“Women bring a different life experience to the table. All of our differences make the judicial conferences better. That I’m a woman is part of it.” — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Did you know that for 140 years, there were no women in the federal judiciary? Think about it. It wasn’t until [...]
Posts Tagged ‘fair pay’
Female Presidents Are “Contagious”
Posted in Women and Work, tagged child care, Chile, fair pay, Michelle Bachelet, Preident, Women President on June 9, 2010, | 3 Comments »
I’ve never attended an event with a current or past president of a country, much less a female one, so I was thrilled to receive an invitation to hear the former president of Chile, Her Excellency Michelle Bachelet, speak earlier this week. The event was at the National Press Club, and it was part of [...]
Paid Sick Days in the Courts
Posted in Women and Work, tagged 9to5, fair pay, milwalkee, MMAC, paid sick days on May 25, 2010, | Leave a Comment »
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is emerging as a significant bellwether in the fight for paid sick days. In a case that could have significant implications in the battle for paid leave for workers nationwide, the Wisconsin Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that could determine the fate of a Milwaukee city ordinance that granted paid [...]
What a Difference a Year Almost Made
Posted in The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, Women and Work, tagged #PFA, AAUW, Equal Pay Act, equal pay day, fair pay, Lilly Ledbetter, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Linda Hallman, Lisa Maatz, pay equity, Paycheck Fairness Act, wage discrimination, wage gap on January 29, 2010, | 1 Comment »
A year ago today, men and women across the country celebrated as our nation’s new president signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into law. Linda Hallman, AAUW’s executive director, and Lisa Maatz, AAUW’s director of public policy and government relations, had front-row seats for this historic event, which was also the first bill signing [...]
Shifting Gender Roles: Men Join Women with Open Minds and Hearts
Posted in A Women's Nation, Women and Work, tagged A Woman's Nation, awn, fair pay, Jamal Simmons, pay equity, The Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation Changes Everything, Work-Life Balence on October 21, 2009, | Leave a Comment »
Commentary on Jamal Simmons’ “Genders Full of Question Marks” in The Shriver Report — A Woman’s Nation Changes Everything Jamal Simmons presents a male perspective in The Shriver Report — A Woman’s Nation Changes Everything and discusses the difficult decisions women face when trying to balance their professional careers and home life. In our current [...]
See Red, Be Red for Equal Pay Day
Posted in Women & Economic Security, Women and Work, tagged activism, astrology, direct action for change, economic justice, economic stimulus, Equal Pay, fair pay, feminism, gender equality, heartfeldt politics, pay equity legislation in Aries, tagged Paycheck Fairness Act, women, workforce on April 29, 2009, | Leave a Comment »
This cross-posted blog is authored by Gloria Feldt and originally appeared on her blog, Speaking up. Red happens to be my favorite color. I’m an Aries after all. A classic one according to my sister (maybe that wasn’t meant as a compliment? Pioneering, passionate courageous, dynamic they say, but also selfish, impulsive, impatient, foolhardy.). Even [...]
Skating Toward Wage Disparity
Posted in Students & Educational Issues, Women and Work, tagged Behind the Pay Gap, Emily Hughes, fair pay, harvard, Olympics, pay equity, princeton, Twitter, Twittercast on April 27, 2009, | Leave a Comment »
What do medicine, anthropology, engineering, and chemistry have in common? These are a few of the majors the women on Princeton University’s ice skating team represent. I was up there this weekend to watch their final event of the season, cheering loudly and watching in awe as Emily Hughes did a guest performance. I was [...]
The Wage Gap: A Taxing Problem
Posted in Women & Economic Security, Women and Work, tagged Blog for Fair Pay, economic recovery, economy, Equal Pay, Equal Pay Act, fair pay, pay equity, Paycheck Fairness Act, taxes, taxpayers, Tea Parties, wage discrimination, wage gap on April 15, 2009, | Leave a Comment »
April 15 — a day that strikes fear into the hearts of taxpayers all across America. Will I owe more? Did I keep all my receipts? What is a Schedule C, and do I need to fill one out? What if I get audited? While tax day is taxing for many of us, what’s really [...]
Category Cloud
-
Recent Posts
- Meet Marina Núñez del Prado: Famed Bolivian Artist
- Nearly a Decade Later, a Settlement in the UC Davis Title IX Case
- Guerrilla Warfare for Women Artists
- Fact: Female Role Models Make a Difference
- Another Presidents Day without a U.S. Woman President
- Thumbs-up Award and AAUW Dialog Art Week
- Remembering Henrietta Lacks, the Woman behind HeLa Cells
- Questioning the Rationale for Reduced Budget for Women’s Bureau
- Cultivating Women Firefighters — Gals Only! Fire Science Camp
- Introducing It’s My Vote: I Will Be Heard
-
Recent Comments
Wholesale Plastic Ba… on Congress Should Act Now to Ext… ShyEntrepreneur on Meet Jessica Faye Carter: Writ… Mikayla Wilson on Madam C.J. Walker: “I go… Carol Samuels on Fact: Female Role Models Make … mspy review on HERVotes brenda on Another Presidents Day without… bonnie3747 on Fact: Female Role Models Make … Categories
Help Stop Sexual Violence
Archives
AAUW Updates- Legislative Alerts
Tags
AAUW National
