For this Austin Design Week discussion, #BBATX and Collegiate Mom Coalition have partnered to discuss the way our workspaces and community spaces are not designed for working parents—particularly working mothers.
Although we have revolutionized the workforce in America and more and more women go to work, we have yet to properly value and address the labor of care-taking. Convening working parents, this panel will discuss the sexist systems and stereotypes within the design of our workplaces that contribute toward leaving working moms behind. The panel will also present some possible approaches to making more space for mothers in the workplace, like challenging implicit bias around motherhood, creating flexible work hours and schedules and dismantling the concepts and pressures of work/life balance.
This event is kid-friendly and will have activities for those who choose to bring along little babes. :)
— MEET THE INSTRUCTORS —
About Jasmine Robinson (Moderator): Jasmine Robinson is the founder and Executive Director of the grassroots nonprofit Collegiate Mom Coalition which has provided $6,000 scholarships and resources to college moms. Originally from Houston TX, Jasmine Robinson Now resides in Pearland, Texas with her two daughters Kenadie (10) and Kimora (9). She is a proud 2nd year committee member of #bossbabesATX, a non-profit organization that hosts event series, showcases, strategic collaborations and professional development programs that provide a platform of visibility, outreach and financial opportunity to 1500+ emerging women and non-binary creatives, entrepreneurs and organizers per year. She was also the 2018 scholarship recipient from State of the Uterus where her organization was awarded $1,700. Jasmine was also recently selected for two-year Movement Mujeres fellowship program under Deeds not words and the Jolt initiative started by former Texas Senator Wendy Davis and Jolt Executive director Cristina Tzintzun that serves as a platform for 25 women of color across the state of Texas to change the landscape of Texas Legislature.
About Shelly Moon Hayes: Shelley Moon Hayes is a photographer turned designer from Bay Area, California living in Austin, Texas with her beautiful family of 4. When she is not designing or photographing, she is passionately serving her community through the study of emotional intelligence, personal development and mindfulness meditation.
About Gina Giordano: Gina Giordano is a doula, creator, co founder of Doula Trainings International and co creator of Born into This. Originally from Miami Florida, she grew up in a close family unit. As the oldest of five children, she was taught how to support and nurture at a very young age. After studying fine arts in college, she moved to New York City where she was introduced to the idea of doula work. Just after one training her passion for working in reproductive justice was ignited. In 2005 she started a business, offering doula services and education to families. Through her work she learned how to offer compassionate, dignified care for ALL people, no matter their choices. Driven to serve more people she created DTI and Born into This with her long time friend and business partner Tara Brooke. Gina’s mission is to bring awareness to reproductive health and justice through innovative and curated design. She is passionate about breaking down taboos and creating conversation to normalize people bodies and reproductive rights. She is the mother to two wild girls, married to her lifelong sweetheart and lives in Austin, Texas.
— GET YOUR RSVP —
This event is a part of Austin Design Week 2019, and all of their events are completely free. For the full ADW 2019 schedule, check out austindesignweek.org/schedule.
— VENUE ACCESSIBILITY NOTES —
This event is located within Canopy. A parking lot is available and the venue is accessible by public transportation. This venue is wheelchair accessible and all activities will occur on the ground floor. If you need accommodations, you can let us know by emailing info@austindesignweek.org.
— MEET THE PRODUCERS —
About #bossbabesATX: We’re a Texas-based nonprofit that amplifies and connects women and nonbinary creatives, entrepreneurs and organizers. We create space to share our crafts, catalyze multi-industry coalitions, promote intersectionality across disciplines, seek guidance and provide each other with practical and emotional resources. Anyone interested in our mission, core values, and initiatives are invited to participate—and learn more about how intersectional gender equality can improve their daily lives. We provide 1500 opportunities to women and nonbinary creatives, entrepreneurs and community organizers per year. More than 15,000+ community members also annually attend our showcases, markets and dialogues—and in the last three years, our programs generated an additional $1million for the Austin economy. So, whether you apply to participate in one of our programs, attend our workshops, conferences and dialogues, or come out to a festival or market to support the community we’re building, you’re a member of this movement. All babes, all people, are welcome. :) Learn more at bossbabes.org.
About Collegiate Mom Coalition: Collegiate Mom Coalition aims to serve as a source of excellence for moms pursuing their undergraduate degree by providing scholarships, programs that enhance their education, workshops to fine tune professional skills, access to resources that encourage economic growth and platforms that build social involvement. We are advocates for a family friendly university that cultivates tangible success for women in college with children.
About Austin Design Week: Founded in 2016, Austin Design Week’s (ADW) mission is to bring together the Austin design community in a week-long celebration of design. ADW invites designers, organizations, agencies, and companies to explore the year’s theme through workshops, studio tours, panels, talks, installations, and interactive events. We celebrate design across disciplines - from graphic design to architecture, digital design to fashion, and more. ADW offers an opportunity to bring together designers across Austin to act as one inclusive community - sharing their talents, projects, ideas, and work spaces, and inviting the larger community (in Austin and beyond) in to participate. Austin Design Week is committed to a harassment-free event experience for everyone. Our Code of Conduct can be found here. We are also committed to creating an inclusive, accessible space.