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“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” —    Benjamin Franklin AAUW is disappointed that President Barack Obama’s fiscal year 2013 budget proposal would dramatically reduce the budget and the role of the Women’s Bureau at the Department of Labor, the  only federal office exclusively concerned with serving women in the workforce. The [...]

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Jane Sutton has been the science chair at the AAUW Circleville (OH) Branch since she launched the first countywide science fair in 1985. The event still takes place today — run by the county schools — and the branch continues to donate a prize to the winning high school student. In the 1990s, Sutton led [...]

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There is a path I take every morning to catch the train. It’s a shorter route — less traveled — and probably isn’t the safest, so I walk it with pepper spray and a poker face. Until recently, I encountered a homeless woman daily along this path. Wrapped in a blanket regardless of the outside [...]

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I recently heard about a study that found that more young people believe in UFOs than think Social Security will be there for them when they retire. Since the first national pension program (for soldiers) was passed before the Declaration of Independence, I’m hopeful that the program’s longevity might extend past what many think possible [...]

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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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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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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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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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“We had no idea.” “How can this happen?” “I had never even thought about a pay gap before.” These were comments made by attendees of a $tart $mart salary negotiation workshop held in October at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington. The three-hour workshop, co-sponsored by AAUW and the WAGE Project and hosted by UNCW’s [...]

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Do you know what unemployment insurance is and why Congress should protect it? Read what U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis has to say about this crucial benefit. In the midst of this year’s holiday season, it is important to remember the millions of families that continue to struggle in the current economic climate. [...]

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