Filomena Clarice Steady (previously Filomina Chioma Steady) is a US-based Sierra Leonean author and academic who specializes in the intersectionality of racism and sexism.
Steady was born in Sierra Leone, [1] studied in the US and England, and currently[ when?] lives in the US. [2]
She has a bachelor's degree from Smith College, a master's degree from Boston University, and a PhD in social anthropology from Oxford University. [2] [3]
Steady worked as a professor and as the director of women's studies at the California State University, Sacramento. [3] In 1992, she took a career break from the university to work as a senior advisor on women and gender at the United Nations. [3] She later worked at Wellesley College where she now holds the title of Professor Emerita of Africana Studies. [2]
Steady is noted for her work demonstrating the connections between racism and sexism, [1] and for advocating for "humanistic feminism" that includes the rights and needs of children as well as women. [4]
Filomena Clarice Steady (previously Filomina Chioma Steady) is a US-based Sierra Leonean author and academic who specializes in the intersectionality of racism and sexism.
Steady was born in Sierra Leone, [1] studied in the US and England, and currently[ when?] lives in the US. [2]
She has a bachelor's degree from Smith College, a master's degree from Boston University, and a PhD in social anthropology from Oxford University. [2] [3]
Steady worked as a professor and as the director of women's studies at the California State University, Sacramento. [3] In 1992, she took a career break from the university to work as a senior advisor on women and gender at the United Nations. [3] She later worked at Wellesley College where she now holds the title of Professor Emerita of Africana Studies. [2]
Steady is noted for her work demonstrating the connections between racism and sexism, [1] and for advocating for "humanistic feminism" that includes the rights and needs of children as well as women. [4]