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Archive for April, 2011

Budget Deal Hurts D.C., Signals Debates to Come

Posted in Equity in the News, Social Justice, The AAUW Community, Voter Education, Women's Health, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 14, 2011, | Leave a Comment »

While a last-minute agreement between President Barack Obama and House Republicans kept the federal government from shutting down on April 8, the final deal contained many nasty surprises for Washington, D.C. Despite having home rule and the ability to make its own budget and laws, D.C. is still subject to the whims of the U.S. [...]

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AAUW Fellow Attends Clinton Global Initiative Meeting

Posted in Educational Programs, Fellowships, Grants and Awards, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 13, 2011, | 7 Comments »

After they complete their fellowships, our alumnae go on to accomplish some pretty amazing things! Several of them have become involved in campus activism, advocating for everything from environmental policy to human rights. Esther Ngumbi, a 2007–08 AAUW International Fellow, recently attended the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) annual meeting in San Diego to [...]

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Equal Pay Day Q and A: Bey-Ling Sha

Posted in AAUW research, Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, Sexism, Social Justice, The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, Women and Work, tagged , , , , , , , , , on April 13, 2011, | Leave a Comment »

Bey-Ling Sha, a professor at San Diego State University, talked with us this week about her experiences with workplace discrimination and her passion for women’s issues. Sha and other esteemed speakers joined us at AAUW’s Equal Pay Day panel in Washington, D.C., Monday to kick off our Equal Pay Day advocacy. Have you ever faced [...]

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Dancin’ in the Rain for Fair Pay

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 April 12, 2011, | 2 Comments »

Members and supporters of AAUW and the Center for American Progress Action Fund showed up on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., on April 2 to participate in a unique demonstration for fair pay. The collaboration produced our first-ever fair pay flash mob. Don’t know what a flash mob is? It’s when [...]

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Another Year Fighting Unequal Pay

Posted in Sex Discrimination, Sexism, Social Justice, The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, Women and Civil Rights, Women and Work, tagged , , , on April 12, 2011, | 1 Comment »

Today, AAUW marks Equal Pay Day — the symbolic point each year when women’s pay catches up to what men made the year before. AAUW recognizes this day as a reminder of the work we have yet to do to close the gender pay gap, and our organization is dedicated to the fight for fair [...]

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Title IX Protects Students from Sexual Violence, Too

Posted in AAUW research, Educational Programs, Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, Sexism, Sexual Harassment, Social Justice, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, Title IX, Women's Health, tagged , , , , , on April 11, 2011, | Leave a Comment »

Last week, the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a “Dear Colleague” letter to the nation’s schools, colleges, and universities clarifying that sexual harassment of students, including acts of sexual violence, are prohibited under Title IX. Although commonly associated with athletics, Title IX forbids all sex discrimination in educational programs or activities [...]

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Equal Pay Day Q and A: Deborah Froling

Posted in AAUW research, Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, Sexism, Social Justice, The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, Women and Civil Rights, Women and Work, tagged , , , , , , , , , on April 11, 2011, | Leave a Comment »

Deborah S. Froling, a National Association of Women Lawyers Executive Board member, talked with us this week about her experiences with workplace discrimination and her passion for women’s issues. Froling and other esteemed speakers joined us at AAUW’s Equal Pay Day panel in Washington, D.C., today to kick off our Equal Pay Day advocacy. Remember, [...]

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AAUW Member Brings Fight for Pay Equity to TV

Posted in AAUW research, Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, Sexism, Social Justice, The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, Women and Civil Rights, Women and Work, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 11, 2011, | 1 Comment »

AAUW member Nancy Jones brought the gender pay gap into Virginia residents’ living rooms. Next up, she’s bringing the issue to their universities. Jones, a 10-year member of the AAUW Portsmouth (VA) Branch, dove into AAUW’s pay equity data when she became her branch’s public policy chair two years ago. Last year’s Equal Pay Day [...]

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Equal Pay Day Q and A: Angela Stevenson

Posted in Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, Sexism, Social Justice, Supreme Court, The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, Women and Civil Rights, Women and Work, tagged , , , , , , , on April 9, 2011, | Leave a Comment »

Angela Stevenson, the public health general manager for the Wayne County, Michigan, Department of Public Health, talked with us last week about what inspires her to advocate for pay equity. Stevenson will speak at AAUW’s Equal Pay Day panel on Monday. Join us for this event and remember to commemorate Equal Pay Day on Tuesday, [...]

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California’s Suffrage Centennial

Posted in Educational Programs, Sex Discrimination, Sexism, Social Justice, The AAUW Community, Voter Education, Women and Civil Rights, Women's History, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on April 8, 2011, | 4 Comments »

In October, Berkeley, California, will see a blast from the past in the form of early 20th-century suffragists. In celebration of the centennial of women gaining the right to vote in California, a parade will march down the streets of Berkeley. This is just one of the many events the California Women Suffrage Committee and [...]

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