Posted in Educational Programs, Sex Discrimination, Women and Economic Security, Women and Work, tagged Behind the Pay Gap, Campus Action Project, CAP, Clarkson University, education, Equal Pay, Pay Negotiation, students on April 18, 2008, | No Comments »
The AAUW Leadership and Training Institute program “Negotiations U,” held at Clarkson University this spring, was a great opportunity for me as a participant and as a student leader. When I first heard about the contest and the training program, I knew right away that I would like to participate as a student leader. This [...]
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Posted in Sex Discrimination, Women and Economic Security, tagged Blogging for fair pay, Equal Pay, equal pay day, fair pay, Ledbetter Act, pay equity, pay gap on April 18, 2008, | No Comments »
Tuesday, April 22, is Equal Pay Day. This day represents the extra four months a woman must work to achieve pay equity with men for the previous year.
As Equal Pay Day approaches, show your support for pay equity for women. Join bloggers on Friday, April 18, who will be discussing the importance of equal pay [...]
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Washington, D.C., and the nation’s media outlets are awash in news of the first papal visit to the nation’s capital since 1979. Rather than telling us in detail about the new “popemobile” and the secret security, it would be nice to actually know what this visit means for our most pressing challenges of the day. [...]
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A short while ago I wrote a blog based on the heading of an MSNBC article, “Women Share Blame for Cheating Men.” As we approach April 22, Equal Pay Day, the word cheating keeps popping up, although the context is different. In this case cheating refers to the fact women still make 23 cents less [...]
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Posted in Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, Women and Economic Security, Women and Work, tagged cheating men, equal pay day, Governor Eliot Spitzer, pay equity, prostitution on March 11, 2008, | 3 Comments »
Caught your attention? It sure did mine as I was reading MSNBC headlines at lunch today. Dr. Laura Schlessinger (“Dr. Laura” in TV land) apparently made such a comment when asked about the news of New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s alleged connection to a prostitution ring.
Of all observations to make! Perhaps the fact that women [...]
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