The 2009 National Conference for College Women Student Leaders (NCCWSL) is coming, and I wanted Student Advisory Council members to share their thoughts and advice about this event. Here’s what they shared: Aeriel Anderson is a former 2007-08 AAUW Student Advisory Council member. Since serving as a student leader at NCCWSL last year, Anderson has [...]
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NCCWSL Experiences, Advice, and Excitement!
Posted in Students & Educational Issues, tagged Fellowships, leadership, National Conference for College Women Student Leaders, SAC, Student Advisory Council on April 20, 2009, | Leave a Comment »
What a Heroine
Posted in NCCWSL, tagged Iraqi war veteran, National Conference for College Women Student Leaders, NCCWSL, Tammy Duckworth, veterans, Veterans Affairs, women in the military, Women of Distinction on April 16, 2009, | Leave a Comment »
Tammy Duckworth is an incredibly brave woman who will be receiving a Women of Distinction award at this year’s National Conference for College Women Student Leaders (NCCWSL). Like Gen. Evelyn “Pat” Foote, a 2008 Woman of Distinction awardee who broke many barriers for women in the military, Duckworth has done much work in support of [...]
We Need Male Allies
Posted in Sexual Harassment, NCCWSL, tagged feminism, rape, sexual assault, National Conference for College Women Student Leaders, sexual assault awareness month, NCCWSL, violence against women, sexual violence, men, SAAM, Ritu Sharma, Women Thrive Worldwide, Byron Hurt, Mentors in Violence Prevention, Ben Atherton-Zeman on April 16, 2009, | 2 Comments »
“Men are essential to feminism and to ending sexual assault. If they weren’t, we’d already have ended it.” — Jerin Alam, president, Hunter Women’s Rights Coalition, Hunter College, New York, during a workshop presentation This week I attended Men Can Stop Rape’s first annual conference, focused on men and women as allies in the primary [...]
“Love Doesn’t Hurt”
Posted in The AAUW Community, tagged SAAM, sexual assault, Sexual Harassment, sexual violence, teen dating violence, violence against women on April 15, 2009, | Leave a Comment »
These were Oprah Winfrey’s words of wisdom to singer Rihanna last month. News of alleged physical abuse in her relationship with singer Chris Brown made headlines, leading to increased media attention about sexual assault, domestic violence, and healthy relationships. I find it interesting that usually the media and other groups focus on the symptoms of [...]
The Wage Gap: A Taxing Problem
Posted in Women & Economic Security, Women and Work, tagged Blog for Fair Pay, economic recovery, economy, Equal Pay, Equal Pay Act, fair pay, pay equity, Paycheck Fairness Act, taxes, taxpayers, Tea Parties, wage discrimination, wage gap on April 15, 2009, | Leave a Comment »
April 15 — a day that strikes fear into the hearts of taxpayers all across America. Will I owe more? Did I keep all my receipts? What is a Schedule C, and do I need to fill one out? What if I get audited? While tax day is taxing for many of us, what’s really [...]
Personal Development Seminar for Eighth-Grade Girls
Posted in Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged Campus Action Projects, STEM on April 13, 2009, | 1 Comment »
The University of West Florida’s AAUW Campus Action Project (CAP) team was thrilled to receive a 2008–09 CAP grant, and we are glad to say our project is in full swing! With the AAUW CAP grant, a team of 25 dedicated students and faculty/staff will be welcoming 200 eighth-grade girls from the surrounding communities onto [...]
Equal Pay for Equal Work — Not Yet Everyone’s Reality
Posted in Sex Discrimination, Women & Economic Security, Women and Work, tagged Afghan women's rights, Afghanistan, discrimination, economy, equal pay day, gender equity, Hamid Karzai, Human Rights, pay equity, retirement security, women's rights on April 10, 2009, | 2 Comments »
As we learn about activities being held throughout the country to bring attention to Equal Pay Day, April 28, I can’t help but reflect on a blog post I did almost a year ago, “Should Women Have Equal Rights?” I quoted a study from ten years ago and wondered if there had been any updated [...]
Addressing Sexual Assault on College Campuses
Posted in Fellowships, Grants and Awards, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, tagged college, Community Action Grants, rape, SAAM, sexual assault, sexual assault awareness month on April 8, 2009, | 2 Comments »
One course I am taking as part of my master’s in international media and conflict resolution is Communication and Social Change. This hands-on course provides students practical skills through the planning and implementation of a social change (social marketing) campaign over the course of one semester. The issue we chose to focus on for the [...]
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