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Lobby Corps Close-Ups: Nancy MacKenzie

Posted in Social Justice, The AAUW Community, Title IX, Voter Education, Women and Civil Rights, tagged , , , , , , , on August 10, 2010, | Leave a Comment »

This is the next in our summer series introducing you to some of the passionate and committed members of the AAUW Action Fund Capitol Hill Lobby Corps. Do you have a lobbying story of your own? Share it in the comments box below. We want to hear from you, too. Nancy MacKenzie was driving along [...]

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Equal Education Opportunities at Risk in Louisiana

Posted in Sex Discrimination, Sexism, Social Justice, Students and Educational Issues, Supreme Court, The AAUW Community, Title IX, Women and Civil Rights, tagged , , , , on July 16, 2010, | 6 Comments »

The state of Louisiana contains 64 parishes; one of them is named Vermilion. If you’re not a bayou state native, you’ve probably never heard of it. But if you care about equal educational opportunities for girls and boys, you’d do well to learn a little more about what’s going on there. Just before the start [...]

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The Godmother of Title IX

Posted in Sex Discrimination, Social Justice, The AAUW Community, Title IX, tagged , , , , , , on July 1, 2010, | Leave a Comment »

AAUW has spent the better part of the last 90 years fighting to achieve gender pay equity for American women. We like to believe that we are as well-versed in the history of this epic struggle as just about anybody, and today we are working nonstop to see the Paycheck Fairness Act become law. Occasionally, [...]

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Previewing the Elena Kagan Hearings

Posted in Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, Social Justice, Supreme Court, The AAUW Community, Title IX, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on June 24, 2010, | 1 Comment »

The buildup to Supreme Court confirmation hearings normally leaves Washington, D.C., in a frenzied state. Robert Bork was the conservatives’ dream and the liberals’ nightmare. Clarence Thomas was replacing Thurgood Marshall. John Roberts was the first nominee for chief justice in nearly two decades. Sonia Sotomayor was the first Latina ever nominated. You get the [...]

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Happy Anniversary, Title IX

Posted in Sex Discrimination, Social Justice, Students and Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, Title IX, Women and Civil Rights, tagged , , , , , , on June 23, 2010, | 2 Comments »

Title IX celebrates its 38th anniversary today, while, simultaneously, a court battle is being waged over whether or not the Quinnipiac University competitive cheerleading squad is considered a sport for Title IX purposes. As a former cheerleader myself, one whose squad collectively had one girl capable of more than a cartwheel, I would have to [...]

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