Ethnicity is an interesting topic of discussion, whether you’re comparing presidential candidates, having a heated debate about immigration policies or making dinner table conversation with people you’re meeting for the first time. For example, my English/Irish heritage seems obvious from my appearance, and yet Spanish was my first language.
And speaking of Spanish, one holiday that [...]
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Posted in Educational Programs, Students and Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged Africa, education, International Fellowship program, Kenya, NGO, Peace, politics, poverty, women on April 25, 2008, | 2 Comments »
Through AAUW’s International Fellowships program, we provide financial support to outstanding women from countries around the globe so that they can attain their educational goals and improve the lives of women and girls in their home countries. Karambu Ringera, a 2003–04 International Fellow, is doing just that in her home country of Kenya.
Thanks to AAUW [...]
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Posted in Educational Programs, Students and Educational Issues, Women and Economic Security, tagged Behind the Pay Gap, Campus Action Project, Clarkson University, education, pay equity, pay gap on April 21, 2008, | No Comments »
I was intrigued by an e-mail to attend the first annual Negotiations Challenge at Clarkson, sponsored by the AAUW. The training session was very informative but comfortably informal. I was encouraged to participate, and I felt that the student panel that prepared the material was very approachable and open to questions about the negotiations research. [...]
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Posted in Educational Programs, Sex Discrimination, Women and Economic Security, Women and Work, tagged Behind the Pay Gap, Campus Action Project, CAP, Clarkson University, education, Equal Pay, Pay Negotiation, students on April 18, 2008, | No Comments »
The AAUW Leadership and Training Institute program “Negotiations U,” held at Clarkson University this spring, was a great opportunity for me as a participant and as a student leader. When I first heard about the contest and the training program, I knew right away that I would like to participate as a student leader. This [...]
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Posted in Educational Programs, Equity in the News, Students and Educational Issues, Women and Work, tagged feminism, girls, kids, leadership, media, middle school, National Conference for College Women Student Leaders, National Council of Women’s Organizations, National Girls Collaborative Project on April 6, 2008, | 5 Comments »
Girls don’t want to be leaders. That’s what the first sentences of a Washington Post article on a newly released survey from the Girl Scouts USA leave you with. Girls are more interested in “fitting in,” “making a lot of money,” and “helping animals or the environment.” Let that sink in for a moment. But [...]
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