Despite recent stories about how women are poised to out-earn men in coming generations, the stark reality is that worldwide, women still make an average of 18 percent less than their male counterparts at work. Messed up, right? Despite a narrowing of the wage gap in the United States from the 1960s to the 1990s, [...]
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Ridiculous and True: Gender Pay Gap Unchanged for over a Decade
Posted in Equity in the News, The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, tagged AAUW, April 17, Behind the Pay Gap, Equal Pay, equal pay day, pay equity, wage gap, Washington D.C. on April 3, 2012, | 1 Comment »
40 Years Later, the ERA Still Has a Long Way to Go
Posted in Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, Women and Civil Rights, tagged AAUW, Ben Cardin, Carolyn Maloney, congress, Equal Rights Amendment, politics, Robert Menendez, Senate, Tammy Baldwin, war on women, Washington D.C. on March 22, 2012, | 1 Comment »
Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex. — Section One of the Equal Rights Amendment On this day in 1972, Congress passed the Equal Rights Amendment. In the 40 years since, it has been ratified by 35 states [...]
Amplifying Women’s Voices in Art and Politics
Posted in Equity in the News, The AAUW Community, Women's History, tagged AAUW, art, Clara Peeters, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Stephen Ayers, Washington D.C., Wilhelmina Holladay on March 2, 2012, | 1 Comment »
Clara Peeters’ art looks so real that it’s almost touchable. Her paintings are full of feasts to be eaten, flowers to be smelled, and cats to be petted. In the 1960s, Wilhelmina Holladay and her husband — both art enthusiasts — were drawn to Peeters’ meticulous still-life paintings. The Holladays were disappointed to find that [...]
Another Presidents Day without a U.S. Woman President
Posted in Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, Sexism, The AAUW Community, Voter Education, Women and Civil Rights, Women's History, tagged Africa, Argentina, Brazil, Britain, European Union, female leaders, Forbes, Germany, Iceland, Kosovo, Liberia, Mali, Nobel Peace Prize, Presidents Day, Republic of Tannu Tuva, Serbia, women heads of state, world leaders on February 20, 2012, | 3 Comments »
To many Americans, Presidents Day is just another Monday off to take advantage of department store sales. However, as we commemorate the birthdays of two of our most significant presidents, we also should look beyond our borders to the countries that have women heads of state. Even though the United States is lagging behind, many [...]
Friday Night Lights — Not Just for Boys’ High School Sports!
Posted in Equity in the News, Supreme Court, The AAUW Community, Title IX, tagged AAUW, basketball, Franklin County High School, Judge John Tinder, Legal Advocacy Fund, Parker v. Franklin County Community School Corporation, Title IX on February 7, 2012, | 1 Comment »
“A packed gymnasium, cheerleaders rallying the fans, the crowd on their feet supporting their team, and the pep band playing the school song: These are all things you might expect to see at an Indiana high school basketball game on a Friday night. The crowd becomes part of the game; they provide motivation, support, and [...]
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