Women's Equality Day 2024
Diamond Day-Parker (right) participating in a community event at Birth Detroit, where she is a marketing assistant.
Each year on August 26, we celebrate Women's Equality Day. On that day in 1920, the 19th amendment was officially adopted in the United States Constitution, granting women the right to vote after a long-fought battle for women's suffrage.
Access Champion
Faculty/Staff
Dr. Elizabeth Drexler
Dr. Elizabeth Drexler is our Access Champion. A Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Peace and Justice Studies program, Drexler has spent over 20 years both examining and educating her students on issues surrounding human rights, structural injustice, and how to be an active citizen and engage in social justice movements.
Access Torch
Student
Dasom Jang
Dasom Jang is our Access torch honoree for the month of August. A doctoral student in the School of Human Resources and Labor Relations, Jang studies employee well-being and gendered culture in the work place, with a particular interest in work-life balance and conflict, parental leave and the differences between these across cultures.
Access Spotlight
Alumni
Diamond Day-Parker
Diamond Day-Parker is our Access spotlight honoree for August. A 2019 graduate of the Interdisciplinary Studies program, Day-Parker concentrated her studies around health and society. She is currently a Public Health Consultant for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, and is passionate about health education, community outreach, and support for Black women and new and expectant mothers.