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Friday Night Lights — Not Just for Boys’ High School Sports!

Posted in Equity in the News, Supreme Court, The AAUW Community, Title IX, tagged , , , , , , 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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AAUW’s Wish List for the State of the Union

Posted in Educational Programs, Equity in the News, Social Justice, Students & Educational Issues, Supreme Court, The AAUW Community, Voter Education, Women & Economic Security, Women and Civil Rights, Women and Work, Women's Health, tagged , , , , , , , , , on January 24, 2012, | Leave a Comment »

On Tuesday, January 24, President Barack Obama will give the annual State of the Union address. Obama has heard from organizations all over the political spectrum about what they think his priorities should be for the next year. AAUW is no exception. Below, in no particular order, is our wish list for President Obama’s 2012 [...]

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Year In Review

Posted in AAUW research, Educational Programs, Equity in the News, S T E M, Sex Discrimination, Sexism, Sexual Harassment, Social Justice, Supreme Court, The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, Women and Civil Rights, Women's Health, tagged , , , , on January 3, 2012, | Leave a Comment »

In a Huffington Post article published late last week, AAUW Executive Director Linda Hallman shared her thoughts on 2011’s most critical moments for women. As 2011 comes to a close, it seems almost nonsensical to have to mention, let alone devote an article to, gender barriers. While women have made great strides, we still have [...]

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Top 20 in 2011

Posted in AAUW in the News, AAUW research, Educational Programs, Elect Her—Campus Women Win, Equity in the News, Fellowships, Grants and Awards, S T E M, Sex Discrimination, Sexism, Sexual Harassment, Social Justice, Student Advisory Council, Students & Educational Issues, Supreme Court, The AAUW Community, Voter Education, Women & Economic Security, Women and Civil Rights, Women and Work, Women's Health, tagged , on December 30, 2011, | 1 Comment »

As 2011 wraps up, I’d like to take this opportunity to remember and thank our readers and guests, our contributors, and the AAUW Dialog team, all of whom make this blog such a richly rewarding experience. Excellent posts by diverse voices, from Student Advisory Council members all the way to the AAUW executive director, continue [...]

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Lawsuit Filed against California Wal-Mart Stores

Posted in AAUW in the News, Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, Sexism, Social Justice, Supreme Court, The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, Women and Civil Rights, Women and Work, tagged , , , , on October 28, 2011, | Leave a Comment »

After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June that the Wal-Mart v. Dukes  sex discrimination class-action lawsuit was too big to move forward, the lawyers representing the women vowed to create smaller class actions by region. Yesterday, the lawyers filed the first of these amended lawsuits in the U.S. District Court for Northern California. The [...]

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How the Federal Judges Emergency Affects Women

Posted in Equity in the News, Social Justice, Supreme Court, The AAUW Community, Title IX, Voter Education, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on October 21, 2011, | 2 Comments »

“Women bring a different life experience to the table. All of our differences make the judicial conferences better. That I’m a woman is part of it.” —   U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Did you know that for 140 years, there were no women in the federal judiciary? Think about it. It wasn’t until [...]

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An Open Letter to Anita Hill

Posted in Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, Sexism, Sexual Harassment, Social Justice, Supreme Court, The AAUW Community, Women and Civil Rights, tagged , , , on October 21, 2011, | 1 Comment »

Dear Professor Hill, When I told friends about my weekend trip to New York to attend the conference in your honor — Sex, Power, and Speaking Truth: Anita Hill 20 Years Later — many of them did not know who you were. And who can blame them? Many of us were just 3 years old, [...]

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I Believe Anita Hill

Posted in Sexism, Sexual Harassment, Supreme Court, The AAUW Community, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on October 19, 2011, | 1 Comment »

“Are you a scorned woman?” Sen. Howell Heflin (D-AL) asked Anita Hill this question in October 1991. The moment was replayed in the documentary Sex and Justice. This was one of many outrageous questions he and other senators asked Hill during the Senate confirmation hearings of then-Supreme Court justice nominee Clarence Thomas to determine the [...]

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Watch the Anita Hill Summit Live October 15

Posted in AAUW in the News, Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Social Justice, Supreme Court, The AAUW Community, Women and Civil Rights, Women's History, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on October 14, 2011, | Leave a Comment »

Twenty years ago this week, Professor Anita Hill testified about sexual harassment before the Senate Judiciary Committee during the confirmation hearings for then-Supreme Court justice nominee Clarence Thomas. Hill used to work for Thomas and felt it was her duty to share her experiences of sexual harassment in her workplace. In the end, Thomas was [...]

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AAUW Celebrates Women’s Hall of Fame Inductees

Posted in A Women's Nation, AAUW in the News, S T E M, Social Justice, Supreme Court, The AAUW Community, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on October 13, 2011, | 1 Comment »

“No botox, no detox. My name is Loretta Ford, and I approve this message.” So ended the speech of 91-year-old Ford as she accepted her induction into the National Women’s Hall of Fame along with 10 others last weekend in Seneca Falls, New York. The tone of her remarks was unexpected, yet they captured the [...]

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