Now more than ever, it has become apparent to me that people, especially women, have problems with asking for what they want. For example, I’m currently studying abroad in Santiago, Chile, and have a few friends who are having issues with their host-family living situations. I have a friend whom I will call Lisa. She [...]
Posts Tagged ‘National Student Advisory Council’
Don’t Ask, Don’t Succeed
Posted in Educational Programs, Sexual Harassment, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, Women and Work, Women's Health, tagged National Student Advisory Council, SAC on December 9, 2011, | 2 Comments »
Kate Middleton: Every Woman’s Dream?
Posted in The AAUW Community, tagged Kate Middleton, National Student Advisory Council, princesses, royal wedding on April 29, 2011, | 7 Comments »
A middle-class woman goes to college, catches the eye of a prince, and plans a fairytale wedding. Isn’t that every girl’s dream? For some women, maybe. For others like me, I suggest we dream bigger. I wanted to write this post about one of the issues I am passionate about: how lesbian, gay, bisexual, and [...]
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 [...]
Natural Hair: My Struggles, Tangles, and Freedoms
Posted in The AAUW Community, Students & Educational Issues, tagged NCCWSL, African American, beauty, National Student Advisory Council, beauty ideal on December 8, 2010, | 7 Comments »
My relationship with my hair has been a multifaceted one. Thus, I’ve chosen to explore the origins and reasons behind my decisions to “go natural” and to share what I’ve learned along the way. My position on the National Student Advisory Council has required me to look at myself and the labels society has given [...]
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