Mariya Lazebnik, a 2007–08 Selected Professions Fellow, first became interested in biomedical problems after studying cancer biology in high school. She decided to study electrical and biomedical engineering in college to “apply engineering principles to solving biomedical problems.” In July 2008 Mariya took a job as a senior scientist with the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) [...]
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Meet Mariya Lazebnik: Senior Scientist and Cancer Researcher
Posted in Educational Programs, Fellowships, Grants and Awards, S T E M, tagged Educational Programs, Fellowships, Following the Fellows, Grants & Awards, grants and awards, Medtronic, MRI, Selected Professions Fellow on October 31, 2008, | Leave a Comment »
Sarah Palin and I Agree — on Economic Security!
Posted in Voter Education, Women & Economic Security, tagged Blogher DC, Consignment, economic security, economy, J. Crew, Michelle Obama, Sarah Palin, Thrift Store on October 30, 2008, | Leave a Comment »
OK, so we all know the economy is in terrible shape. Gas prices are falling, retirement accounts are shrinking, grocery prices are on the rise, and where I live orange juice is nearly $5 a gallon. The holidays are coming, and I am seriously considering delaying Christmas until July. LOL! There just seems to be [...]
Halloween … and Pregnancy?
Posted in Sex Discrimination, Women & Economic Security, Women and Civil Rights, tagged AT&T v. Hulteen, health, health insurance, LAF, Legal Advocacy Fund, PDA, pregnancy, pregnancy discrimination, reproductive rights, Sex Discrimination, Wendy Williams, women's healthcare on October 30, 2008, | 6 Comments »
Tomorrow is not only my favorite holiday (I love candy and “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown”) but also the 30th anniversary of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA). In commemoration, this week AAUW issued a press release and launched a new PDA section of the Legal Advocacy Fund’s Online Resource Library. We also signed on [...]
Violence Against Women
Posted in Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, tagged 2008 election, domestic abuse, domestic violence, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Jennifer Hudson, pregnancy, rape, Sarah Palin, sexual assault, violence, violence against women on October 28, 2008, | 4 Comments »
A homeowner in West Hollywood, California, has chosen to hang a mannequin dressed to look like Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as part of a Halloween display. He was reported as saying, “It should be seen as art and it should be seen within the month of October. It’s time to be scary and spooky.” Huh? [...]
Project Profile: 2002–03 Girl Scout Summer Day Camp
Posted in Educational Programs, Fellowships, Grants and Awards, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged Community Action Grants, Educational Programs, Fellowships, Fellowships and Grants, Following the Fellows, Girl Scouts, grants and awards, Marianne North, project profiles, STEM on October 24, 2008, | Leave a Comment »
In a recent interview, 2002–03 Community Action Grantee Marianne North talked about her work with the Girl Scout/Tech Trek Summer Day Camp in Wyoming. An active AAUW member, having served as both a branch and a state president, Marianne was familiar with the research findings that men are more likely than women to choose STEM [...]
It’s Expensive Being a Woman
Posted in Sexism, Voter Education, Women & Economic Security, tagged 2008 election, campaign advertising, Goodwill, health insurance, Joe Biden, palin clothes, pay equity, politics, RNC, Sarah Palin, sarah palin clothes, sarah palin wardrobe, swing states on October 23, 2008, | 4 Comments »
It’s apparently big news how much money was spent for vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s new campaign wardrobe. I am not saying that $150,000 isn’t a lot of money to spend on clothes, but it does seem that the world has higher fashion standards for women than it does for men. If Joe Biden wears [...]
Battle of the Sexes
Posted in The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, tagged donations, gifts from women, powerful women, tax deductions on October 22, 2008, | 2 Comments »
“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.” — Helen Keller In a recent article in the NonProfit Times, entitled “The $5 Billion Battle of the Sexes,” women came out on top in one aspect of the age-old rivalry. Gifts from [...]
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