On Tuesday, January 25, President Barack Obama delivered the annual State of the Union address. And where was I? Well, I was one of about 150 people invited to an Open for Questions event at the White House. It’s great that the administration reached out to the younger generation and provided an opportunity for us [...]
Archive for January, 2011
The Politics of Appearance
Posted in Equity in the News, Sexism, The AAUW Community, tagged appearances, Clinton, Diekmann, Kagan, media, Palin, Pelosi, poitics, political leaders, Student Advisory Council on January 28, 2011, | 3 Comments »
As a new year begins and I take stock of the political climate in the United States, I can’t help but wonder why there are still so few women in political positions. While there are a number of explanations for this, like many other people I wonder if some women shy away from political life [...]
When a Woman Runs the House
Posted in Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, Sexism, The AAUW Community, Women's History, tagged congress, feminist, House of Representatives, leaderhip, Nancy Pelosi, National Student Advisory Council, Pelosi, speaker, success, Time Newsweek on January 21, 2011, | 2 Comments »
The first memory that I have of Time is thanks to my zealous, larger-than-life eighth grade social studies teacher, Mr. Cheeseman, who over the course of his 30-year career wallpapered his classroom with the magazine’s iconic cover images. It was seeing them there that made me realize the significance of this American journalistic staple and [...]
STEM Panel Sparks Activism in Florida
Posted in Educational Programs, S T E M, Sex Discrimination, Sexism, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, Women and Work, tagged Aerospace, Brevard County, Embry-Riddle, Flagler College, Florida, Girls Go Green, green homes, Puerto Rico, Seminole Electric Cooperative, St. Augustine, Why So Few? on January 20, 2011, | Leave a Comment »
On January 8 the AAUW St. Augustine (FL) Branch held a panel presentation on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) to examine why fewer women than men enter these fields and how to overcome this challenge. Local STEM professionals participated in the panel, including Gail Cullum, an adjunct professor from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University who also [...]
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