There’s a buzz around Washington and the AAUW office this week, for many reasons. The Obama family arrived in town over the weekend, creating an air of excitement and lots of road closures. Senators and representatives also returned to town, with new members sworn in on Tuesday, joining returning members to convene the 111th Congress. [...]
Archive for January, 2009
Keep the Change
Posted in Voter Education, Women & Economic Security, tagged Barack Obama, Behind the Pay Gap, congress, economic downturn, Keep the Change, Lilly Ledbetter, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, pay equity, Paycheck Fairness Act, Senate on January 6, 2009, | 1 Comment »
114 Years Old and Counting
Posted in Women and Work, tagged Gertrude Baines, Two Minute Activist, women's issues on January 5, 2009, | 1 Comment »
I tend to think more about “the rest of my life” over New Year’s than on any birthday. I ponder how I have lived and what I have done and still want to do. I find that my ideas have been shifting as I get older, that I have given myself permission to not do [...]
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