Usually when you get a call from a grandchild, it’s a good thing, right? In recent weeks, however, a new twist on an old scam has seen grandparents across the country wiring money to someone else’s grandkids! As one AAUW member saw on the news last week, the scam starts with a simple phone call. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘economic security’
Swindling Grandma
Posted in The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, tagged economic security, grandparents, scam on April 8, 2010, | 2 Comments »
He Walked in Our Shoes
Posted in Sex Discrimination, Women & Economic Security, Women and Work, tagged economic security, employment discrimination, Gerald Gardner, NOW, sex bias on July 31, 2009, | Leave a Comment »
The road to true equality for women in the workplace is built on the work of so many. This morning I learned of the passing of one of its quiet giants, Gerald Gardner. If, like me, you were born before 1973, you recall seeing employment ads stating “Man Wanted” or “Woman Wanted.” There they were, [...]
Pay Equity in the Obama White House
Posted in Women and Work, tagged economic security, jobs, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, news, Obama, pay equity, salary, White House, workplace on July 8, 2009, | 5 Comments »
On January 29, 2009, President Obama signed his first bill into law, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. Noting that women make just 78 cents for every dollar men earn and “women of color, even less,” the president said that the Ledbetter Act would establish that There are no second-class citizens in our workplaces [...]
‘We All Have a Part, But She’s the Icon’
Posted in 2009 AAUW Convention, Women & Economic Security, tagged 2009 AAUW National Convention, aauw09, economic security, I am the Face of Pay Equity, Lilly Ledbetter, Paycheck Fairness Act on July 8, 2009, | 4 Comments »
The headline on a Kansas City Star column put it best: “Lilly Ledbetter’s name is on a law and a Supreme Court decision, and she’s not done yet.” So true. These days, Ledbetter spends a lot of time on the road. She could take a well-deserved break and relax, but she continues to speak out [...]
Sarah Palin and I Agree — on Economic Security!
Posted in Voter Education, Women & Economic Security, tagged Blogher DC, Consignment, economic security, economy, J. Crew, Michelle Obama, Sarah Palin, Thrift Store on October 30, 2008, | Leave a Comment »
OK, so we all know the economy is in terrible shape. Gas prices are falling, retirement accounts are shrinking, grocery prices are on the rise, and where I live orange juice is nearly $5 a gallon. The holidays are coming, and I am seriously considering delaying Christmas until July. LOL! There just seems to be [...]
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