Last week, five cap-and-gown clad students — three of whom were illegal immigrants — risked arrest and deportation to hold a sit-in in Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) Tucson office. Earlier in the month, four high-ranking college students from Florida — only one of whom has been able to obtain legal residency — completed their four-month, [...]
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The American Dream
Posted in Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged American Dream, Arizona, blog carnival, Dream Act, education, Immigration, John McCain, Mom's Rising on May 28, 2010, | 73 Comments »
Work-Life Balance: More Than a Philosophy
Posted in The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, Women and Work, tagged AAUW, blog carnival, Equal Pay, fem2, Fem2.0, Huffington Post, Lilly Ledbetter, More Magazine, More.com, paid sick leave, pay equity, Paycheck Fairness Act, work-life, work/life, work/life balance on March 18, 2010, | Leave a Comment »
Women now make up half of the U.S. workforce, yet policies such as flexible scheduling that help women juggle work-life responsibilities are not prioritized by our lawmakers. This is a problem when more and more women not only have caregiving responsibilities but also serve as primary breadwinners. As part of the Fem2.0 work-life blog carnival, [...]
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