feel comfortable discussing the subject either.

So in some way, “The Birth of Venus” shows the woman that I am today. I think about the girl I used to be when I was very little, very shy about speaking my mind or pursuing something I really wanted. But I’ve been lucky. I’ve met very important people in my life who picked my brain, made me think and understand that I am me, I deserve to live the life I want, the life I choose to have. That I can have my own opinion, that I must speak up, respect myself and respect others. I learned about acceptance and forgiveness. I learned to always stay curious, to work hard, and dream big. I feel very lucky to have my family and friends.

Can you talk to us about your featured artwork and the story behind it? We’re in awe.

This piece was made after Dolce & Gabbana’s statement towards Chinese culture. I was amazed and shocked [by] this way of thinking. For me, understanding other people’s culture is so fascinating. I try to live in different places and learn as much as I can. You need to understand somebody else’s past, present, and future before judging someone.

As Colombians, we have always been generalized for the past. Many of us were scared to try to change things because people were trying to survive. When I was little I remember the Guerrilla coming into our town and the four of us hiding under the bed listening to gunfire right outside our door. The mistakes of a few became the mistakes of all of us. And that happens with so many cultures, but it’s up to us to teach others about respect, acceptance, and forgiveness. It all comes from education.

Could you imagine what we could do if we were to stand together? All of the positive things we could do? There could be a future for all of us. A future we would all be proud of.

We live in a time where it’s important to showcase all identities of women and their contributions to society. How does your art encompass that?

I believe every person is a piece of art. The elements that shaped their personalities, the stories that triggered something inside of them and motivated them to be who they are now—I called them treasures. I’ve watched so many documentaries about people and movements: Nina Simone, Whitney Houston, She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Queen, Obama, The Defiant Ones, Steve Jobs, 2Pac, you name it.

I believe you can learn from anyone. I chose to focus on women empowerment because I had to find a way to empower myself because it’s something I needed at the time and it helped me believe in myself. And along the way women I didn’t even knew started writing to me about feeling the same way thanks to my work. In my mind we are all together, all these women that I draw are part of who I am. Some of them have shaped my future, some of them have sacrificed themselves for us so that we can speak up, vote, marry whoever we want, choose whether we want to have children or not. We owe them everything and this is my way of continuing their legacy. To live a life that has meaning.

Thank you for sharing your work with us, @stefaniatejada ! Tumblr, have you made any art for Women’s History Month yet? Show it off by making a post and tagging it #WomensHistoryMonth.

This interview has been condensed and edited.

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