“How many states do you think have 100 percent equal pay between women and men?” This is one of three questions I asked while I tabled for six hours at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington, for Equal Pay Day last week. Equipped with posters, pamphlets, and a variety of information on pay equity, I [...]
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AAUW Fellow Teizeen Mohamedali Pays it Forward
Posted in AAUW in the News, Educational Programs, Fellowships, Grants and Awards, S T E M, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, Women and Work, tagged AAUW Hayward-Castro Valley (CA) Branch, Africa, CA, California, ecology, Elisabeth Bathgate, environmental engineering, Following the Fellows, Kenya, NGO, Puget Sound, Selected Professions Fellow, Stanford University on April 18, 2012, | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
A Little Help From AAUW
Posted in Fellowships, Grants and Awards, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged American Fellow, Awards, dissertation, Fellowships, Following the Fellows, graduate students, grants, meadow vole, Naomi Ondrasek, Ondrasek, research, science, UC Berkeley, University of California on April 11, 2012, | 1 Comment »
“I get by with a little help from my friends” is the tune running through our heads as we anticipate posting the list of our 2012–13 AAUW fellowship and grant recipients. These women will receive more than a little help — $4.3 million in funding — from their friends, the thousands of generous AAUW donors [...]
What Was Your First Leadership Role?
Posted in Educational Programs, NCCWSL, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged California, Claremont McKenna College, education, Evie Stone, fourth grade, leadership, leadership skills, research, Ronald E. Riggio, special education teacher, Van Nuys on April 10, 2012, | 4 Comments »
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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