Yesterday, my colleague Tracy Sherman and I attended a major stakeholders’ meeting at the Department of Education. The topic was the upcoming reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). More than 200 people packed the auditorium to get an early glimpse at the Obama administration’s thoughts on what the goals of reauthorization should [...]
Archive for September, 2009
Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Posted in Students & Educational Issues, tagged Arne Duncan, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, ESEA, NCLB, No Child Left Behind, Obama Administration, Title IX on September 29, 2009, | 3 Comments »
Time to Draw the Line on Tucker Max
Posted in Sexism, Sexual Harassment, tagged Misogyny, movies, rape, Sexual Harassment, sexual violence, sexualization of girls, Tucker Max on September 28, 2009, | 14 Comments »
With his movie premiere over the weekend, it’s been difficult to escape hearing or reading about Tucker Max, the blogger and author turned movie creator, who has generated a storm of controversy for his jokes about sexual violence. According to news reports, Women and Allies Rising in Resistance said that his writing promoted a culture [...]
Women-only Baby Showers: Empowering or Stereotypical?
Posted in Sex Discrimination, tagged baby showers, gender stereotyping, Sexism on September 28, 2009, | 6 Comments »
How “normal” is it to have women-only baby showers? According to popular media, it’s the way baby showers are done. No men. Additionally, the way showers are discussed can highlight the stereotypical disdain men sometimes have when considering baby showers. Take, for instance, an episode toward the end of season four of Friends. Monica and [...]
Fire It Up!
Posted in Students & Educational Issues, tagged college, college affordability, college funding, federal student loans, financial aid, health-care reform, SAFRA, Student Aid and Financial Responsibility Act on September 28, 2009, | 2 Comments »
President Obama shouted these words on Thursday, September 17, as he addressed the large young crowd at the University of Maryland’s Comcast Center. AAUW gave me a ticket to the event, which landed me less than 30 feet from the president, along with union members, members of Congress, and other nonprofit workers. I was very excited [...]
Women Who Win
Posted in Equity in the News, Voter Education, tagged Campaign College, congress, government, politics, Rush Limbaugh, student government, women in politics, women leaders on September 25, 2009, | Leave a Comment »
The preliminary results from a recent Stanford University report say that women in Congress are better lawmakers than men. Researchers considered various factors, including the differences of agendas between Congressmen serving their final term and Congresswomen who are serving their first. The study’s overall results show that women are generally more effective lawmakers than their [...]
Project Profile: Sisters Empowering Sisters
Posted in Fellowships, Grants and Awards, tagged Community Action Grants, domestic violence, Following the Fellows, mentor, Project Profile on September 25, 2009, | 1 Comment »
On August 27, after a three-week delay, Chris Brown’s sentence for his felony assault conviction was handed down: five years’ probation and 180 days of community labor. He was convicted of abusing the singer Rihanna, repeatedly punching her in the face and threatening to kill her. Teenagers nationwide followed the story on TV and in [...]
Baby Spice to Burkas
Posted in Sexual Harassment, tagged Baby Spice, Burkas, Egypt, Jordan, street harassment on September 24, 2009, | 4 Comments »
In the beginning of September I was lucky enough to take my first trip to the Middle East, seeing the remarkable countries of Egypt and Jordan. Before leaving on this adventure, I prepared in the usual way by getting shots, appropriate clothes, and handy travel books. But what I wasn’t prepared for was hearing from [...]
Blogging, Facebooking, Texting, and Tweeting: A New Age of Literacy
Posted in Students & Educational Issues, tagged Clive Thompson, David Crystal, facebook, literacy, texting, tweeting, txting, writing on September 22, 2009, | 5 Comments »
Clive Thompson’s take on the “new literacy” inspired me to reflect on society’s need to always feel connected. Advanced technology allows this “need” to be easily satisfied through constant facebooking, tweeting, texting, blogging, etc. Online socializing allows us to efficiently communicate our thoughts and messages and, as a result, there is always a way to [...]
House of Representatives Passes Key Student Loan Bill
Posted in Students & Educational Issues, tagged college affordability, college funding, Direct Lending Program, education, federal student lending, federal student loans, financial aid, higher education, Pell grant, Perkins Loans, Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009 on September 18, 2009, | 2 Comments »
It’s often said that you can’t put a price tag on a good education. Millions of current and former students, however, know quite well that a good education can costs tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars — plus interest. For these students, fortunately, today was a good day in Washington, D.C. Earlier today, [...]
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