On campus, the hustle and bustle of the holiday season is a welcome distraction from last-minute paper writing and studying for finals. In preparation for time spent with family and friends, we begin to examine not only how important those people are in our lives but also where we are currently in accomplishing our dreams. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘NOW’
Procrastination Station — Women’s History Month
Posted in Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged March, National Women's History Project, NOW, profrastination, Program ideas, RAINN, Women's History Month on December 14, 2009, | 1 Comment »
What Is It about Women in the Media?
Posted in Sex Discrimination, Women and Work, tagged gender discrimination, Katic Couric, media ownership, NOW, WMC, women in media on September 3, 2009, | 3 Comments »
Gender discrimination in the media can generally be broken down into how women are portrayed in the media (both popular forms of media and news media), as well as women’s participation in, and ownership of, media. Much has been written about women’s representation and the effects of media portrayals on certain groups and our society, [...]
He Walked in Our Shoes
Posted in Sex Discrimination, Women & Economic Security, Women and Work, tagged economic security, employment discrimination, Gerald Gardner, NOW, sex bias on July 31, 2009, | Leave a Comment »
The road to true equality for women in the workplace is built on the work of so many. This morning I learned of the passing of one of its quiet giants, Gerald Gardner. If, like me, you were born before 1973, you recall seeing employment ads stating “Man Wanted” or “Woman Wanted.” There they were, [...]
Lilly Ledbetter at D.C. Rally
Posted in Sex Discrimination, Women & Economic Security, tagged Clinton, DeLauro, Fair Pay Act, Feminist Majority, Lilly Ledbetter, Mikulski, National Women’s Law Center, NOW, pay equity, Pelosi on July 18, 2008, | 2 Comments »
Yesterday, I headed to the Capitol and put on my teal AAUW “I am the face of pay equity” sticker. At the corner of Delaware and Constitution avenues in the “Senate Swamp,” I saw over 100 women from AAUW as well as our coalition partners (NOW, National Women’s Law Center, Feminist Majority, and others) waiting [...]
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