Posted in Educational Programs, Students and Educational Issues, Women and Economic Security, tagged Behind the Pay Gap, Campus Action Project, Clarkson University, education, pay equity, pay gap on April 21, 2008, | No Comments »
I was intrigued by an e-mail to attend the first annual Negotiations Challenge at Clarkson, sponsored by the AAUW. The training session was very informative but comfortably informal. I was encouraged to participate, and I felt that the student panel that prepared the material was very approachable and open to questions about the negotiations research. [...]
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Posted in Students and Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged Alfred University, Behind the Pay Gap, Campus Action Projects, NYC, pay equity, pay gap, salary.com, The WAGE project on April 19, 2008, | 1 Comment »
Note: The author of this post, Laura, is currently serving as an AAUW Campus Action Project student team member at Alfred University in New York. One of seven 2007–2008 Campus Action Project grant awardees, the Alfred University team is creating a documentary featuring interviews of Alfred alumnae one year and ten years after graduation. The [...]
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Posted in Social Justice, Students and Educational Issues, tagged campus, Clothesline projects, college, Community Action Projects, feminism, High School, leadership, Members, Public Policy, rape prevention, sexual assault awareness month, Student life, Take Back the Night, teal ribbon on April 11, 2008, | No Comments »
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and reading about Take Back the Night rallies and Clothesline projects occurring around the country reminds me of an empowering experience I had as a student.
After attending an emotional Take Back the Night rally, a friend and I wondered what resources were available on our campus regarding sexual assault [...]
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Posted in Educational Programs, Equity in the News, Students and Educational Issues, Women and Work, tagged feminism, girls, kids, leadership, media, middle school, National Conference for College Women Student Leaders, National Council of Women’s Organizations, National Girls Collaborative Project on April 6, 2008, | 5 Comments »
Girls don’t want to be leaders. That’s what the first sentences of a Washington Post article on a newly released survey from the Girl Scouts USA leave you with. Girls are more interested in “fitting in,” “making a lot of money,” and “helping animals or the environment.” Let that sink in for a moment. But [...]
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As part of a weeklong tour to learn about American higher education programs, nine Iraqi university administrators and deans visited AAUW this week. At a meeting led by Gloria Blackwell, Director of Fellowships, Grants, and International Programs, AAUW staff shared information about the programs we offer to help students and administrators in higher education. The [...]
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