Fill in the blank. Girls who _______ have a reduced risk of breast cancer and osteoporosis, are less likely to smoke or use drugs, are less likely to take sexual risks (such as unprotected sex), are less likely to be depressed or contemplate suicide, and are more likely to complete college. If you filled in [...]
Archive for January, 2010
Her Life Depends on It – Part 1
Posted in The AAUW Community, Title IX, Women's Health, tagged AAUW, Duke University, exercise, Her Life Depends on It, Her Life Depends on It research report, Know the Score, National Girls and Women in Sports Day, play sports, the Mystics, The Washington Mystics, Title IX, University of Maryland, Women's Health, women's basketball, Women's Sports Foundation on January 21, 2010, | 1 Comment »
Products You Just Can’t Live Without!
Posted in Women's Health, tagged About-Face, beauty ideal, beauty products, body image, Campaign for Real Beauty, Esther Rolls, girls and self esteem, Heidi Montag, Michelle Obama, People Magazine, Sarah Haskins, self esteem, Wanda Sykes, Women's Health on January 21, 2010, | 1 Comment »
Today, more than ever, body image is a huge self-esteem issue for women and girls. We are constantly bombarded with messages about how to be perfect — Get Thin Fast; I Hate My Hair; Surgery-Free Boob Jobs; LongerLegs, Leaner Lines, Sexier Silhouette. Speaking in a recent issue of People magazine, the 23-year-old reality television celebrity [...]
Community and the Academy
Posted in Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged campus, community, community involvement, higher education, Student Advisory Council on January 20, 2010, | 2 Comments »
With classes, work, extracurricular activities, and attempts at having a “normal” social life, many students experience the university as a world of its own. They forget that their universities are part of a larger community. Students may find themselves at odds with the (often small) towns they reside in. During my time at the University [...]
Encouraging the Community to Come Together
Posted in The AAUW Community, Women and Work, tagged earthquake, Haiti on January 19, 2010, | 1 Comment »
I’m sure we have all seen reports about the devastating earthquake that occurred in Haiti. I find myself glued to the television in horror. Many people at my college and in my community are trying to find the best way to support this cause. Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, with 80 [...]
Meet Abbie Griffin: Marketing Professor
Posted in Fellowships, Grants and Awards, The AAUW Community, tagged Abbie Griffin, American Fellowship, David Eccles School of Business, Following the Fellows, Harvard University, marketing, MIT, technology, University of Utah, women in science on January 15, 2010, | 2 Comments »
Three words that students might use to describe the award-winning marketing professor Abbie Griffin are demanding, professional, and fun. Although this 1988–89 American Fellow has high expectations for her students, she brings the creativity inherent in the development of new marketing strategiess into the classroom. As a former plant engineer and senior marketing analyst, Abbie [...]
Women as Philanthropists
Posted in The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, tagged Austria, Linda D. Hallman, Linda Hallman, More.com, philanthropy, Salzburg Global Seminar, The Sister Fund, women in philanthropy, women philanthropists, women's enews on January 11, 2010, | Leave a Comment »
In 2009, Women’s eNews published a series of essays written by women philanthropists with deep pockets — all had given at least $1 million to help other women. The essayists offered insight on a topic that deserves discussion. As Helen LaKelly Hunt, founder of The Sister Fund, a private women’s fund dedicated to the social, [...]
Meet Carol Pletcher: President of Pletcher Inc.
Posted in Fellowships, Grants and Awards, The AAUW Community, tagged AAUW American Fellowship, American Fellowship, biochemistry, Carol Pletcher, Following the Fellows, mentoring, Pletcher Incorporated, women in science on January 8, 2010, | 1 Comment »
about innovative business strategies. She sees herself as being at the top of her game. In 2003 Carol was awarded the Outstanding Achievement Award by the University of Minnesota, an honor that has pushed her to continue achieving. She said, “After receiving the award, it was like I could not slow down. There were many [...]
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