Posted in Educational Programs, Equity in the News, Fellowships, Grants & Awards, Social Justice, Women and Civil Rights, tagged advocacy, affirmative action, coretta scott king, discrimination, feminism, martin luther king, mlk, politics, race, racism, Scholarships, Sexism, Speaking Out for Justice on April 4, 2008, | 6 Comments »
What powerful images the words “I have a dream” bring to mind as the nation honors the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., on the 40th anniversary of his assassination. I found my emotions immediately surfacing as I listened to his speech. How far we have come since then, how far we still [...]
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Women in Virginia earn 67 cents for every $1 men earn, about a dime less than the national average.
Professionals in Maryville (MO) were converged upon by 54 eighth-grade girls during the 16th annual Job Shadow Day sponsored by the Maryville branch of the American Association of University Women.
Weren’t we supposed to be beyond this by now? [...]
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Posted in Educational Programs, Equity in the News, The AAUW Community, Women and Work, tagged engineering, mathematics, National Girls Collaborative Project, science, STEM, Tech Savvy, technology on March 21, 2008, | 2 Comments »
Do you ever wonder what types of events other AAUW branches put on? This weekend I visited the AAUW Buffalo (NY) Branch for their third-annual Tech Savvy event. The day exposes sixth to ninth grade girls to careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
Although women make up more than 50 percent of the workforce, [...]
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If one were to count the number of news stories about these two women, there’s no doubt Britney Spears would come out on top. Of course, the minute I penned that, I had to stop, go to Google, and type in “Britney Spears news” and then “Hillary Clinton news.” To my surprise, Hillary beat Britney [...]
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President George W. Bush presented his final budget proposal to Congress last Monday. In a time when the United States is facing an economic down-turn and poverty is on the rise, the proposed FY2009 budget proposal cuts many vital social programs while the proposed tax cuts assist the wealthiest 2% of Americans. The [...]
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