Posted in The AAUW Community, tagged ASAE, Center for Association Leadership, climate change, Global Summit, global warming, going green, leadership, social responsibility on May 2, 2008, | 1 Comment »
This article was written from the floor of the Global Summit for Social Responsibility (ASAE and the Center for Association Leadership).
It’s invigorating to be among other associations focused on the ideas and actions of social responsibility. One of the tasks put to the group is to ask and answer the question, “What do associations uniquely [...]
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Posted in Educational Programs, Students and Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged Africa, education, International Fellowship program, Kenya, NGO, Peace, politics, poverty, women on April 25, 2008, | 2 Comments »
Through AAUW’s International Fellowships program, we provide financial support to outstanding women from countries around the globe so that they can attain their educational goals and improve the lives of women and girls in their home countries. Karambu Ringera, a 2003–04 International Fellow, is doing just that in her home country of Kenya.
Thanks to AAUW [...]
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Posted in Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, The AAUW Community, Women and Economic Security, Women and Work, tagged career, equal pay day, gender pay gap, jobs, legislation, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, pay equity, politics, Public Policy, unhappy hour, womens rights, work on April 22, 2008, | 6 Comments »
As you know, Tuesday, April 22, is Equal Pay Day, the annual symbolic day on which women’s average wages catch up to men’s from the previous year. For the average woman’s salary to equal that of a man’s in 2007, she would have had to work from Jan. 1, 2007, until April 22, 2008. See [...]
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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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On March 1, Christy Jones asked our blog readers to share a story about a woman who inspires them in honor of Women’s History Month. We invite you to share your own stories in the comments section and to read responses by AAUW staff and affiliates.
Linda Hargrove, General Manager, Washington Mystics:
I didn’t know I had an aptitude [...]
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