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Sister, Can You Spare $100 Million for Women and Girls?

Posted in Equity in the News, S T E M, Sex Discrimination, Social Justice, The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, Women and Civil Rights, Women and Work, Women's Health, tagged , , on February 10, 2011, | 2 Comments »

The Washington Post estimates that Arianna Huffington’s “rough cut” of the new AOL and Huffington Post merger is worth $100 million. What do you do with that kind of money? I don’t begrudge anyone capitalizing on her or his business savvy and harnessing technology in new and important ways.(OK, maybe I do, just a little.)But [...]

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When Hitting a Girl is Considered Acceptable

Posted in Sexual Harassment, The AAUW Community, Women and Civil Rights, Women's Health, tagged , , , , , , , , on February 9, 2011, | 2 Comments »

“But he said that’s how boys show their love” was the response a young teen gave me when I asked her why she stood passively when her boyfriend started hitting her. While walking the 14-year-old girl to the school nurse’s office after I helped pull them apart, I asked who “he” was. ”My dad,” she [...]

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You Are Cordially Invited

Posted in 2011 AAUW Convention, The AAUW Community, tagged , , , , , , , , , on February 8, 2011, | Leave a Comment »

Several years ago, a friend gave a homily at church. The topic was invitations. As the 2011 AAUW National Convention approaches, his words remind me what invitations mean. They bring us to parties, showers, weddings, and even conferences and volunteer opportunities! An invitation that I received shortly after I retired led to an opportunity I [...]

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Changing the Wikipedia Gender Gap — I’ll Start

Posted in Equity in the News, Sexism, The AAUW Community, tagged , , on February 8, 2011, | 4 Comments »

I became the eighth most-frequent contributor to the “don’t ask, don’t tell” Wikipedia page following a graduate school assignment. Little did I know at the time, my contributions were somewhat unusual — Wikipedia-page writing and editing is dominated by men. According to a recent New York Times article, a study of Wikipedia showed that its [...]

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Wanted: Writers for AAUW Advocacy

Posted in Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, Social Justice, The AAUW Community, Voter Education, Women & Economic Security, Women and Civil Rights, Women's Health, tagged , , , , , , on February 7, 2011, | 3 Comments »

Are you tired of the news media ignoring women’s issues? Are you an AAUW member with strong writing skills and a passion for gender equity? Do you want to put your talents to good use and be at the forefront of AAUW’s efforts to break through barriers for women and girls? If this describes you, [...]

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A Big Victory in the Fight against Gender Discrimination

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 February 7, 2011, | 4 Comments »

There’s some great news on the front of gender discrimination, and after the U.S. Senate derailed the Paycheck Fairness Act, it’s more than welcome. In case you haven’t heard, Novartis, a pharmaceutical corporation, was brought before federal court in New York by class representatives of approximately 5,600 female sales force employees. These women faced what [...]

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Stand against Violence with The Vagina Monologues

Posted in Sexism, Sexual Harassment, Social Justice, The AAUW Community, Women and Civil Rights, Women's Health, tagged , , , , on February 4, 2011, | 2 Comments »

Every spring, students and community members perform The Vagina Monologues as a part of V-Day’s international campaign to end violence against women and girls. In the past 11 years, productions like The Vagina Monologues and A Memory, a Monologue, a Rant, and a Prayer: Writings to End Violence against Women and Girls have helped V-Day [...]

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The Sales, Sexism, and Silliness of Super Bowl XLV

Posted in Sexism, Sexual Harassment, The AAUW Community, tagged , , , , , , , on February 4, 2011, | 1 Comment »

This post was a collaborative effort from three of the AAUW national office’s die-hard sports fans: Laura Blyler, Claudia Richards, and Peggy Woods-Clark. Selling the Super Bowl Selling the Super Bowl begins each year in August with the preseason games. In recent years, big businesses and the NFL have finally noticed the increasing number of [...]

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Meet Lisa Tshuma: Physician Assistant and Advocate

Posted in Fellowships, Grants and Awards, The AAUW Community, Women's Health, tagged , , , , , , , , on February 4, 2011, | 1 Comment »

U.S. health care reform has many advocates and champions seeking solutions to address the challenges that our nation faces in delivering care and service. Lisa Tshuma, a 2005–06 Career Development Grant recipient, has combined her interest in medicine, community health, and children’s literacy to tackle these problems at Family Health Centers of San Diego, where [...]

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Win Friends and Influence People — and Drink Wine!

Posted in Sexism, The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, Women and Work, Women's Health, tagged , , , , on February 3, 2011, | Leave a Comment »

What’s not to love about an event that lets you meet great new people, share cool ideas, win fun prizes, and have a discounted glass of delicious wine? Personally, I think that sounds like a great way to unwind after work, and it’s why I have attended each of the three Washington, D.C., Cocktails and [...]

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