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Getting “Crossing the Line” into Good Hands

Posted in AAUW in the News, AAUW research, Sex Discrimination, Sexism, Sexual Harassment, Social Justice, The AAUW Community, Voter Education, Women and Civil Rights, Women's Health, tagged , , , on February 6, 2012, | 3 Comments »

AAUW did a fabulous job publicizing the new research report, Crossing the Line: Sexual Harassment at School. Upon its release, the news hit TV, magazines, newspapers, and social media around the country. Now that the initial excitement has faded but the importance of the report remains, how can we get this information into the hands [...]

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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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Civil Rights Aren’t Free — Demand Funding for Enforcement!

Posted in Equity in the News, The AAUW Community, Title IX, Voter Education, Women & Economic Security, Women and Civil Rights, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on January 17, 2012, | Leave a Comment »

The Obama administration will release its budget proposal for fiscal year 2013 in the next few weeks. This will be the first budget proposed since last summer’s agreement to raise the debt ceiling, which committed the federal government to reducing spending by $1 trillion over the next decade. No doubt the new budget will receive [...]

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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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A Victory for Fair Pay and Transparency

Posted in Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, Social Justice, The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, Women and Civil Rights, Women and Work, tagged , , , , , , on December 14, 2011, | Leave a Comment »

In November, United Space, a spaceflight operations company and major NASA contractor, was ordered by a federal court to provide the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs data regarding its pay and employment practices. This decision reinforces that no employer is beyond the law, particularly when it comes to issues of fair pay. This is [...]

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Human Rights Are Women’s Rights

Posted in Sex Discrimination, Sexism, Sexual Harassment, Social Justice, The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, Women and Civil Rights, Women and Work, Women's Health, tagged , , , , , , , , , on December 9, 2011, | Leave a Comment »

“If there is one message that echoes forth from this conference, let it be that human rights are women’s rights and women’s rights are human rights once and for all.” These simple yet powerful words, spoken in 1995 by then-first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton in an unforgettable speech at the U.N. Fourth World Conference on [...]

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AAUW Disappointed by Decision on Emergency Contraception

Posted in Social Justice, The AAUW Community, Voter Education, Women and Civil Rights, Women's Health, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on December 9, 2011, | 4 Comments »

AAUW was seriously disappointed by the Obama administration’s Wednesday decision, directly defended by the president, to block the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of selling emergency contraception to women without restriction. Along with the rest of the women’s rights community, AAUW expected the Obama administration to approve the over-the-counter sale of Plan B contraception — [...]

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In Defense of Millennial Women

Posted in Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, Sexism, The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, Women and Civil Rights, Women and Work, Women's Health, tagged , , , , , , , on December 5, 2011, | 4 Comments »

As a millennial woman, I take issue with recent media reports that suggest that women in my generation are either voluntarily sacrificing their professional ambition or burning out in significant numbers by the age of 30. These types of stories support the postfeminist media backlash that has been floating around since the advent of the [...]

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If a Woman Is Doing Her Laundry, Don’t Rape Her

Posted in Sexism, Sexual Harassment, Social Justice, The AAUW Community, Women and Civil Rights, Women's Health, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on November 23, 2011, | 1 Comment »

“If a woman is drunk, don’t rape her. If a woman is walking alone at night, don’t rape her. If a woman is drugged and unconscious, don’t rape her. If a woman is wearing a short skirt, don’t rape her. If a woman is jogging in a park at 5 a.m., don’t rape her. If [...]

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