Author, researcher, and scholar Dr. Ninochka McTaggart, PhD, and Healthcare Provider turned J.D., Dr. Carie Martin are lifelong best friends who have spent decades engaged in progressive social activism. From early days of protesting to educating professionals across varying
industries about the social disparities that have fed today’s inequity, Drs. Martin and McTaggart have committed their adult lives to highlighting the growing cultural, gender, sex, racial, and economic divides.
Dr. Ninochka McTaggart
Dr. Ninochka McTaggart (she/her) is a sociologist who specializes in researching race, gender, and other forms of inequality in society. She is a trained researcher who investigates and develops focused, research-based tools, strategies and initiatives that promote awareness and understanding of issues related to inequity. Her work is guided by her strong commitment to advocating for the equitable treatment of all marginalized groups.
Dr. McTaggart worked as the Director of Research and Outreach at the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. She also served as a guest curator of “Don’t Believe the Hype”: L.A. Asian Americans in Hip Hop at the Chinese American Museum, an exhibit grounded in her dissertation research on the dynamics of gender and race relations. In 2020, she co-authored a book entitled White Privilege: The Persistence of Racial Hierarchy in a Culture of Denial. She previously served as the Executive Director of the League of Women Voters of Greater Los Angeles (LWVGLA). Currently, she serves as a board member for League of Women Voters California and works as a DEI consultant and inclusive language specialist for non profit organizations and educational institutions.
Dr. Carie Martin
Carie Martin (they/them) is a former healthcare provider and law school graduate focused on creating healthy, sustainable societies where everyone can thrive. As a proud member of the LGBTQIA+ community, Carie’s personal and professional focus is on the intersections and the margins – communities often left out or left behind and those that experience overlapping systemic and institutional oppression. They are a legal fellow with Public Counsel in their Community Development Project, working on expanding economic access for small business owners, micro-entrepreneurs, and community-serving nonprofits, developing community-owned real estate models to help resist gentrification and displacement in culturally significant communities, and building alternative economic systems that meet working-class people’s needs.