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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Rush Limbaugh, Your Vitriol Won’t Silence Us
Posted in AAUW in the News, Sexism, The AAUW Community, Women's Health, tagged AAUW, birth control, congress, news, Rush Limbaugh, Sandra Fluke, Title IX, women's rights on March 2, 2012, | 7 Comments »
The nation has been dismayed by the blatantly sexist and offensive comments of talk show host Rush Limbaugh this week, when he called Georgetown University law student Sandra Fluke a “slut” because she had the audacity to testify before Congress in favor of birth control access. Quite frankly, I am confounded by what he said. [...]
Guerrilla Warfare for Women Artists
Posted in Sex Discrimination, Sexism, The AAUW Community, tagged AAUW, art, art contest, Art Week, Guerilla Girls, Museum of Modern Art, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington D.C. on February 21, 2012, | Leave a Comment »
In 1985, the Museum of Modern Art in New York opened an exhibition titled “An International Survey of Painting and Sculpture,” which explored the most significant contemporary art in the world. Of the 169 artists featured, only 13 were women. All of them were white. Women artists were not pleased. Several joined forces and organized [...]
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 [...]
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