At a National Science Foundation event on Monday, the White House took a significant step toward advancing women’s and girls’ participation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs. AAUW President Carolyn Garfein, Executive Director Linda Hallman, and Director of Public Policy and Government Relations Lisa Maatz attended the event, which featured a speech by [...]
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White House and AAUW Work to Increase Women in STEM
Posted in AAUW in the News, AAUW research, Equity in the News, S T E M, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, Voter Education, Women & Economic Security, Women and Work, tagged adoption, birth, Carolyn Garfein, federal grants, Linda Hallman, Lisa Maatz, Michelle Obama, National Science Foundation, NSF Career-Life Balance Initiative, Parental leave, President Obama, White House, Why So Few? on September 30, 2011, | 1 Comment »
Spatial-Skills Training Can Improve STEM Retention
Posted in AAUW research, S T E M, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged AAUW, education, Michigan Technological University, nature publishing group, Purdue Spatial Visualization Test: Rotations, Sheryl Sorby, STEM, Why So Few? on September 29, 2011, | Leave a Comment »
Each month this year, AAUW is teaming up with Nature Publishing Group, one of the world’s leading science publishers, to put together an online forum on women in science. The AAUW posts highlight findings from our 2010 research report, Why So Few? Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, now in its third printing. Engineering [...]
AAUW Fellows in Action: It’s All Global
Posted in Educational Programs, Fellowships, Grants and Awards, The AAUW Community, tagged AAUW, Anacapa, California, China, Clinton Global Initia, Ecuador, education, Fellowships, Fellowships and Grants, Following the Fellows, Grants & Awards, Innovation Awards Gallery, New York Times, Sarayaku, Teach for All on September 28, 2011, | Leave a Comment »
This week has been full of news about the Clinton Global Initiative, initiated in 2005 by former President Bill Clinton “to inspire, connect, and empower a community of global leaders to forge solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges.” Specifically, the New York Times ran an article about the Teach for All program, modeled after Teach [...]
Spatial-Visualization Courses Improve Skills
Posted in AAUW research, S T E M, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged AAUW, Beverly Baartmans, education, Michigan Technological University, nature publishing group, Purdue Spatial Visualization Test: Rotations, Sheryl Sorby, STEM, Why So Few?, Women in Engineering ProActive Network on September 28, 2011, | 2 Comments »
Each month this year, AAUW is teaming up with Nature Publishing Group, one of the world’s leading science publishers, to put together an online forum on women in science. The AAUW posts highlight findings from our 2010 research report, Why So Few? Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, now in its third printing. In [...]
The Importance of Spatial Skills
Posted in AAUW research, S T E M, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged AAUW, education, Michigan Technological University, Nature, nature publishing group, Sheryl Sorby, spatial skills, STEM, Why So Few? on September 27, 2011, | 4 Comments »
Each month this year, AAUW is teaming up with Nature Publishing Group, one of the world’s leading science publishers, to put together an online forum on women in science. The AAUW posts highlight findings from our 2010 research report, Why So Few? Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, now in its third printing. The [...]
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