Last week, my attention was focused on the news surrounding German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s state visit. Her visit was significant because it marked many firsts for women in diplomacy. In addition to being Germany’s first woman chancellor, Merkel was the first female leader and the first European leader to come to the United States during [...]
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AAUW Fellow Attends Clinton Global Initiative Meeting
Posted in Educational Programs, Fellowships, Grants and Awards, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged Alumni, campus activism, CGI U, Clinton, Clinton Global Initiative, environmental policy, Esther Ngumbi, Following the Fellows, Human Rights, Kennedy Obede, President Clinton, San Diego, Sean Penn, student activism, students on April 13, 2011, | 7 Comments »
After they complete their fellowships, our alumnae go on to accomplish some pretty amazing things! Several of them have become involved in campus activism, advocating for everything from environmental policy to human rights. Esther Ngumbi, a 2007–08 AAUW International Fellow, recently attended the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) annual meeting in San Diego to [...]
The Politics of Appearance
Posted in Equity in the News, Sexism, The AAUW Community, tagged appearances, Clinton, Diekmann, Kagan, media, Palin, Pelosi, poitics, political leaders, Student Advisory Council on January 28, 2011, | 3 Comments »
As a new year begins and I take stock of the political climate in the United States, I can’t help but wonder why there are still so few women in political positions. While there are a number of explanations for this, like many other people I wonder if some women shy away from political life [...]
Lilly Ledbetter at D.C. Rally
Posted in Sex Discrimination, Women & Economic Security, tagged Clinton, DeLauro, Fair Pay Act, Feminist Majority, Lilly Ledbetter, Mikulski, National Women’s Law Center, NOW, pay equity, Pelosi on July 18, 2008, | 2 Comments »
Yesterday, I headed to the Capitol and put on my teal AAUW “I am the face of pay equity” sticker. At the corner of Delaware and Constitution avenues in the “Senate Swamp,” I saw over 100 women from AAUW as well as our coalition partners (NOW, National Women’s Law Center, Feminist Majority, and others) waiting [...]
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