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At a National Science Foundation event on Monday, the White House took a significant step toward advancing women’s and girls’ participation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs. AAUW President Carolyn Garfein, Executive Director Linda Hallman, and Director of Public Policy and Government Relations Lisa Maatz attended the event, which featured a speech by [...]

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AAUW is deeply critical of today’s U.S. Supreme Court’s sharply divided decision in Wal-Mart v. Dukes. Although the high court did not rule on the merits of the case, this misguided decision prevents the women of Wal-Mart from taking on America’s largest private employer as a nationwide class-action group, leaving each woman to file her [...]

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Shelby Knox, one of the keynote speakers at this year’s National Conference for College Women Student Leaders (NCCWSL), inspired a room of more than 500 women last Friday morning when she spoke about her experiences with sex education and activism. After a hilarious performance by feminist comedian Lucé Tomlin-Brenner, AAUW’s Executive Director Linda Hallman introduced [...]

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Today is an important day for pay equity and workers’ rights as the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments in the Wal-Mart v. Dukes case. AAUW supported the lead plaintiffs financially through the AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund and by signing an amicus brief earlier this month. The generous support of AAUW members ensured that the [...]

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Much has been written about the ever-increasing phenomenon of “globalization.” The word is almost met with derision these days in some circles, as we both blame and praise it for the worlds’ ills and successes. Climate change: Curse globalization! Technology transfer: Globalization is awesome! Trafficking in women and girls: Look what globalization has wrought! But [...]

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January 30–February 16 AAUW Leader Joins Advisory Committee of Health Care Think Tank AAUW Executive Director Linda Hallman now serves on the advisory committee of the prestigious, invitation-only Health Sector Assembly, the health care think tank that includes bipartisan health constituencies and represents employers, consumers, government, foundations, industry, economists, academics, and selected providers. Hallman’s involvement [...]

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January 25-29 AAUW Marks One-Year Anniversary of Ledbetter Law with Call for Action The Huffington Post (Friday, Jan. 29) AAUW Executive Director, Linda D. Hallman, CAE, and pay equity activist, Lilly Ledbetter, called for support of the Paycheck Fairness Act in an op-ed that said: “A year ago today, on January 29, 2009, a new [...]

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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 [...]

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In 2009, Women’s eNews published a series of essays written by women philanthropists with deep pockets — all had given at least $1 million to help other women. The essayists offered insight on a topic that deserves discussion. As Helen LaKelly Hunt, founder of The Sister Fund, a private women’s fund dedicated to the social, [...]

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Last week, Lecia introduced us to Feminism2.0, a website that brings together the leadership of major women’s advocacy organizations and online women’s communities. In a recent post there, AAUW Executive Director Linda Hallman addresses the economy and the pay gap: “As the elections highlighted, the economy continues to top the list of issues that women, [...]

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