Today we pay tribute and give thanks to Americans who have served our country. In war or peace; in Afghanistan or Arizona; in the Coast Guard, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Army, and National Guard; in the mountains, plains, waterways, and ports — they have answered our country’s call to protect American borders and our way [...]
Archive for November, 2011
Choosing to Remember
Posted in The AAUW Community, tagged Afghanistan, Air Force, Arizona, Army, Coast Guard, Mariines, National Guard, Navy, Veteran's Day, veterans on November 11, 2011, | 2 Comments »
Meet Eden Wurmfeld: Acclaimed Film Producer
Posted in Educational Programs, Fellowships, Grants and Awards, The AAUW Community, tagged AAUW, Bringing Up Mom, Career Development Grant, Eden Wurmfeld, education, Fellowships and Grants, Following the Fellows, Habeas on the Gate, Kissing Jessica Stein, Miss Representation, No Impact Man, Oprah Winfre Network, OWN, Sunset Story, The Hammer, Variety on November 9, 2011, | Leave a Comment »
The documentary Miss Representation, recently aired on the Oprah Winfrey Network, provides startling facts about women’s portrayal and representation in media. The world of media, television, and movies often construct images of women as sexualized objects or unintelligent sidekicks when compared with male counterparts, leaving our culture with a negative perception of female empowerment. Eden [...]
Amanda’s Experience of $tarting $mart
Posted in Sex Discrimination, The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, tagged $tart $mart, AAUW, pay equity, pay gap, Start Smart, University of Texas on November 4, 2011, | Leave a Comment »
Attending a $tart $mart salary negotiation workshop at the University of Texas, Tyler, gave recent college graduate Amanda the knowledge and skills she needed to prevent herself from losing more than $250,000 over the course of her working life, the average amount women lose because of the gender wage gap. During her junior and senior [...]
Throw a Big Net, Catch Them, and Keep Them!
Posted in S T E M, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged AAUW, Champions Board, Indiana Girls Collaborative Project, Indiana Leadership Team, Indiana University, National Girls Collaborative Project, NGCP, Purdue University, STEM on November 4, 2011, | Leave a Comment »
After months of planning, the Indiana Girls Collaborative Project overcame numerous obstacles — such as having a limited number of volunteers, locating a venue, and obtaining commitments from relevant speakers — to hold its annual conference on the campus of Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, on September 22. As the AAUW liaison, I was able to [...]
Why Sexualization Matters for Boys
Posted in AAUW research, Sexual Harassment, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged AAUW, Crossing the Line, Crossing the Line: Sexual Harassment at School, education, sexual assault, Sexual Harassment, students on November 3, 2011, | 1 Comment »
This post is part of a new series on sexual harassment in school, launched in conjunction with the upcoming AAUW report Crossing the Line: Sexual Harassment at School. Follow @AAUWResearch on Twitter for more information. You may have heard the rumors running amok about a 14-year-old girl who was taped performing oral sex on a [...]
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