During a recent meeting of my Psychology of Women class at Mount Holyoke College, my classmates and I discussed the attitudes of young women regarding feminism and what those attitudes mean in light of the rampant issues of discrimination and sexual harassment that we see and experience today. I have been thinking intently about that [...]
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When a Woman Runs the House
Posted in Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, Sexism, The AAUW Community, Women's History, tagged congress, feminist, House of Representatives, leaderhip, Nancy Pelosi, National Student Advisory Council, Pelosi, speaker, success, Time Newsweek on January 21, 2011, | 2 Comments »
The first memory that I have of Time is thanks to my zealous, larger-than-life eighth grade social studies teacher, Mr. Cheeseman, who over the course of his 30-year career wallpapered his classroom with the magazine’s iconic cover images. It was seeing them there that made me realize the significance of this American journalistic staple and [...]
Sex Columns Need Value, Not Dirt
Posted in Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged Discovery, feminist, GW Hatchet, Sex, Shark Week, student newspaper, The George Washington Uiversity on October 11, 2010, | Leave a Comment »
The first edition of George Washington University’s student newspaper this year brought two surprises for me, a new graduate student. One, the newspaper featured a column called “Let’s Talk about Sex.” (All right!) Two, the first sex column was a dirty, clichéd, likely made-up story about sex and the Discovery Channel’s Shark Week. (Excuse me?) [...]
The Dreaded F-Word
Posted in Educational Programs, NCCWSL, Students & Educational Issues, tagged Deborah Attewell, F-word, female empowerment, feminism, feminist, step by step inc on June 8, 2010, | 2 Comments »
On the first day of workshops at the National Conference for College Women Student Leaders, I attended the workshop “Female Empowerment: Reclaiming Feminism in 2010.” I chose to attend this specific workshop because feminism is something I’ve heard about quite a bit, but I still didn’t have a full grasp on what being a feminist [...]
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 [...]
The Virtual Side of Fem 2.0
Posted in Educational Programs, The AAUW Community, tagged Avatar, feminism, Feminism 2.0, feminist, online 3D virtual world, online communities, Second Life, SL, virtual world, women's studies on November 25, 2008, | 7 Comments »
You know how it starts — you’re sitting at an event, waiting those last minutes before it begins, and you suddenly find yourself chatting with the stranger next to you. Before you know it, you’re exchanging stories, nodding your head, and appreciating the help they are giving you, especially since you’re new to this type [...]
Feminism 2.0
Posted in Equity in the News, The AAUW Community, tagged blogging, Fem 2.0, feminism, Feminism 2.0, feminist, grassroots advocacy, Washington D.C., women's issues on November 14, 2008, | 1 Comment »
AAUW Dialog bloggers and readers know how important it is to harness the power of women on the Internet to promote women’s issues. After all, as AAUW members and supporters, you’ve been on the front lines of this forum, discussing issues important to you, sharing your thoughts and ideas, and taking action. That’s why we’re [...]
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