Last month, AAUW hosted a discussion panel at the National Press Club to discuss the findings of our most recent report, Crossing the Line: Sexual Harassment at School. At the event, we had the privilege of having several high school students in attendance, and one of them made an excellent point about presenting sexual harassment [...]
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Classroom Ideas for Fighting Sexual Harassment
Posted in AAUW research, Sexual Harassment, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged AAUW, Crossing the Line, Crossing the Line: Sexual Harassment at School, entertainment, high school students, Sexual Harassment on December 7, 2011, | 2 Comments »
Stick to Rock and Roll
Posted in The AAUW Community, tagged Actress, entertainment, Gossip Girl, Rolling Stone, sexual behavior, sexualization, TV on March 24, 2009, | Leave a Comment »
The CW’s Gossip Girl debuted in 2007 and has since become the network’s most-watched program, gaining its highest ratings only after the Parent’s Television Council deemed it “mind-blowingly inappropriate” and “very bad for you.” The show focuses on a fictional group of New York City’s most privileged 15–18 year olds, exposing a glamorous and dangerous [...]
Women and Music
Posted in Women's History Month, tagged culture, entertainment, music, Women's History Month on March 19, 2009, | 7 Comments »
There are other, more qualified music experts in my family, but as a music enthusiast (some might say snob), I volunteered to write about women in music. In my opinion, just about every woman who has made it in music has broken through major barriers to get there. As in other fields, women often have [...]
It’s Just a Movie
Posted in Sex Discrimination, tagged culture, disney, entertainment, horton hears a who, media, movies, NPR, ratatouille on April 22, 2008, | Leave a Comment »
Peter Sagal has a point. It’s certainly curious to anyone who cares about girls that the writers behind Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who decided to write in 96 girl characters just so their father could ignore them. In the scene introducing him, the Mayor sits at the breakfast table as his children revolve around [...]
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