As a young woman about to acquire a master’s degree and head out into a workforce beleaguered by recession and high unemployment, the gender wage gap weighs heavily on my mind. Why, after obtaining an equal education and entering the same job markets, should I make less money than my male friends? The answer is, [...]
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My Gender Shouldn’t Affect My Paycheck
Posted in AAUW in the News, Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, Sexism, Social Justice, The AAUW Community, Voter Education, Women and Civil Rights, Women and Work, tagged "he-covery", "man-cession", AAUW Action Network, Congressional Causus for Women's Issues, Equal Pay Act, fair pay, Fair Pay Act, gender gap, Lilly Ledbetter, Lisa Maatz, Lummis, Moore, WI, Women's Policy Inc., WY on October 17, 2011, | 1 Comment »
AAUW Celebrates Women’s Hall of Fame Inductees
Posted in A Women's Nation, AAUW in the News, S T E M, Social Justice, Supreme Court, The AAUW Community, tagged AAUW, Barbara Mikulski, Bill Clinton, College of Wooster, Donna Shalala, feminism, Helen Murray Free, Lilly Ledbetter, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, National Women's Hall of Fame, New York, Paycheck Fairness Act, science, Senators, Seneca Falls, Supreme Court, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services on October 13, 2011, | 1 Comment »
“No botox, no detox. My name is Loretta Ford, and I approve this message.” So ended the speech of 91-year-old Ford as she accepted her induction into the National Women’s Hall of Fame along with 10 others last weekend in Seneca Falls, New York. The tone of her remarks was unexpected, yet they captured the [...]
This is Not Over, Wal-Mart
Posted in 2011 AAUW Convention, Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, Sexism, Social Justice, Supreme Court, The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, Women and Civil Rights, Women and Work, tagged Betty Dukes, class action, fairpay, Lilly Ledbetter, Wal-Mart on June 22, 2011, | 3 Comments »
In the wake of the already infamous Wal-Mart ruling, the atmosphere in front of the U.S. Supreme Court was defiant on Tuesday as protesters gathered to voice their grievances. Together, women and men stood in front of the building protesting the court’s 5-4 ruling in Wal-Mart v. Dukes, which prevented the women of Wal-Mart from [...]
Branch Hosts Equal Pay Panel in Long Beach
Posted in AAUW research, Educational Programs, Sex Discrimination, Sexism, Social Justice, The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, Women and Civil Rights, Women and Work, tagged AAUW Long Beach (CA) Branch, CA, California, California State University, campus outreach, CSULB, e-student affiliates, equal pay day, Gerrie Schipske, Legal Advocacy Fund, Lilly Ledbetter, Long Beach, pay equity on May 2, 2011, | Leave a Comment »
On Equal Pay Day in April, the AAUW Long Beach (CA) Branch collaborated with California State University, Long Beach, to host a panel to educate the campus and community about the gender wage gap. The panel, which was funded by an AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund Campus Outreach grant, included Alejandra Cox Edwards, professor in the [...]
How Women Are Changing Philanthropy
Posted in NCCWSL, The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, Women and Work, Women's Health, tagged Barbara Fetterhoff, Canadian Women's Foundation, Helen LaKelly Hunt, Lilly Ledbetter, Lilo Leeds, Mary Ann Ahrens, Mooneen Lecce, philanthropy, Ruth Z. Sweetser, Swanee Hunt, Women Moving Millions, Women of Distinction, Women's Funding Network on January 21, 2011, | Leave a Comment »
Despite the fact that we are still fighting for equal pay for women in 2011, both the Toronto Star and the New York Times have reported that there are more women controlling more wealth in the United States and Canada than ever before. What does this mean for the way that wealth is being used? [...]
Supreme Court to Hear Wal-Mart Case
Posted in Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, Sexism, Sexual Harassment, Social Justice, Supreme Court, The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, Women and Civil Rights, Women and Work, tagged AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund, campaign spending, class action, corporate rights, individual rights, lawsuit, Lilly Ledbetter, Title VII, Wal-Mart on December 15, 2010, | Leave a Comment »
Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer and private U.S. employer with over 1 million workers, is being sued by a group of women employees who are alleging discrimination. The women claim that Wal-Mart underpays female employees, allows hostile work environments, and denies equal promotion opportunities to women. Depending on which estimates you look at, there could [...]
Paycheck Fairness, Not Retaliation
Posted in Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, Social Justice, The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, Women and Civil Rights, Women and Work, tagged business, Equality Act 2010, Lilly Ledbetter, Paycheck Fairness Act, retaliation, Senate, U.K. on October 15, 2010, | Leave a Comment »
This is the second post in a five-part series about the Paycheck Fairness Act. On July 4, 1776, America declared independence from England. We were to be a new nation, built on the bonds of equality. On October 1, 2010, the United Kingdom gained its own claim to that title. Recognizing that the march toward [...]
Let’s Get Real about Pay Inequity
Posted in Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, Sexism, Social Justice, Women & Economic Security, Women and Work, tagged congress, Joe Biden, Lilly Ledbetter, Middle Class Task Force, Paycheck Fairness Act on July 23, 2010, | 3 Comments »
“Let’s get real,” Melody Barnes says, eyes scanning the audience. I follow her gaze, which lands on a sea of supporters all proudly sporting teal Pass the Paycheck Fairness Act! stickers. “It is time to look forward,” she continues. “It’s time, after nearly 50 years of shifting women’s workforce roles and family responsibilities.” “Getting real” [...]
Elena Kagan Hearings: Day 4
Posted in Social Justice, Supreme Court, The AAUW Community, tagged Elena Kagan, Judicial Nominations, Kagan, Lilly Ledbetter, Senate Judiciary Committee 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 [...]
Elena Kagan Hearings: Day 3
Posted in Social Justice, Supreme Court, The AAUW Community, tagged Don't Ask Don't Tell, Elena Kagan, Judicial Nominations, Kagan, Lilly Ledbetter, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, reproductive rights, Senate Judiciary Committee 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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