AAUW would like to pause this Thanksgiving to give thanks for the many opportunities and advancements for women and girls during 2011. Although there is no way for us to list all of the progress that we have seen this year, here are just a few things to reflect upon and give thanks for: We’re [...]
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So Much to Be Thankful For
Posted in AAUW research, Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, The AAUW Community, Women and Work, Women's Health, Women's History, tagged Action Network, Crossing the Line, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Equal Pay Daiy, human trafficking, Issue 26, Lauren Hodge, lobby corps, lobby day, Marcia Anderson, Naomi Shah, Office of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment, preventive-care, Shree Bose, Thanksgiving, U.N. Commission on the Status of Women on November 24, 2011, | Leave a Comment »
The List
Posted in AAUW research, Sexual Harassment, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, Voter Education, tagged AAUW, Action Network, congress, Crossing the Line, Crossing the Line: Sexual Harassment at School, Safe Schools Improvement Act, Senate, Sexual Harassment, Washington D.C. on November 17, 2011, | 1 Comment »
When I was in seventh grade, I spent my time thinking about school work, my friends, and my after-school activities. I did not give much consideration to my body and how it was developing. This all changed on the day that 40 of my female classmates and I will never forget. Two boys (who were [...]
Victories for Women in 2010
Posted in The AAUW Community, tagged Action Network, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Fellowships and Grants, lobby corps, Paycheck Fairness Act, Public Policy, Why So Few?, women's health care on December 23, 2010, | 2 Comments »
Thanks to the activism and generosity of AAUW Action Network activists, members, and staff, we can claim some impressive advocacy and programmatic achievements this year. We continue to be advocates and catalysts for sustainable change, and your contributions supercharge our efforts to break through barriers for women and girls. So let’s look back and celebrate a few [...]
Women Still Make Only 77 Cents
Posted in Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, Sexism, The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, Women and Civil Rights, Women and Work, tagged Action Network, Capitol, Census, facebook, Paycheck Fairness, Paycheck Fairness Act, Senate on September 16, 2010, | 6 Comments »
Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released figures that show that the wage gap remained unchanged last year. According to numbers released this morning, women still make 77 cents, on average, for every dollar men earn. Recent reports of the demise of the gender pay gap have been greatly exaggerated. Those reports, from the likes of [...]
Celebrate Action Network Successes in 2009!
Posted in The AAUW Community, Title IX, Women & Economic Security, Women and Work, Women's Health, tagged Action Network, Equal Pay Act, Hate Crimes, Healthy Families Act, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Paid Parental Leave Act, Paycheck Fairness Act, reproductive rights, The Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation Changes Everything on December 23, 2009, | 1 Comment »
The growing power and reach of AAUW’s Action Network can claim some impressive achievements. Just consider that over the past year, together, we have: Regained ground in the fight for pay equity by successfully advocating for the enactment of the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, signed into law by President Obama on January 29, 2009. [...]
Host a Sotomayor Confirmation Watch Party
Posted in The AAUW Community, tagged Action Network, confirmation hearings, federal judicial nominations, news, SCOTUS, Senate Judiciary Committee, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court on July 10, 2009, | Leave a Comment »
Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings with the Senate Judiciary Committee are set to begin next Monday. Be a part of this historic event and engage family, friends, and your community to discuss the nominee’s stances on issues important to women and their families by hosting a watch party. AAUW is actively monitoring [...]
AAUW Gives Thanks
Posted in The AAUW Community, tagged Action Network, civil rights, pay equity, Public Policy, sex education, STEM, Thanksgiving, Title IX, wage gap on November 27, 2008, | Leave a Comment »
Last week, I took my son on a brief pre-Thanksgiving trip to visit my elderly parents in Kansas City. I took the trip in part to discuss my parents’ retirement finances, to check on their health and benefits, and to assess their physical living environment. Thankfully, life is pretty stable on all fronts for them [...]
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