Sonia Karkare, program coordinator of Kent State University's Women's Center, stands in the foreground smiling with enthusiasm. She is engaging with Cassandra Pegg-Kirby, director of the Women's Center, who is standing behind a podium. The background shows an audience of seated attendees, some clapping and smiling. The event is the 2024 G.E.A.R. Awards at the Kent State Hotel and Conference Center.

The Kent State University Women’s Center is excited to host the second annual Gender, Equity, Advocacy and Representation (G.E.A.R.) Awards. The event welcomes everyone to recognize and celebrate Kent State faculty, staff, students, alumni and community members who are “turning the gears” toward gender equity. The Women’s Center advances gender equity within the Kent State community through education, advocacy and action. Through the G.E.A.R. Awards, the Women’s Center and the university community come together to celebrate the pioneers and influential figures advancing gender equity and ...

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