I am sure many of us have heard the phrase “necessity is the mother of invention.” I mention this because, when we think of Mother’s Day, our thoughts are often literal. We think of a woman who conceives, gives birth to, or raises a child. But a mother is also someone who protects and nurtures, [...]
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Mother of Invention
Posted in The AAUW Community on May 8, 2009, | Leave a Comment »
Open Thread: Nominating a Supreme Court Justice
Posted in Voter Education, tagged diversity, First 100 Days, Hillary Clinton, Justice, Justive Souter, Sarah Palin, SCOTUS, Supreme Court on May 6, 2009, | 5 Comments »
In light of Justice Souter’s recent announcement that he is stepping down from the U.S. Supreme Court in June, my colleagues and I were joining with the pundits in pondering who his replacement might be. Many are speculating that President Obama’s first Supreme Court nominee will likely be a woman to fill the space left [...]
Graduates Need All the Help You Can Give
Posted in Educational Programs, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged college grads, Fellowships and Grants, give-a-grad-a-gift, job hunt difficult, The Princeton Review, top jobs on May 4, 2009, | 1 Comment »
Graduations are upon us, many a campus this week will be filled with caps and gowns and smiling families, but let’s be honest, there will also be a bit of tension in the air. Like everybody else, I’ve been reading the headlines: “Job Hunt Proves Difficult for 2009 Graduates,” and “College Grads Now Facing Higher [...]
Meet Carol Tang: Paleontologist and Research Associate
Posted in Fellowships, Grants and Awards, tagged Altered State: Climate Change in California, California Academy of Sciences, Fellowships, Fellowships and Grants, Following the Fellows, Grants & Awards, grants and awards, paleontologist on May 1, 2009, | 1 Comment »
Carol Tang, a paleontologist and 1995–96 American Fellow, wants people to realize that although science is critical to understanding and solving many of the issues we face today, most scientists do science because it is fun. Carol has conducted field research in many interesting places, including England, the Dominican Republic, and Mexico. For instance, wading [...]
Keep Talking Until Change Happens
Posted in Educational Programs, Sexual Harassment, Women and Work, tagged Harman-Turner Legislation, In Their Boots, Men Can Stop Rape, Military and Sexual Assault, Military Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Act, Pentagon Taskforce on Military Sexual Assault, RAINN, Rape Abuse and Incest National Network, sexual assault, sexual assault awareness month on May 1, 2009, | 7 Comments »
“Women serving in the U.S. military are more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire in Iraq.” I’ve read this statement several places, and last night at the “Military and Sexual Assault” event co-sponsored by George Washington University, AAUW, Men Can Stop Rape, and Campus Progress, Angela Peacock, a [...]
Still, I Rise
Posted in Students & Educational Issues, tagged Female president, gender equality, Maya Angelou, SAC, still i rise, Student Advisory Council, student government, women leaders on May 1, 2009, | Leave a Comment »
Women, it is our duty to lead, on campus, at home, at work, and in every aspect of our lives. If we don’t use our natural talents and intuition to better our friends, family, school, co-workers, communities, and the world around us, then we will miss the opportunity to fulfill our destiny of greatness. I [...]
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