My dad is 86 and going strong. He’s a voracious reader, so getting him a book he hasn’t read is always a challenge. But no matter what I end up with, he never lets on that he may have read it before. It’s always, “I’ve heard about this” or “I wanted it but haven’t gotten [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Here’s to You, Dad
Posted in Equity in the News, tagged daughters, family, Father's Day, holidays on June 13, 2008, | 5 Comments »
Fueling the Sex Ed Controversy
Posted in Students & Educational Issues, Women & Economic Security, tagged abstinence-only education, CDC, pregnancy, sex education, sexual behavior, teenagers on June 11, 2008, | 4 Comments »
With the huge increase in gas prices these days, I’ve been wondering about the impact on dating. Wait, I digress — “fueling” in this case refers to the news from a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study examining risky sexual behavior in teens, as described in the National Partnership’s Daily Women’s Health [...]
Equal Work ≠ Equal Pay
Posted in Sex Discrimination, Women & Economic Security, Women and Work, tagged Behind the Pay Gap, Equal Pay Act, feminism, graduation, pay equity, wage gap, women, Women and Work on June 10, 2008, | 1 Comment »
For many women at least, that is a fact of life. As students graduate from colleges and universities across the country this spring, I’m sure many questions have entered their minds: Do I really have to get a job … now? I wonder if Mom and Dad will kick me out of the house? When, [...]
18 Million Scratches
Posted in NCCWSL, Sex Discrimination, Voter Education, tagged glass ceiling, Hillary Clinton, National Conference for College Women Student Leaders, NCCWSL, politics, presidential election, Women of Distinction on June 9, 2008, | 3 Comments »
Having just spent several days being inspired by the entire 2008 National Conference for College Women Student Leaders (NCCWSL), it certainly was hard to watch what potentially could have been the first woman number one leader in the land gracefully suspend her campaign on Saturday night. After her speech, one of the strongest images Hillary [...]
America’s Next Top …
Posted in NCCWSL, tagged Evelyn “Pat” Foote, Jovita Carranza, Kimberly Dozier, leadership, Majora Carter, Maya Ajmera, National Conference for College Women Student Leaders, Women of Distinction on June 6, 2008, | Leave a Comment »
What hundreds of students heard from the Women of Distinction award recipients at the 2008 National Conference for College Women Student Leaders (NCCWSL) was how privileged the speakers felt to be addressing America’s next generation of leaders. The five award winners talked about the importance of working as a team, making a difference in your [...]
Racing for a Cure
Posted in NCCWSL, The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, tagged breast cancer, cancer, National Conference for College Women Student Leaders, NCCWSL, Susan G. Komen on June 5, 2008, | 4 Comments »
A little over five years ago, I whispered to my godmother that she was going to be a great-godmother again. Other than my husband, she was the only one who knew about my pregnancy at the time, but she wasn’t going to be able to share the secret with anyone else. You see, I shared [...]
What I Learned at NCCWSL
Posted in Equity in the News, NCCWSL, The AAUW Community, tagged George Mason University, leadership, National Conference for College Women Student Leaders, NCCWSL, student conference, student leaders, Women of Distinction on June 4, 2008, | Leave a Comment »
This guest blog is by Ijeoma Nwatu, an intern in the AAUW Communications Department. She is a senior at George Mason University, where she is majoring in public administration with a minor in communications. She served as the student body vice president during the 2007–08 academic school year. She also attended NCCWSL in 2007. In [...]
Are the Results Really In?
Posted in Voter Education, tagged Hillary Clinton, politics, White House on June 4, 2008, | 4 Comments »
While the country waits to hear what Hillary Clinton will do next, I am wondering how her experience as a woman presidential candidate has affected other women in the United States. Specifically, Are more women registered to vote, and did Clinton’s campaign bring more women into the political process? Will her example lead to more [...]
The Chance of a Lifetime
Posted in NCCWSL, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged Georgetown, leadership, NASPA, National Conference for College Women Student Leaders, NCCWSL, Student Advisory Council, student leaders on June 3, 2008, | 1 Comment »
This week, 500 students from 44 states will descend on Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., to attend the 2008 National Conference for College Women Student Leaders, presented by AAUW and NASPA. Students will have the opportunity to network, attend workshops, listen to women leaders from various professional fields, and volunteer together. Many students see this [...]
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