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Final Word on the Midterms: Sexism Still Prevalent

Posted in Equity in the News, Sexism, tagged , , , , , , , , on November 30, 2010, | Leave a Comment »

Midterm elections month draws to a close today, but the way women politicians and candidates are belittled and objectified remains an unresolved problem. Leading up to the elections, women across party lines were attacked for actions and characteristics that were irrelevant to their legislative abilities. An anonymous blogger publicized details of an alleged Halloween tryst [...]

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Time to Lead

Posted in 2011 AAUW Convention, tagged , , on November 30, 2010, | Leave a Comment »

Have you ever thought about helping to set AAUW’s strategic direction, influencing the ways AAUW achieves our mission, or bringing the voice of your community, state, or region to the national stage? Running for election to the AAUW Board of Directors would let you do just that. Hundreds of leaders have contributed in just this way [...]

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Willow Palin: A Lesson on Cyberbullying

Posted in Equity in the News, Fellowships, Grants and Awards, Sex Discrimination, Sexism, Social Justice, The AAUW Community, tagged , , , , , , , on November 29, 2010, | 3 Comments »

If there’s one thing Sarah Palin is an expert on, it’s damage control — even if that damage has been caused by one of her own kids. Palin was faced with another one of these challenges last week when TMZ and other gossip websites reported on a few of 16-year-old Willow Palin’s Facebook comments, in [...]

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Forbes’ Sexist Powerful Women List

Posted in Equity in the News, Sexism, The AAUW Community, tagged , , , , on November 29, 2010, | 5 Comments »

What makes a person powerful? According to Forbes, that depends on gender. Forbes’ World’s 100 Most Powerful Women list came out last month, and the contrast with the World’s Most Powerful People list is stark. The “general” list, which is composed of 64 men and only three women, is based on qualifications of influence, control [...]

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Reflections on the Paycheck Fairness Battle

Posted in Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, Sexism, Social Justice, The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, Women and Civil Rights, Women and Work, tagged , , on November 24, 2010, | Leave a Comment »

In the months leading up to last week’s vote on the Paycheck Fairness Act, AAUW staff from every department and members from across the country enthusiastically came together for a common purpose. AAUW’s leadership and work on this critical bill has always been a genuine team effort. Although the Senate failed to act, we didn’t. [...]

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I Heard the Angels Sing

Posted in Educational Programs, Fellowships, Grants and Awards, S T E M, The AAUW Community, tagged , , , , , , , on November 24, 2010, | 1 Comment »

At least that’s what I thought last week when I listened to Finnish artist Atheene Dodonpa sing songs from the medieval era. What was amazing about this? She was singing live onstage from Finland while I, in Maryland, sat in the audience listening. We were both attending a virtual AAUW event in Second Life, the [...]

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Play Educates Students on Intimate Partner Violence

Posted in Educational Programs, Sexual Harassment, Social Justice, The AAUW Community, Women and Civil Rights, Women's Health, tagged , , , , , , , , , on November 22, 2010, | 2 Comments »

At the AAUW Huntsville (AL) Branch, we are always looking for ways to co-sponsor events with the University of Alabama in Huntsville women’s studies program, not only to benefit women and girls but also to publicize the work our branch does for women and girls. This year, our branch received a $750 AAUW Legal Advocacy [...]

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Meet Patience Ogele: Nonprofit Founder and Social Activist

Posted in Educational Programs, Fellowships, Grants and Awards, The AAUW Community, Women and Work, Women's Health, tagged , , , , , , on November 19, 2010, | 2 Comments »

As a young graduate student who recently moved to Washington D.C., I am awed by the number of inspiring women I find me around me. Professors, colleagues, and friends constantly impress me with their hard work, perseverance, and desire to create meaningful change in society. The American Association of University Women alumnae network includes thousands [...]

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Will You Vote for Me?

Posted in Educational Programs, Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, Sexism, Social Justice, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, Voter Education, Women and Civil Rights, tagged , , , , on November 19, 2010, | 2 Comments »

This is actually one of the first things I ask people when I meet them. The line I typically use goes something like this: “Hi, my name is Cat. My goal in life is to be an advocate for women. I will run for president of the United States someday. Will you vote for me?” [...]

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Denied My Rights as a Woman in the United States

Posted in Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, Sexism, Social Justice, The AAUW Community, Voter Education, Women & Economic Security, Women and Civil Rights, Women and Work, tagged , , , on November 18, 2010, | 5 Comments »

Women make up over half of the population and, as of recently, over half of the workforce, and yet this morning’s major headlines made no mention of yesterday’s crushing defeat of pay equity legislation in the Senate. In case you missed it, there was a 58–41 procedural vote on the Paycheck Fairness Act. We were [...]

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