Overcoming The Outdoors Diversity Gap: These Hiking Clubs Are
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For women of color, participating in outdoor recreation isn
For women of color, participating in outdoor recreation isn't as easy as stepping outside. A movement of hiking clubs is stepping in, ensuring BIPOC women benefit from the outdoor activities they've long been denied.
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Going It Alone
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High Sierra CA Backpacking Outdoor Education
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Overcoming The Outdoors Diversity Gap: These Hiking Clubs Are Helping Women Of Color Heal In Nature
How People of Color Are Reclaiming The Outdoors
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HYPE: GIRLS - Home
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Overcoming The Outdoors Diversity Gap / Radical Optimist Collective
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How Black Americans Are Reclaiming Outdoors Spaces — and Their Health
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Nature Gap: Why Outdoor Spaces Lack Diversity and Inclusion
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15 Organizations Advancing Diversity Outdoors – Bearfoot Theory