Intan Paramaditha, a 2007–08 International Fellow from Indonesia, began conducting background research for her dissertation in cinema studies at New York University in 2007. As a published author and former literature professor at the University of Jakarta, Intan wanted to shift her attention to Indonesian cinema, which is “largely absent in the global academic discourse.” [...]
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Meet Intan Paramaditha: Cinema Studies Doctoral Candidate
Posted in Fellowships, Grants and Awards, tagged Following the Fellows, Indonesian cinema, Intan Paramaditha, International Fellowship program, international fellowships, New York University, University of Jakarta on March 31, 2010, | Leave a Comment »
Labor Union Women Making History
Posted in Sexism, Women and Work, Women's History Month, tagged Arlene Holt Baker, Breaking the Glass Ceiling Award, CLUW, Coalition of Labor Union Women, Elizabeth Shuler, Jane Broendel, labor movement, labor union women, Linda Chavez-Thompson, NALC, Nancy Wohlforth, National Association of Letter Carriers, National Women's History Month, NWHM, Sexism, unions, women in the labor movement, Women's History Month on March 30, 2010, | 1 Comment »
Who has been honored this month with esteemed women such as Linda Chavez-Thompson, Augusta Thomas, Elizabeth Shuler, Arlene Holt Baker, and Nancy Wohlforth? My mom! I know it may sound a bit cliché, but for Women’s History Month, I would like to recognize my mother, Jane Broendel. As the first female officer for the National [...]
Virtual Voices for Action
Posted in The AAUW Community, tagged Empowering Girls, Global Pulse 2010, global women's empowerment, USAID, Women's Health, women's empowerment, women's health care, women's healthcare on March 29, 2010, | Leave a Comment »
Let your (virtual) voice be heard! If you are interested in participating in a global conversation about education, empowering women, civil rights, the environment, and economic power, today is the launch of Global Pulse 2010, a three-day online event about global development assistance. From the Global Pulse 2010 website: Global Pulse 2010 March 29–31, 2010 [...]
Holla Back D.C.!
Posted in Sexual Harassment, The AAUW Community, Women's History Month, tagged Alice Reighly, Anti-Flirt Club, Back Off: How to Confront and Stop Sexual Harassment and Harassers, Defend Yourself, Hassle Free Zone Campaign, Holla Back DC!, Holly Kearl, INCITE DC, Lauren Taylor, Marty Langelan, National Women's History Month, NWHM, self-defense, Sexual Harassment, Stop Street Harassment, Stop Street Harassment: Making Public Places Safe and Welcoming for Women, street harassment, Washington D.C., Women's History Month on March 29, 2010, | 3 Comments »
While street harassment is a big issue these days, women have been fighting sexual harassment in Washington, D.C., public spaces for more than 80 years. As we celebrate and acknowledge Women’s History Month, we want to pay homage to the D.C. women who taught us what we know about street harassment and inspired us to [...]
On a Mission to Be Who I Am Destined to Be
Posted in Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, Women and Civil Rights, tagged AAUW, civil rights movement, Condoleezza Rice, Josef Korbel, mentoring, mentors, NASPA, SAC, secretary of state, Sister Helen Prejean, Student Advisory Council, Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, Susan Sarandon on March 26, 2010, | Leave a Comment »
I recently attended the NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education conference in Chicago. This year’s theme was “Live the Legacy, Be the Movement.” The underlying purpose of the workshops and lectures was to motivate each attendee to be a change agent within her or his university as well as to be an important [...]
Your Words, Your History: A Filmmaker’s Perspective
Posted in Women's History Month, tagged documentary film, Doris Kearns Goodwin, filmmaker, Louise Vance, madeleine albright, National Women's History Month, NWHM, PBS, Seneca Falls, Seneca Falls convention, Seneca Falls film, Seneca Falls Women's Rights Convention, The Daily Show, women in media, Women's History Month, women's media representation, Women's Rights Convention, Writing Women Back into History on March 25, 2010, | 2 Comments »
A few years ago I wrote a script for an episode of Oregon Public Broadcasting’s television series, Bridging World History. The script centered on “family and household” as aspects of world history — a relatively new field of study. During my research process, I learned something very important. When historians glance backwards, they scour the [...]
The Sky’s the Limit for Girls in Science
Posted in Educational Programs, S T E M, Women's History Month, tagged AAUW, ada lovelace, Ada Lovelace Day, ALD10, Explore Your Opportunities, EYO, girls in math, girls in science, National Girls Collaborative Project, National Science Teachers Association, NGCP, NSTA, research, STEM, Why So Few?, whysofew, women in STEM on March 24, 2010, | 4 Comments »
With the release this week of AAUW’s latest research report, Why So Few? Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, and the release earlier this month of the most recent issue of Outlook, which also examines the underrepresentation of girls and women in science and technology, the AAUW office is abuzz with excitement. So I [...]
Meet Sara Rashad: Filmmaker and Activist
Posted in Fellowships, Grants and Awards, Women's Health, tagged AAUW, Abuja International Film Festival, African women, Community Action Grant, Fellowships and Grants, female genital cutting, FGC, Following the Fellows, Tahara, Women's Health on March 24, 2010, | 1 Comment »
Facts on Female Genital Cutting FGC is still practiced in more than 28 countries. Almost 50 percent of the women who have experienced FGC are living in Egypt or Ethiopia. An estimated 100million to 140 million women worldwide have received FGC. In Egypt, about 90 percent of girls are cut between the ages of 5 [...]
I’m a Bit Partial…
Posted in Educational Programs, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged AAUW, AAUW members, April Capone-Almon, Campaign College, Denise Nappier, Mae Flexer, UConn, UConn Women's Center, University of Connecticut, women political leaders on March 23, 2010, | 1 Comment »
I can’t lie. I was just a little bit excited about attending Campaign College at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, since the institution is my alma mater. Instead of showing my school pride by regularly watching ESPN basketball, I had the opportunity through Campaign College to engage women on the campus in all the opportunities [...]
A Passion for Teal in North Carolina
Posted in Educational Programs, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged AAUW, AAUW members, Campaign College, Julia Boseman, Leadership Programs, Michelle Scatton-Tessier, North Carolina state Senator, student government, UNCW, University of North Carolina Wilmington, women in political office, women in politics on March 19, 2010, | Leave a Comment »
The University of North Carolina, Wilmington, recently hosted a Campaign College training that brought leadership lessons to life for the participating students that will last beyond their years at the university. Michelle Scatton-Tessier, director of UNCW’s Women’s Studies and Resource Center, organized the training with the help of student liaisons Lisa Huynh and Drewe Witherington [...]
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