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Fem2.0 and the Fight for Pay Equity

Posted in The AAUW Community, Women and Economic Security, Women and Work, tagged , , , , on November 19, 2008, | No Comments »

Last week, Lecia introduced us to Feminism2.0, a website that brings together the leadership of major women’s advocacy organizations and online women’s communities. In a recent post there, AAUW Executive Director Linda Hallman addresses the economy and the pay gap:
“As the elections highlighted, the economy continues to top the list of [...]

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Yes She Can

Posted in Women and Work, tagged , , , , on November 11, 2008, | 4 Comments »

As excited as I am for the newly elected president to take office in 2009, I am even more excited to see what our new first lady will do once she arrives in Washington. Michelle Obama is truly an inspiration to all of us. As a woman with a stellar academic and [...]

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Meet Elaine Hale: Chemical Engineer

Posted in Fellowships, Grants and Awards, Women and Work, tagged , , , , , , , , , on October 17, 2008, | No Comments »

Elaine Hale, a 2003–04 Selected Professions Fellow, considers herself a jack-of-all-trades, a character trait that works in her favor in her new position at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. As a member of the Commercial Building Research Team, Elaine examines the integration of various technologies. “It is important to look at a building as a [...]

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Blog Action Day: Pay Equity to Help End Poverty

Posted in Women and Economic Security, Women and Work, tagged , , , , , , , , on October 15, 2008, | 1 Comment »

Conversations about poverty often revolve around comparing and contrasting people on either side of a government-established income level, trying to process exactly what causes poverty and how to improve the outcomes for those who are struggling. What assistance is most effective and how do we truly improve the lives of so many? I can’t help [...]

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Blog Action Day: Women and Poverty

Posted in Equity in the News, Women and Economic Security, Women and Work, tagged , , , , on October 15, 2008, | 2 Comments »

Back in the day on “girls’ night out,” I would sit around, wine in hand, with friends as we plotted our retirement. All of us worked for nonprofits that had little or no retirement plans, so we decided that our best bet would be to commit a crime and have the government take care of [...]

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