AAUW did a fabulous job publicizing the new research report, Crossing the Line: Sexual Harassment at School. Upon its release, the news hit TV, magazines, newspapers, and social media around the country. Now that the initial excitement has faded but the importance of the report remains, how can we get this information into the hands [...]
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Alabama Branch Sponsors $tart $mart Workshop
Posted in Educational Programs, Sexism, The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, Women and Work, tagged $tart $mart, Campus Outreach Grant, gender gap, Legal Advocacy Fund, lifetime earnings, salary negotiation, The WAGE project, University of Alabama, University of Alabama Huntsville on December 16, 2011, | Leave a Comment »
Research shows that the typical American woman misses out on $1 million in earnings over her lifetime because she lacks salary negotiation skills. The $tart $mart workshops address the gender gap in U.S. wages as well as skills and tactics for negotiating salaries. The program is the result of a partnership between AAUW and the [...]
In Defense of Millennial Women
Posted in Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, Sexism, The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, Women and Civil Rights, Women and Work, Women's Health, tagged ambition, career, double shift, media, millennial women, Millennials, postfeminism, Work-Life Balance on December 5, 2011, | 4 Comments »
As a millennial woman, I take issue with recent media reports that suggest that women in my generation are either voluntarily sacrificing their professional ambition or burning out in significant numbers by the age of 30. These types of stories support the postfeminist media backlash that has been floating around since the advent of the [...]
“Sexy” Rosie the Riveter
Posted in Sex Discrimination, Sexism, The AAUW Community, tagged AAUW, Beauty Redefined, costume, halloween, HollabackPhilly, over sexualization, Rosie the Riveter, Rosie's Daughters, So Sexy So Soon: The New Sexualized Childhood and What Parents Can Do to Protect Their Kids, Spark Summit, Take Back Halloween Body Positive Costume Contest on October 31, 2011, | 2 Comments »
“What are you dressing up as for Halloween?” While witches, ghosts, vampires, and mummies used to be the normal response to that question, today, every costume you can imagine is for sale in Halloween mega-shops and online retailers. Gone are the days depicted in my favorite Halloween special, It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, when [...]
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