Women’s achievements and their history – both the inspiring and distressing – are not new to Stockton. Be it in sports, science, or civil rights movements, women have formed an important role in Stocktonian history. To commemorate March 8 as International Women’s Day, we’ve compiled 10 stories about women in the city.
1. Laura Campos brings annual Charles Washington award back to Edison High
Campos was named the 2020 winner of The Stockton Record’s Charles Washington Award. The award is given each year to an outstanding student-athlete who is also supportive of the community. After graduating from Edison High, the golfer and softball player enrolled at UCLA, reported The Record.
Sources have confirmed that Sociology professor Laura Campos is on her way to Trader Joe’s in desperate search of some “me time.”
“Remote learning has been so taxing. Being at home doesn’t feel relaxing anymore; it’s where I have to lecture and grade all day,” Campos explained. “I needed to go so
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Amazon has called upon federal regulators to try and shoot down shareholder proposals regarding hate speech and diversity in hiring, among other issues, the Associated Press reported.
If these proposals were to go forward and approved, some of them would require Amazon to report on its policies to curb hate speech, promote racial and gender diversity in hiring, include more workforce representation on corporate boards, and the company’s surveillance technology, according to the Associated Press. But, if Amazon’s request is granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the shareholders’ proposals would not be voted on by shareholders later this year, according to The Seattle Times.
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