One of the most remarkable things about working for a women’s organization in Washington, D.C., is the access to a close-knit, active, and large feminist community. Living in the D.C. area provides access to a plethora of activities with feminist organizations, from grassroots collectives to large, national organizations. D.C. is a great place to live [...]
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Go Grrrl! Go, Run, LEAD!
Posted in NCCWSL, Students & Educational Issues, tagged feminist, Feminist Majority, women leaders, Young Women's Leadership Conference on March 31, 2009, | Leave a Comment »
Last week, I had the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C., with five other young women from South Dakota State University’s Campus Women’s Coalition. We attended the Feminist Majority Foundation’s National Young Women’s Leadership Conference and participated in their Day on Hill, which gave us the opportunity to meet with one of our senators, Tim [...]
Standing with Our Sisters
Posted in Equity in the News, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged Alexandria Arriaga, Campaign College, CEDAW, Eleanor Smeal, Feminist Majority, Human Rights, women's rights, Working Group on the Ratification of CEDAW on March 23, 2009, | 1 Comment »
This weekend more than 500 students from around the country attended the Feminist Majority’s National Young Women’s Leadership Conference here in Washington, D.C. Yesterday I attended to hand out AAUW materials and inform students about our mission, relevant student programs, research, and policy actions they can take on women’s issues. High points were meeting one [...]
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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