This post was originally published in July of 2020. After this week’s police killing of Daunte Wright I was trying to find words for a new blog post. But I found rereading Aisha’s post on Police & Prison Abolition more valuable than I anything I could have written right now. -Chris I am writing in […]
Evaluation, Compassion Fatigue, and Health Inequity
Doing something is a good start. But it’s not enough. As evaluators we deal with all sorts of programs and activities that were launched out of a need to do something. Programs that keep on doing something, or something else, or something ineffective, or something effective, or something counterproductive, or something amazing, or nothing. And […]
Cartoon Q&A: Anna Kirkland Smith on Challenges for Women in the Data Industry
Today’s Q&A is with Anna Kirkland Smith founder of the Data Scientista Society located here in the research triangle, NC. I only asked Anna one question, but her response definitely inspired a couple new cartoons. Plus I think many of you will be able to relate. What do you think is the biggest challenge for […]
Is the Google doodle a boy’s club?
Is it ok that the vast majority of individual Google doodles celebrate the accomplishments of men? Google, a company that prides itself as being an alternative, reminds us that sexist historical viewpoints are still the null. So what are the facts? Ann Martin has been gathering and compiling evidence on her blog since November of […]