Danielle Kimmel was afraid of driving alone on a major highway, but in June 2010 she took a solo trip from Collegeville, Pennsylvania, to College Park, Maryland, and conquered her fear. That would be just the first part of a “life-changing experience” for the Ursinus College senior at AAUW and NASPA’s National Conference for College [...]
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A Place to Conquer Fears and Learn New Things
Posted in Educational Programs, NCCWSL, Sexual Harassment, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, Women and Civil Rights, Women's Health, tagged alcohol, College Park Maryland, Collegeville, Kimmel, NASPA, NCCWSL, Pennsylvania, Sexual Risk Taking, Ursinus College on May 11, 2011, | Leave a Comment »
Are the D.C. Streets Safe for Women at Night?
Posted in Sexual Harassment, The AAUW Community, Women and Civil Rights, Women and Work, Women's Health, tagged catcalls, Cinco de Mayo, Community Safety Audio, Gender Across Borders, International Anti-Street Harassment Day, Metro, police, saftey, street harassment, street lights, Washington D.C. on May 11, 2011, | Leave a Comment »
To mark the first International Anti-Street Harassment Day, I took part in the Washington, D.C., Community Safety Audit on March 20. Then just last week on May 5, I stepped in as a team leader to conduct another survey of the same neighborhood at night. My experiences during this audit were somewhat similar to those [...]
The Potential of Princesses
Posted in Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, Sexism, The AAUW Community, Women and Civil Rights, Women's History, tagged Aladdin, Arabian Nights, culture, disney, ethnic diversity, Jasmine, Jordan, Kuwait, leaders, Orenstein, President, princess, Queen, Queen Rania al-Abdullah, Royalty, Scheherazade, television, Washington D.C. on May 10, 2011, | 3 Comments »
At the recent From Princess to President: Today’s Girls, Tomorrow’s Leaders event in Washington, D.C, panel speakers discussed the ill effects of princess mythology on girls. The problem isn’t with the mythology itself, the panelists said; the problem is that it is the only ideal being aggressively marketed to young girls. Princess mythology has infected [...]
Now in Theaters: Your Mom
Posted in The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, Women and Work, Women's Health, tagged Mom's Rising, Mother's Day, movies, trailer on May 4, 2011, | Leave a Comment »
Celebrate this Mother’s Day by sending your favorite mom (or moms) a video that’s all about her. Customize a faux movie trailer that tells The Amazing Story of [Your Mom] and how she does it all (she even finds time to fight for fair pay!). Rated I for inspiring, this is one movie trailer you [...]
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