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  2. Indigenous feminism - Wikipedia

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    e. Indigenous feminism is an intersectional theory and practice of feminism that focuses on decolonization, Indigenous sovereignty, and human rights for Indigenous women and their families. The focus is to empower Indigenous women in the context of Indigenous cultural values and priorities, rather than mainstream, white, patriarchal ones. [1]

  3. Reappropriation - Wikipedia

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    In linguistics, reappropriation, reclamation, or resignification [1] is the cultural process by which a group reclaims words or artifacts that were previously used in a way disparaging of that group. It is a specific form of a semantic change (i.e., change in a word's meaning).

  4. Women in positions of power - Wikipedia

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    By country. v. t. e. Women in positions of power are women who hold an occupation that gives them great authority, influence, and/or responsibility in government or in businesses. Historically, power has been distributed among the sexes disparately. Power and powerful positions have most often been associated with men as opposed to women. [1]

  5. Sustainability - Wikipedia

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    Definitions Current usage. Sustainability is regarded as a "normative concept".This means it is based on what people value or find desirable: "The quest for sustainability involves connecting what is known through scientific study to applications in pursuit of what people want for the future."

  6. Voting Rights Act of 1965 - Wikipedia

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    Background Further information: Disenfranchisement after the Reconstruction era As initially ratified, the United States Constitution granted each state complete discretion to determine voter qualifications for its residents. : 50 After the Civil War, the three Reconstruction Amendments were ratified and limited this discretion. The Thirteenth Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery "except as a ...

  7. Lean software development - Wikipedia

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    Lean software development is a translation of lean manufacturing principles and practices to the software development domain. Adapted from the Toyota Production System, [1] it is emerging with the support of a pro-lean subculture within the agile community. Lean offers a solid conceptual framework, values and principles, as well as good ...

  8. Personal development - Wikipedia

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    Personal Development can include gaining self-awareness of the course of one's lifespan. It includes multiple definitions but is different from self knowledge. Self-awareness is more in depth and explores the conscious and unconscious aspects of ourselves.

  9. Computational thinking - Wikipedia

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    Computational thinking (CT) refers to the thought processes involved in formulating problems so their solutions can be represented as computational steps and algorithms. In education, CT is a set of problem-solving methods that involve expressing problems and their solutions in ways that a computer could also execute.