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Shama Hydern, UT alumna and CEO of the Marketing Zen Group, describes her experience starting her own company on Monday. Hyder was named a “Top 30 Under 30 Entreprenuer” by Forbes.
exist, so I started my own company.” As someone involved in social media marketing, advertising junior Jonathan Garza said he appreciated her advice on creating a personal brand. “It kind of changed things for me because I manage a brand on social media,” Garza said. “It’s interesting. Rather than thinking about how do I push my product on them, how (can) I incorporate what they think about themselves with my brand?” Social media is used for people to establish a self-identity, which is why companies should focus on how people use their products to express themselves, Hyder said. “It’s less to do with connection and more to do with self-identity and self-reflection,” Hyder said. “The things
Part of what’s really cool about being in marketing and communications right now is this ability to reach millions of people.” —Shama Hyder, UT Alumni
that you like you do so because it says more about you than it does that one thing.” Social media has changed how companies promote their products worldwide, Hyder said. “Part of what’s really cool about being in marketing and communications right now is this ability to reach millions of people,” Hyder said, “That is a power humanity has never had before.”
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US attorney nominations reveal striking gender gap By Brooke Vincent General Reporter
President Donald Trump has chosen only one woman to fill one of the 42 nominated U.S. attorney positions, illustrating a large gender equality gap at the highest level of the justice system. The UT School of Law’s 2016 enrolling class was 44 percent women, according to the school’s website. “The appointment powers are some of the strongest powers in creating diversity and more inclusive environments,” executive director of UT’s Center for Women in Law Linda Chanow said. “Diversity in legal appointments is essential to ensuring the fair and equitable administration of the law.” Law school enrollment across the U.S. consists of over 50 percent women according to the data released by the American Bar Association in December 2016. Senators from each of the 93 districts make recommendations to the president on who to nominate, but, according fto Chanow, those senators tend to not look outside of their predominately male inner-circle. “It’s really critical to make an intentional decision to look outside of your networks to see other highly qualified people for these roles,” Chanow said. “You’re asking the same people who are from the same backgrounds as you and end
up producing a talent pool that is much more narrow than what actually exists in the legal profession.” With the amount of women in law school, law student Laura Mahler wrote in an email, the gap is not because women don’t pursue federal prosecution jobs but rather because they are not
students, law student Judy Schweinfurth said. “It is difficult for the number of female attorneys to grow when they are not mentored and fostered by other strong women above them,” Schweinfurth said. “I know that Dean (Ward) Farnsworth has a personal goal of making sure that not only
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“It’s really critical to make an intentional decision to look outside of your networks to see other highly qualified people for these roles.” —Linda Chanow, Law Professor
being promoted. “Federal prosecutors have quite a bit of discretion as to what charges are brought against a defendant,” Mahler said. “The people making those decisions should not exclusively be older white males. A diversity of perspectives is paramount to bringing real justice to our justice system.” Legal positions for women will grow with the mentorship of female
are the students diverse, but that those diverse students can go into the workforce and be successful.” The UT law program has striven to highlight achievements of women alumnae, Chanow said. “Before I came, women were not playing a predominately visible roles in those positions,” Chanow said. “I’ve seen a more robust group of alumni engaged in the law school than ever before.”
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