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All-Gender Restroom Map Created by Sustainability Capstone Class Sustainable Development Goal 5

All-Gender Restroom Map Created by Sustainability Capstone Class

By Grace Reilein. Spring semester 2021, students in the Sustainability Capstone class worked on providing the locations of the all-gender restrooms on Auburn’s campus. The restrooms listed on the map include both handicap-accessible and non-accessible restrooms and provide the precise location of each restroom.   Providing this all-gender restroom database is important…
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January 8, 2022
Gender Equality Requires Parity in Leadership Guest PostsSustainable Development Goal 5Sustainable Development Goals

Gender Equality Requires Parity in Leadership

By Steph Shepherd Image created by Roel Fleuren. In 2015 the UN adopted a resolution titled, “Transforming our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.” Within the plan, 17 sustainable development goals to were identified, including Goal 5 to “achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls”. In the…
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January 7, 2022
Community Garden Water Sustainability Initiative Guest PostsSustainable Development Goal 11Sustainable Development Goal 2Sustainable Development Goal 6

Community Garden Water Sustainability Initiative

By Marley Halter. Early this year, the Community Garden at Auburn University (CGAU) Advisory Committee developed a 2021 Water Savings Program. As part of the program, irrigation timers were phased out of use, and garden staff planned to raise awareness of the problem of water waste, and to hold classes…
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December 7, 2021
Alabama, Eradicate the Tampon Tax Guest PostsSustainable Development Goal 3Sustainable Development Goal 5

Alabama, Eradicate the Tampon Tax

By Regan Moss. Menstruation is a shared experience for many female-bodied individuals. Despite the normalcy of having a menstrual cycle, pervasive stigmas surrounding female bodies and their functions persist. One of the most notable outcomes of the stigmas associated with periods and menstruators is the economic burden of supporting one’s…
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December 7, 2021
Campus Changemaker: Women’s Initiatives and Gender Equity  Sustainability in ActionSustainable Development Goal 1 - No PovertySustainable Development Goal 17Sustainable Development Goal 5

Campus Changemaker: Women’s Initiatives and Gender Equity 

By Grace Reilein. Dr. Nashira Williams, Director of Women's Initiatives and Gender Equity at Auburn In the world of sustainability, there is the constant reminder that everything is interconnected. For example, when investigating SDG 5 Gender Equality, issues under that goal can be easily connected to poverty, health care and hunger issues, as women and…
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December 7, 2021