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How would you thank a woman who helped you achieve your career goals? Teizeen Mohamedali, a 2009–10 AAUW Selected Professions Fellow, developed a lasting connection with the sponsor of her fellowship. Elisabeth Bathgate’s generous support helped Mohamedali pursue a master’s degree in civil and environmental engineering at Stanford University. Mohamedali remains truly grateful for the [...]

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Today, we are raising awareness about the need for fair pay and hoping for a future when Equal Pay Day happens on December 31 instead of April 17. But our hope must be built on action. As we get closer to November, it’s important to consider how we can use the 2012 election to close [...]

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I am an African American. I am a woman. I am disabled. I stand as a triple minority, and each of these identities has afforded me a variety of unique life experiences. As I enter a room in my wheelchair, I am faced with the inevitable stares of pity and discernment. The world seems to [...]

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College women probably don’t give much thought to the paychecks they’ll earn after graduation. That’s not to say they don’t want to get paid or that they don’t want to make good money — they do. Who doesn’t want to earn a salary equal to what her work is worth? But what probably isn’t on [...]

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Close your eyes, and imagine yourself back in your fourth-grade classroom. Most of you will remember your teachers, your little desks, and the important events that took place during that year. My most vivid memory is of being the line leader, the biggest honor a fourth-grader could receive. Only the students with the highest grades [...]

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It’s the $tart $mart salary negotiation workshop attendees’ “aha!” moments that keep me coming back as a facilitator. “I never knew that I could look up a job’s worth on the web!” “I always thought that negotiation was a battle of wills that I could not win. I’m surprised to learn that it can be [...]

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I’ve mentioned before that the stories of AAUW Fellowships and Grants alumnae come to our attention in unique ways. And the news I love the most comes from past fellows who reach out to AAUW to say thank you for the support. Evelyn Helmick Hively, a member of the 1963 class of the AAUW College [...]

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Imagine this. You finish high school with excellent grades and are accepted to a top-rated community college right down the street. In addition to interesting classes, college provides a new freedom for you and your boyfriend, who attends the same school. Part of this liberating feeling of finally being an adult means that you begin [...]

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Doing well by doing good — this was the theme of Tech Savvy 7, an all-day science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) conference for girls and their parents. The program, founded by former AAUW Buffalo (NY) Branch president Tamara Brown, is in its seventh year and has grown to 500 girls and 200 parents, an [...]

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I recently had the opportunity to volunteer at the AAUW Springfield (IL) Branch’s 25th annual Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) conference. Around 300 sixth, seventh, and eighth grade girls flocked to my campus, the University of Illinois, Springfield, to learn about the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). After conducting several campus tours for [...]

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