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Unhappy Hour Draws Attention to the Pay Gap

Posted in Sex Discrimination, Social Justice, The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, Women and Work, tagged , , , , , on April 19, 2012, | 1 Comment »

On Tuesday, April 17, AAUW marked Equal Pay Day — the symbolic day when women’s earnings finally catch up to what men made last year — with a patio-style Unhappy Hour outside our national office. Featuring a “secret salary” garden (see below) and a pep talk from AAUW Director of Public Policy and Government Relations [...]

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Equal Pay Task Force Shows Vital Progress

Posted in Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, Sexism, Social Justice, The AAUW Community, Voter Education, Women & Economic Security, Women and Civil Rights, Women and Work, tagged , , , , , , , , on April 19, 2012, | Leave a Comment »

AAUW applauds the White House’s release of a progress report detailing the activities of the president’s Equal Pay Task Force. The report was released along with a presidential proclamation to mark April 17 as Equal Pay Day, the day women’s earnings finally catch up to what men made last year. The task force was created [...]

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AAUW Fellow Teizeen Mohamedali Pays it Forward

Posted in AAUW in the News, Educational Programs, Fellowships, Grants and Awards, S T E M, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, Women and Work, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 18, 2012, | Leave a Comment »

How would you thank a woman who helped you achieve your career goals? Teizeen Mohamedali, a 2009–10 AAUW Selected Professions Fellow, developed a lasting connection with the sponsor of her fellowship. Elisabeth Bathgate’s generous support helped Mohamedali pursue a master’s degree in civil and environmental engineering at Stanford University. Mohamedali remains truly grateful for the [...]

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AAUW Invites You to an Equal Pay Twitter Chat

Posted in Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, Sexism, Social Justice, The AAUW Community, Voter Education, Women & Economic Security, Women and Civil Rights, Women and Work, tagged , , , , , , , , on April 18, 2012, | Leave a Comment »

Women make up nearly half of the U.S. labor force and play a vital role in the nation’s economy. Yet women, on average, make less on the dollar than men, and the gap is even greater for women of color and women with disabilities. Lower pay means less economic security not only for women but [...]

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Top Five Reasons Why Fair Pay Matters This Election

Posted in Educational Programs, Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, Sexism, Social Justice, The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, Women and Civil Rights, Women and Work, tagged , , , , , , , , on April 17, 2012, | Leave a Comment »

Today, we are raising awareness about the need for fair pay and hoping for a future when Equal Pay Day happens on December 31 instead of April 17. But our hope must be built on action. As we get closer to November, it’s important to consider how we can use the 2012 election to close [...]

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The Grace and Grit of Lilly Ledbetter

Posted in AAUW Outlook, Sex Discrimination, Sexism, Sexual Harassment, Social Justice, Women and Civil Rights, Women and Work, tagged , , , , , , , on April 16, 2012, | 2 Comments »

When Lilly Ledbetter sat next to me at the AAUW National Convention last June, I almost burst into tears. Somehow I managed to hold it together, reattach the lower portion of my jaw, and lean over to awkwardly whisper, “It’s an honor to sit next to you.” “Oh, aren’t you sweet?” Ledbetter responded, reaching over [...]

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Disabled like Me

Posted in Educational Programs, Social Justice, The AAUW Community, Women and Civil Rights, Women and Work, Women's Health, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on April 14, 2012, | 2 Comments »

I am an African American. I am a woman. I am disabled. I stand as a triple minority, and each of these identities has afforded me a variety of unique life experiences. As I enter a room in my wheelchair, I am faced with the inevitable stares of pity and discernment. The world seems to [...]

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Are College Women Thinking about Their Future Paychecks?

Posted in AAUW research, Educational Programs, Equity in the News, NCCWSL, Sex Discrimination, Sexism, Social Justice, Students & Educational Issues, Supreme Court, The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, Women and Civil Rights, Women and Work, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on April 13, 2012, | 1 Comment »

College women probably don’t give much thought to the paychecks they’ll earn after graduation. That’s not to say they don’t want to get paid or that they don’t want to make good money — they do. Who doesn’t want to earn a salary equal to what her work is worth? But what probably isn’t on [...]

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The Simple Truth

Posted in AAUW research, Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, Sexism, Social Justice, The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, Women and Civil Rights, Women and Work, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on April 12, 2012, | 2 Comments »

Before I started working at AAUW, I never really gave much thought to the gender pay gap. Sure, I knew it existed. I knew the numbers — women make 77 cents, on average, for every dollar earned by men — and I wasn’t pleased about it, but that was about the extent of my concern. [...]

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Win a Signed Copy of Lilly Ledbetter’s Book

Posted in Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, Sexism, Social Justice, The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, Women and Work, tagged , , , , , on April 9, 2012, | 6 Comments »

Equal Pay Day is not our favorite holiday. Next Tuesday, April 17, is the symbolic day when women’s wages catch up with what men made last year. We’d much prefer to mark the occasion on December 31, and we’re working hard to make that happen. In the meantime, we’ll still mark Equal Pay Day every [...]

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