Crowding around a small TV in an office in the Public Policy and Government Relations Department of AAUW to watch as President Obama signed his first bill, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, into law was honestly one of the most encouraging, fulfilling, and joyous experiences I have ever had. As a fellow in the [...]
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Meet Dian Belanger: Historian, Writer, and AAUW Member
Posted in Fellowships, Grants and Awards, tagged Antarctica, deep freeze, Dian Belanger, Fellowships, Fellowships and Grants, Following the Fellows, grants and awards, international fellowships, STEM on January 30, 2009, | 2 Comments »
I was looking forward to meeting Dian Belanger, a 1980–81 Career Development Grantee and long-time AAUW member. At her suggestion, we met in the National Gallery of Art’s atrium, where Dian told me about her recent book, Deep Freeze: The United States, the International Geophysical Year, and the Origins of Antarctica’s Age of Science. The [...]
First Stop with the Cyclones
Posted in Educational Programs, NCCWSL, Students & Educational Issues, tagged American University, Campaign College, Girl Scouts, leadership, NASPA, NCCWSL, Running Start, student government, women leaders on January 29, 2009, | Leave a Comment »
A new study by the Girl Scout Research Institute highlights exciting shifts in how girls view themselves as leaders. The majority of girls (59 percent) said that the recent election has increased their confidence their ability to achieve their future goals. Despite becoming more aware of obstacles women face, 41 percent of girls said that [...]
The Year of Science
Posted in Educational Programs, S T E M, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged education, engineering, girls, math, National Girls Collaborative Project, NGCP, science, STEM, technology on January 29, 2009, | Leave a Comment »
The Year of Science 2009, a national grassroots celebration, launched earlier this month in Boston, Massachusetts. In its honor, museums, federal agencies, schools, scientific societies, and other nonprofit and for-profit organizations will host events in all 50 states and in 13 countries. The celebration is the brainchild of the Coalition on the Public Understanding of [...]
Cinderella’s Journey
Posted in The AAUW Community, tagged Keep the Change, Lilly Ledbetter, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, pay equity, pay gap, Paycheck Fairness Act on January 28, 2009, | Leave a Comment »
As a young girl, I used to watch Cinderella lose her glass slipper, find Prince Charming, and live happily ever after. How often does that happen in real life? Instead of a glass slipper, women ascend up the staircase only to hit the glass ceiling. The glass ceiling is a term I learned about in [...]
Crowds, Hope and Inaugural Adventures
Posted in The AAUW Community, Voter Education, tagged Inauguration, leadership, Obama, politics, Washington D.C. on January 21, 2009, | 1 Comment »
Yes, Mom, I’m Really in That Crowd on TV Despite growing up in the D.C. area, this was the first inauguration I attended. I spent the days before the event gathering warm hats and gloves for myself and a friend from South Carolina. We had grand plans to brave the cold early dawn hours on [...]
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