Mandy Van Deven

Mandy Van Deven is a writer, editor, and communications strategist. She is the co-author of “Hey, Shorty! A Guide to Combating Sexual Harassment and Violence in School and on the Streets” (2011) and the editor of Polyphonic Feminisms: Acting in Concert. She has written for Salon, The Guardian, Refinery29, GlobalPost, Marie Claire (India), and Newsweek.

Mandy Van Deven
BornMarch 23, 1980
Athens, Georgia, United States
NationalityAmerican
Website
mandyvandeven.com

Background

Van Deven was raised in Athens, Georgia and attended Georgia State University in Atlanta, where she got involved in social justice activism and independent media. She moved to New York City in 2003 and became a community organizer at Girls for Gender Equity (GGE).[1] She has a Master of Social Work (Organizational Management and Leadership) from the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College.[2]

Career

Van Deven has written about child marriage,[3] women's safety in public spaces,[4] gender-based violence in Latin America,[5] making humanitarian aid more accountable,[6] poverty in America,[7] and global health.[8]

She was the guest editor of the Summer 2010 issue of Barnard Center for Research on Women's online journal, “The Scholar & Feminist Online.” The issue was entitled Polyphonic Feminisms: Acting in Concert.

In 2011, she co-wrote “Hey, Shorty! A Guide to Combating Sexual Harassment and Violence in School and on the Streets” with Girls for Gender Equity's founder and executive director, Joanne N. Smith, and former director of community organizing, Meghan Huppuch.

Van Deven has spoken to audiences throughout the United States, including at Barnard College[9] and Sarah Lawrence College.[10] She has been featured in Mic,[11] Salon,[12] In These Times,[13] Progressive Radio,[14] and Alternet.[15]

Selected bibliography

References
  1. Girls for Gender Equity: An interview with Mandy Van Deven
  2. Social Work Alumnae Attack Sexual Harassment in the Schools and on the Streets
  3. Van Deven, Mandy. (July 2014) "Meet The Child Brides Of Pakistan." Refinery29
  4. Van Deven, Mandy. (October 9, 2012) How to stop sexual harassment on public transportation.' The Guardian
  5. Van Deven, Mandy. (March 1, 2013) Is gender violence getting worse in Latin America? GlobalPost
  6. Van Deven, Mandy. (Winter 2014) Why Good Intentions Aren’t Enough Herizons
  7. Van Deven, Mandy. (October 17, 2013) To End Poverty, Fight for a Progressive Tax System The Progressive
  8. Van Deven, Mandy. (May 24, 2013) The Hidden Reality of Cancer in Latin America and the Caribbean RH Reality Check
  9. Writing, New Media, and Feminist Activism
  10. Tenth Annual Women’s History Month Conference
  11. Bianco, Marcie. (October 22, 2014) 31 Tweets Prove the Future of Feminism Is Here — And It's on Twitter.
  12. Traister, Rebecca. (July 5, 2005) The F Word. Salon
  13. Doyle, Sady. (October 3, 2011) SlutWalk NYC: Real Empowerment, Corsets and All. In These Times
  14. Rothschild, Matthew. (June 2011) An Interview with Mandy Van Deven. Progressive Radio
  15. Bader, Eleanor J. (May 13, 2013) Men Step Up to Support Women's Rights and Fight Violence.
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