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The Politics of Appearance

Posted in Equity in the News, Sexism, The AAUW Community, tagged , , , , , , , , , on January 28, 2011, | 3 Comments »

As a new year begins and I take stock of the political climate in the United States, I can’t help but wonder why there are still so few women in political positions. While there are a number of explanations for this, like many other people I wonder if some women shy away from political life [...]

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Supreme Court Affirms Retaliation Protections

Posted in Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, Social Justice, Supreme Court, The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, Women and Civil Rights, Women and Work, tagged , , , , , , , , , on January 25, 2011, | Leave a Comment »

Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court announced an 8-0 decision in an important equal pay retaliation case, Thompson v. North American Stainless. (Justice Elena Kagan recused herself due to her prior work on the case.) The plaintiff in the suit was fired after his fiancée, who works at the same company, claimed sex discrimination. [...]

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Elena Kagan Hearings: Day 4

Posted in Social Justice, Supreme Court, The AAUW Community, tagged , , , , on July 2, 2010, | 1 Comment »

Elena Kagan’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing concluded on Thursday, even though she didn’t once set foot inside the hearing room. Instead, the day was reserved for outside witness testimony. Four panel’s worth of witnesses spoke before the Judiciary Committee, with each person offering thoughts on the Kagan nomination and her fitness to serve as a [...]

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Elena Kagan Hearings: Day 3

Posted in Social Justice, Supreme Court, The AAUW Community, tagged , , , , , , , on July 1, 2010, | Leave a Comment »

One of the most interesting moments from the third day of the Elena Kagan hearings had nothing to do with the hard-hitting questions asked by many senators. For her second round, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) gave us a brief history lesson on gender that we’d all do well to keep in mind. She pointed out [...]

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Elena Kagan Hearings: Day 2

Posted in Social Justice, Supreme Court, The AAUW Community, tagged , , , , , on June 30, 2010, | Leave a Comment »

In 1995, Elena Kagan wrote in a book review that Supreme Court confirmation hearings were a “vapid and hollow charade.” Whatever your take on that observation, today she proved that they can also be funny. Responding to a question from Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) about where she was on Christmas (a lighthearted precursor to a [...]

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Elena Kagan Hearings: Day 1

Posted in Supreme Court, The AAUW Community, tagged , , , , on June 29, 2010, | Leave a Comment »

Yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committee began the confirmation hearings for Solicitor General Elena Kagan’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. While seriousness of purpose often marks such proceedings, the hearing began on a particularly somber note with news of the death of Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV), who represented West Virginia in the Senate for more [...]

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