January 25-29
AAUW Marks One-Year Anniversary of Ledbetter Law with Call for Action
The Huffington Post (Friday, Jan. 29)
AAUW Executive Director, Linda D. Hallman, CAE, and pay equity activist, Lilly Ledbetter, called for support of the Paycheck Fairness Act in an op-ed that said: “A year ago today, on January 29, 2009, a new president signed his first piece of legislation into law. The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act restored workers’ rights to challenge illegal wage discrimination in the federal courts. It was a proud moment, but we’re sad to report that the job of ending wage discrimination in this country remains incomplete.” AAUW’s work to close the wage gap was highlighted this week on Womenstake.org and AAUW Dialog. See what the wage gap is in your state.
Young Scientist Makes Headlines, Draws Attention to Efforts to Make Field More Diverse
AAUW Dialog (Wednesday, Jan. 27)
AAUW’s efforts to increase the number of girls in science and math are highlighted in a recent blog post about Li Boynton, the teenage science whiz who sat next to Michelle Obama at Wednesday’s State of the Union address. Li’s award-winning work to develop methods to test drinking water could potentially improve public health worldwide. Her story is a great example of how girls are fully capable of excelling in science and math. To learn more about efforts to encourage the next generation of women scientists, visit the AAUW National Girls Collaborative Project (NGCP) page.
New Research Supports AAUW’s Position on Male Academic Achievement
USA Today (Tuesday, Jan. 26)
AAUW’s contribution to the body of knowledge regarding male academic achievement was referenced in a national news story about a new American Council on Education report. It found that the gender gap in higher education is stabilizing. Nationwide, men make up 43 percent of enrollment in higher education, a statistic that has remained the same since about 2000. AAUW’s 2008 research report, Where the Girls Are, dispelled the myth of an overall boys’ education crisis and called for refocused attention on the deep division among students by race, ethnicity, and family income level because that’s where the bulk of the education disparities lie.
AAUW Video Response to the State of the Union Address Appears on Various Websites
AAUW’s Public Policy Department responded to the State of the Union Address on AAUW Dialog and on You Tube. The video was uploaded to the PBS News Hour website and could be seen on other sites including EconomyBeat.org and the Fergus Falls (MN) AAUW branch website
New Book Generates Buzz, Features Essay by AAUW’s Lisa Maatz
Tune into ABC’s “Good Morning America” news show on Tuesday, Feb. 2 to hear Lifetime’s Andrea Wong talk about The Secrets of Powerful Women: Leading Change for a New Generation, a collection of essays written by 24 top women community and business leaders, politicians, and journalists. AAUW’s Lisa Maatz, who is among them, shares one of the important lessons she learned in elementary school.
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AAUW Weighs in on Hiring of First Woman President at University of Virginia
Cavalier Daily (Friday, Jan. 29)
Catherine Hill, AAUW’s director of research, is quoted in a story about the hiring of Teresa A. Sullivan, the University of Virginia’s first woman president. “Diversity in higher education is important because it provides new ways of looking at age-old problems and welcomes different approaches to scholarship,” Hill said.
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Vote for AAUW in the Shorty Awards nonprofit category. Send a tweet (or message) like this: “I nominate @aauw for a Shorty Award in #nonprofit because… (add reason here).” AAUW was nominated for a 2010 Shorty Award, an honor given to the best producers of short content on Twitter. Check out the AAUW Shorty Interview to learn more about how AAUW is using this popular social media tool to highlight our mission and activities.
AAUW Adds to Discussion about Work Policies and Single Women
On Friday, Jan. 29, AAUW’s Lisa Maatz took part in a discussion on work policies and single women. The Fem2.0 Radio Blog series was heavily promoted on sites such as on Feministe, NOW, Today’s Workplace, and About.com: Working Moms. The program can be accessed on the Public Policy’s work-life web page.
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