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Inspired Determination
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C lassifieds /B ids
Office Administration
Instructor Needed!
and teachers com m unicate to her
Northwest Portland
what she cannot do brought to
Office Adm inistration profes
might use for an errant child.
m ind how a sim ilar thing happens
sional needed to train students
The m other clearly surpasses here to girls and women, or to
for careers in the Office Admin­
her driver in education and class, other groups underrepresented in
istration field. Must possess ex­
yet her position in the societal positions o f influence.
tensive knowledge of Microsoft
hierarchy accords him license to
Sim ilarly, I found it instructive
Office products including Word,
treat her with disdain. H er life is to reflect on the ways in which
E xcel,
A c c e ss ,
O u tlo o k ,
plagued with other senseless but W adjda's world communicates her
PowerPoint, and Publisher, and
immovable complications, includ­ value relative to men. In Saudi
current technologies utilized in
ing the worry that her husband Arabia, the wom en are draped in
office settings. Excellent written
will give in to pressure to take on so m uch black as to shield them
and oral communication skills,
another wife because she cannot alm ost entirely from view, while
com puter skills, strong cus­
produce a m ale heir.
men w ear white.
tomer service skills, and ability
H er situation does not, how ­
T he e n fo rc e rs in W ad jd a's
to interact effectively with stu­
ever, m otivate her to push for more world are nearly all women, who
dents, staff and business com­
for W adjda; rather, she is quick to constantly remind her of and model
munity.
reinforce such limits with her head­ for her the responsibility to shield
strong daughter, passing on gos­ men from seeing her ("if you can
Microsoft Office Suite instructor
sip about a scandal involving one see them , they can see you") or
level certification or valid Or­
o f the girl's older classm ates and hearing her talk ("your voice is
egon Vocational Teaching Li-
dism issing the girl's desire for a your nakedness.") Perhaps our
cense/Certification preferred.
bicycle as unthinkable.
One
year instructional experi­
ways of com m unicating our val­
W adjda views the many restric­ ues and expectations to women
ence preferred. $41,600 an­
tions that characterize her life with and girls are m ore subtle, or per­
nual salary; plus benefits pack­
disdain typical o f m any adoles­ h ap s we are less a ttu n e d to
age.
cents. W hen her m other lectures them.
A p p ly
on
line
at
her, she turns up her Am erican
D irector M ansour has found a
w w w .m tc jo b s .c o m ,
Req.
m usic; and when instructed by way to tell this story with light­
#9319.
All
responses
must
be
her principal to replace her high- ness and subtlety, helped by the
received no later than close of
top Converse with the m ore fem i­ feisty spirit of a child. But don't let
business day Friday, November
nine all-black shoes worn by her that lightness fool you (as it seems
8, 2013. Veterans and minori­
classm ates, she responds by co l­ to have fooled at least one male
ties encouraged to apply. We are
oring the white portions of her critic) into thinking of this story
an Equal Opportunity Employer!
shoes with a black m arker.
as slight. Her heroine's relentless­
T he w illfu ln e ss e v id e n t in ness, though naive, is also canny.
HIV Prevention Specialist
W adjda’s determ ination to be her­
W adjda tum bles to a strategy
self, m akes her stand-out among for achieving that coveted bicycle
Cascade AIDS Project (CAP), the
her classm ates, whose rebellions (a K oran-reciting contest with a
oldest and largest provider of
are m ore contained. In such a cash prize) that reflects her under­
HIV p re ve n tio n , ed u ca tion ,
restrictive system , only such out­ estim ation of the fervor behind
housing, advocacy and support
liers have any real shot at achiev­ the rules that confine her but also
services in Oregon and South­
ing anything beyond the lim its of em bodies ju st the sort of convic­
west Washington, is seeking a
what society expects from them. tion that is necessary to surpass
full-time HIV Prevention Special­
Though perhaps not as appar­ such boundaries. If you're open
ist.
Please
v is it
ent to us, the same is true in our to it — and if, like me, you som e­
www.cascadeaids.org/employ-
culture too — that is, only the most tim es feel a bit confined yourself
ment for complete posting.
determ ined outlier thinkers are — you ju st might be inspired.
likely to achieve anything very
Darleen Ortega is a judge on the
different from our expectations of Oregon Court o f Appeals and the
Advertise with diversity z'/z
them.
first woman o f color to serve in that
nu Pc >rrlandObser\ cr
In Saudi culture, the im age of a capacity. Her movie review column
girl on a bicycle is unthinkable, Opinionated Judge appears regu­
Call 503-288-0033
the achievem ent of that aspira­ larly in The Portland Observer. You
tion heroic. But listening to all of can fin d her movie blog at
ads @ port landob server, co m
the ways that W adjda's parents opinionatedjudge. blogspot. com.
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